Singapore car rental company Lumens began applying to register its fleet of cars for the Vehicle Entry Permit (VEP) in earnest in May, when the Malaysian government announced that it would be compulsory for foreign-registered vehicles entering the country from Singapore from Oct 1.
Getting the bulk of its fleet of more than 5,000 rental cars registered for VEP took the company around three months. It has three employees dedicated to handling the applications and ensuring that the digital confirmation slips are given to the hirers of the corresponding vehicles.
These cars are rented out for as short as a day, or are leased for up to three years or longer. Among the hirers are drivers of ride-hailing services who go into Malaysia for short trips, tourists and others who need a car to visit relatives across the border or for business.
The application confirmation slip proves that the rental car is VEP-registered. Unlike with private cars, where the permit application process involves getting a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag, rental cars fall under vehicles for commercial use, which currently are not required to have the tag installed.
This was according to an e-mail response to the Vehicle Rental Association (VRA) in July from the Malaysian government agency in charge of the roll-out of the registration regime. The Sunday Times has reached out to Malaysia's Transport Ministry for details.
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