Malaysia starts VEP enforcement at midnight on Jul 1, issuing US$70 fines to errant Singapore vehicles

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Edition: Singapore Indonesia Asia US/UK JOHOR BAHRU: Malaysia started its stepped-up enforcement of the Vehicle Entry Permit (VEP) scheme at the stroke of midnight on Tuesday (Jul 1), with authorities setting up a roadblock about 100m from the immigration checkpoint at the Causeway. Enforcement officials from the Road Transport Department (JPJ) stopped Singapore motorists without a valid VEP tag or an unactivated one, and issued them a RM300 fine (US$71). Some 50 officers started setting up the