JOHOR BAHRU: Mr. William Khoo is concerned that he might not be able to drive his registered car in Singapore to Johor Bahru, where his child resides with his parents, in a few months.
Mr. Khoo, an accounting professional in Singapore, is in his 40s. Usually once a week, he makes the drive across the Causeway to spend time with his family.
However, he informed CNA that he is having trouble registering his car for a vehicle entry permit (VEP). Authorities in Malaysia declared at the end of the previous month that starting on October 1, all Singaporean vehicles entering the nation must have a permit registered with them.
Before an RFID tag is installed on a vehicle, the owner must register his information on an internet portal.
Mr. Khoo regrettably cannot finish the registration process because the previous owner has already VEP-registered his car. When Mr. Khoo bought the vehicle from a used car dealer in 2023, he was unaware that the previous owner had failed to deregister the vehicle with Malaysian authorities. For over two weeks, he has been attempting to contact Malaysia’s Road Transport Department (JPJ) through various emails, but he has not received a response.
The dealership has strict privacy policies under the Personal Data Protection Act, so there is no way we can reach out to the previous owner to ask the owner to deregister his VEP,” Mr. Khoo stated.
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