Deputy Transport Minister Abdul Aziz Kaprawi said the VEP system was undergoing tests with Touch ‘n Go e-Wallet for the cashless payment of the road charge.

“Implementation of the VEP system involves modifications, infrastructure installation and development of the Road Transport Department (JPJ), police and Customs integrated system.

“Apart from that, the coordination procedures among agencies at the border checkpoints needs to be finalised before the implementation of VEP,” he said when replying to a question by Anuar Abdul Manap (BN-Sekijang) during question time at Dewan Rakyat.

Among others, Anuar asked when VEP would be ready for full implementation.

Aziz said VEP, which used radio frequency identification detection (RFID) integrated with the Touch ‘n Go cashless payment system, would also be implemented at the Malaysia-Thailand border this year.

In this regard, Aziz said the ministry proposed to implement RFID technology, which could detect cloned vehicles and identify outstanding summonses on local vehicles early next year.

“The government is discussing with Touch ‘n Go to provide free RFID tags to the people,” he said when replying to a supplementary question by Anuar on the implementation of RFID for local vehicles.

Meanwhile, replying to a supplementary question by Noor Ehsanuddin Mohd Harun Narrashid (BN-Kota Tinggi) on the traffic at Johor Causeway and Linkedua Highway, Aziz said about 450,000 vehicles from Singapore used both entries, involving a monthly road charge (RC) collection of RM150 million.