The government began collecting a RM20 road charge (RC) from all private foreign registered vehicles entering Malaysia via Johor’s Causeway and Second Link crossing starting Nov 1, 2016.
KUALA LUMPUR: Dagang Nexchange Bhd
’s (DNeX) indirect 51%-owned subsidiary DNeX RFID Sdn Bhd has clinched a RM104.3mil subcontract to operate and manage the road charges and vehicle entry permits (VEP) system for five years.
In a media statement, the e-commerce service provider said this involved foreign-registered vehicles entering Malaysia via Johor, namely Kompleks Sultan Abu Bakar in Tanjung Kupang and Bangunan Sultan Iskandar in Johor Baru.
DNeX Rapid received the letter of award from TCSens Sdn Bhd, the main contractor of the project, on Friday, according to DNeX’s announcement to Bursa Malaysia.
DNeX executive deputy chairman Datuk Samsul Husin said it was confident of delivering not only the set requirements but also value to its customers.
The Government began imposing a road charge of RM20 per trip for private foreign-registered vehicles entering Johor Baru effective from Nov 1 last year.
Malaysia-registered cars entering Singapore have been required to pay vehicle entry permit (VEP) charges of S$35 (RM109) a day (except for weekends and public holidays) since August 2014, while motorcyclists pay S$4.
Singapore’s Transport Minister recently said the republic would match the RM20 road charge imposed on Singapore-registered vehicles.
The Government is also implementing a VEP record system from this year to have a complete database of foreign-registered vehicles entering Malaysia. This is aimed at ensuring the safety of the country at borders and better enforcement for violation of traffic regulations.
It was reported that the VEP would be paid via an RFID (radio frequency identification) tag. The RFID tags could eventually be used to pay the road charge as well, as an alternative to the Touch & Go payment system used currently,
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