To ensure effectiveness, KL should impose S$40 VEP fee
In reference to the report “S’pore will match KL’s moves on Causeway tolls” (July 29), I hope Malaysia will impose a Vehicle Entry Permit (VEP) fee of RM100 (S$39), for it to be effective.
In reference to the report “S’pore will match KL’s moves on Causeway tolls” (July 29), I hope Malaysia will impose a Vehicle Entry Permit (VEP) fee of RM100 (S$39), for it to be effective.
The narrow Causeway is unable to cope with the heavy traffic, while the Second Link seems but a bridge too far.
I also hope both governments will use the money to jointly widen the Causeway. The burning of petrol and wasting of time in the jams cost both countries dearly.
Malaysia should also ask Singapore to impose a full-tank rule. The three-quarter rule is no longer effective, as the gap in petrol prices between the two countries is not going to be bridged.
When Singapore implemented the three-quarter-tank rule, Malaysia protested that it was to sabotage its tourism industry.
However, times have changed. Indeed, Malaysia has a new Transport Minister and one of his first moves was to impose a VEP fee.