Foreign vehicles to pay entry fee into Malaysia

[dansplace]

Apparently this has not taken effect, anyone heard any news?

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(Taken from The STAR online: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp...627&sec=nation)

Thursday April 6, 2006


Foreign vehicles to pay entry fee

By SA’ODAH ELIAS and CELESTE FONG

PETALING JAYA: The Cabinet endorsed yesterday the plan to impose a levy on Singapore- and Thailand-registered vehicles entering the country as a way to help defray the high fuel subsidy.

According to sources, the Cabinet had directed the relevant authorities – particularly the Immigration, Road Transport and Customs and Excise departments – to work out the details on the rates and mechanism of the plan.

The sources said the Cabinet wanted the plan to be carried out smoothly and to know which authority was best to collect the levy.

Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Shafie Apdal, meanwhile, said the whole plan was still being studied, including the need to look into how the levy was to be imposed.

“These are the details that we need to sort out,” Shafie said after chairing his ministry’s post-Cabinet meeting.

His ministry has been made the secretariat to coordinate all the studies and recommendations from other ministries.

“There was a meeting last week, and more meetings will be held soon to look into the details,” he added.

Tourism Minister Datuk Tengku Adnan Mansor had recently said that tourists driving into the country would have to pay RM20 (S$8.77) per entry.

Several years ago, Singapore introduced an entry permit of S$20 (RM45) for foreign vehicles and S$4 (RM9) for foreign motorcycles entering the republic.

The Johor government, however, is concerned over the plan to impose a levy on Singaporean vehicles.

Its Tourism Committee chairman Freddy Long said the move would have a negative impact on tourism. Johor earns nearly RM5mil a day from Singaporean visitors.

About 23,500 Singaporeans visit Johor Baru daily, spending an average of RM200 each on food, shopping and entertainment. Most of them drive into the city.

[gadaffi]

ya heard it too. Actually they wanted to start on the firstt of may bt something somewhere goes wrong so that got to delay it abit. the fee will still go on bt dont no when. dat is wat i heard from the malaysians

[kenntona]

So transport costs is indeed going up. But Malaysia also follow our election meh? Muahahahahaha........

[Azrielsc]

I just went up to JB on Monday, 1st May, no such levy...

[calvin]

it will not be so soon... due to JB side objection... too many Malaysian drive S-plate car in & out everyday...and also the impact on tourism in JB.

I hope this will not gog to start at all...

maybe they will come out, Malaysian no need to pay then i will be very happy

[rodders]

JB is objecting becos there wont be any more S-plate cars for them to car-jack.....kekeke

[ersalle71]

No such levy yet. Me living in JB, juzz pray hard they don't implement. Such a stooopiddd @#$% wanting to implement, sg cars already must be 3/4 tank full going into JB. WTF really pisses me off. Its just not practical.

[ersalle71]

Yeah wait their next election BN sure kana thrown off because most SG plate cars are M'sians who drive in and out daily hahahahhaha

[carcraze]

Originally Posted by ersalle71

No such levy yet. Me living in JB, juzz pray hard they don't implement. Such a stooopiddd @#$% wanting to implement, sg cars already must be 3/4 tank full going into JB. WTF really pisses me off. Its just not practical.

haha...even heard tt Malaysia even had plans to charge foreign registered vehicles (mainly singapore and thai registered ones) higher when the pump fuel... as in they will be taxed a little higher then Bumiputras.

[ersalle71]

Latest!!! now confirm theres gonna be a charged, the m'sian cabinet yesterday has passed the bill on charging foreign cars entering , but how much and when commencing is still unknown yet???succckkkksssssss