Connect with us

Travel Planning

Malaysians’ Guide To Applying For The Vehicle Entry Permit (VEP) To Drive Into Singapore

Apply for the Autopass Card to pay toll, VEP fees.
 

The Johor-Singapore land border crossing connecting Malaysia and Singapore records some of the highest traffic in the world. As much as 300,000 Malaysians cross over to Singapore daily for work via the approximately one-kilometre-long causeway.

If your car or motorcycle is registered in Malaysia, you will need a Vehicle Entry Permit (VEP) to drive into Singapore. You may apply online for the Autopass Card that serves as a VEP.

The Autopass Card functions as both an electronic identification system to record your entry into Singapore and as a payment system that holds money for paying entry and exit fees at the checkpoints.

How To Apply For VEP

You may apply for a VEP online, two weeks prior to your drive into Singapore. A VEP is required for each vehicle and can’t be shared across several vehicles.

The online application will only take you five to ten minutes. Here are some of the details you need to complete the application.

  • Email address
  • Identification Card or Passport
  • Employment or Immigration Pass Card
  • Vehicle Registration Certificate
  • Vehicle Road Tax Disc or Digital Road Tax
  • Certificate of Insurance

After completing the application and making payment online, you will receive Land Transport Authority (LTA)’s approval email for your VEP application.

Purchasing The Autopass Card

You have two options when purchasing the Autopass Card:

S$10 Autopass Card: This card comes with S$4 preloaded cash and a S$6 non-refundable card cost.

S$20 Autopass Card: This card comes with S$14 preloaded cash and a S$6 non-refundable card cost.

After purchasing, you can collect your Autopass Card at the service centre you selected in Malaysia. You can use the Autopass Card to pay your toll fees and VEP fees.

The Autopass Card stores a maximum of S$500 (RM1,742.47).

How Much To Pay: VPE Fees, Toll Fees, RRC, ERP Charges

The fees of driving a foreign-registered car in and out of Singapore differ for cars and motorcycles.

Car drivers pay more fees than motorcycle drivers. Car drivers need to pay toll fees at the Tuas and Woodlands checkpoints, Reciprocal Road Charge (RRC), and Electronic Road Payment (ERP) charges.

Car drivers that enter through Woodlands need to pay only at the exit while those who enter through Tuas needs to pay at both entry and exit.

Motorcycle drivers need to pay only VEP fees.

VEP fees are exempted for a grace period of the first 10 days you drive in Singapore each calendar year. Following that, car drivers will have to pay S$35 (RM121.97) per day and motorcycle drivers will have to pay S$4 (RM13.94).

VEP fees are exempted for both car and motorcycle drivers during certain circumstances as stated below.

Fees Foreign-Registered Car Foreign-Registered Motorcycle
Woodlands Tuas Woodlands Tuas
Entry Tolls – S$2.10 (RM7.32) – –
Exit Tolls S$0.80 (RM2.79) S$2.10 (RM7.32) – –
VEP Fees
  • No payment needed for first 10 days per calendar year driving in Singapore.
  • After first 10 days, you will have to pay S$35 (RM121.97) a day.
  • No payment required for:
    • Weekends and public holidays in Singapore.
    • Your car enters at 5PM and exit at 2AM the next day.
    • Your car enters at 12PM and leaves at 2AM the next day during the Singapore June and December school holidays.
  • No payment needed for first 10 days per calendar year driving in Singapore.
  • After first 10 days, you will have to pay S$4 (RM13.94) a day.
  • No payment required for:
    • Weekends and public holidays in Singapore.
    • Your vehicle enters at 5PM and exit at 2AM the next day.
    • Your vehicle enters at 12PM and leaves at 2AM the next day during the Singapore June and December school holidays.
RRC S$6.40 per entry (RM22.30) Not applicable
ERP Charges S$5 (RM17.42) per day if your car doesn’t come with In-Vehicle Unit (IU). IU lets you pay ERP charges in the payment mode of your choice. Not applicable

You can check the payments for your vehicle here prior to travelling to Singapore.

Read Also: Guide To Converting A Malaysian Driving Licence In Singapore

 

Follow Us On Telegram & Instagram!

Join our Malaysia Telegram channel (@dollarsandsensemy) and follow our Malaysia Instagram Page (@dnsmalaysia) as we bring you the latest finance content in Malaysia!