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Johor to open 2 new VEP installation locations, while 2 existing sites to close
Two other installation sites that were opened earlier are due to close from Oct. 30.
October 30, 2024, 02:06 PM
Two new vehicle entry permit (VEP) tag collection and installation locations will open in Johor: One in Johor Bahru near the Causeway, and another near the Second Link.
Let's go to the mall!
The information on the new locations was posted on social media by Jabatan Pengangkutan Jalan Malaysia (JPJ), which is the Road Transport Department Malaysia.
JPJ announced that a new location for the installation of VEP RFID (radio frequency identification) tags would be opening at the Paradigm Mall in Johor Bahru on Oct. 30, and is scheduled to operate until Jan. 31, 2025.
The mall is located about 20 minutes away from the Causeway.
The installation service is located on level seven of the mall's car park and will open from 10am to midnight until Oct. 31.
From Nov. 1 until the end of January 2025, it will be open from 10am to 10pm.
The mall posted on its social media to remind customers to book an appointment via the JPJ website, and that the location was strictly for the collection and installation of the RFID tags.
Another location
The second collection and installation centre is due to open in a mall in the Iskandar Puteri area, near the Second Link, The Straits Times reported, but full details, such as its exact location and opening date, were not available.
Closing time
These two locations appear to be replacing two others that were opened in the run-up to the Oct. 1 rollout of the VEP system in Malaysia.
At that time, with demand for VEP tag installation high, and after direct complaints to Johor's Chief Minister, the JPJ opened two installation locations in Johor on Sep. 22.
These were at the JPJ Johor Bahru branch at Taman Daya, as well as the Southern Region Road Transport Academy in Larkin.
JPJ has confirmed that both locations will cease VEP tag installation from Oct. 30.
As of now, VEP tag installation is only available at three locations, the Paradigm Mall location, as well as the VEP Collection Centre in Danga Bay in Johor Bahru, as well as the MY VEP location in Woodlands Centre in Singapore.
At the moment, Singapore vehicles can still enter Malaysia without the VEP tag installed.
Vehicles that are waiting to complete their tag collection and installation after registering for the VEP are able to enter and exit Malaysia.
Vehicles that have yet to register for the VEP will be served written warnings and reminders to do so.
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