Motorists who evade tolls and other fees at the Tuas and Woodlands checkpoints will face stiffer penalties from next month.......................................
To combat this, a composition sum of $50 for motorists who evade the tolls and fees will be introduced from Aug 1.
Repeat offenders will face fines of $100.
Currently, only a $10 administrative fee is levied when motorists are caught.
Additionally, motorists who do not pay the composition sum and who are then charged for toll and fee evasion can be fined up to $1,000 upon conviction, or jailed up to three months for the first offence...............................................................
Checkpoint tolls apply to both Singapore and foreign-registered vehicles.
At Woodlands, cars pay a $3.80 toll for departing and $2.70 on arrival.
The toll is $3.20 each for both entry and exit at Tuas.
Foreign-registered cars and motorcycles are required to pay VEP fees for each day the vehicles are kept or used in Singapore. In general, a $35 per day fee applies for cars and $4 for motorcycles between 2am and 5pm, Mondays to Fridays.
Malaysia is currently conducting a trial for its own VEP system for Singapore-registered cars, which when implemented, will levy a RM20 (S$6.70) fee.
