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Your Malaysia-registered vehicles must have a valid Autopass card, insurance, road tax and LTA's VEP approval email before entering Singapore.
You are required to present the vehicle's certificate of insurance, road tax and vehicle registration certificate, together with the vehicle's Autopass card and LTA's VEP approval email, upon request by authorised officers in Singapore.
You can keep or use Malaysia-registered cars or motorcycles in Singapore if you meet these requirements below.
Keep or use your Malaysia-registered car or motorcycle in Singapore |
To keep or use your vehicle in Singapore, you must meet these requirements:
1. Your vehicle must have valid road tax, vehicle insurance, Autopass card and LTA’s VEP approval email. You are to ensure that the vehicle has in force a policy of insurance meeting the requirements of the Motor Vehicles (Third-Party Risks and Compensation) Act 1960 for the entire period that the vehicle remains in Singapore.
2. When entering or exiting Singapore via Woodlands or Tuas Checkpoint, you will need to insert your Autopass card into the card reader at the immigration booth to record your vehicle's visit and pay entry and exit fees and charges.
3. Your vehicle has a valid VEP. VEPs for Social Visit Pass holders have a validity period of up to 14 days from the date of the vehicle's entry into Singapore and can be extended up to 5 days before it expires. To find out how to extend VEP for your vehicle, click here.
4. You will need to pay Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) charges if you use ERP-priced roads during ERP operating hours. Click here to learn more about ERP and applicable charges.
5. You will need to settle all outstanding fines for your vehicle. (You can check online at AXS website for outstanding offences.)
6. Use our calculator to check your entry and exit fees and charges to ensure that you have sufficient funds in your Autopass card.
7. You do not belong to any of the following categories:
A person who is not a resident of Singapore but holds a Work Pass issued by the Ministry of Manpower must meet certain conditions to keep or use a foreign-registered vehicle in Singapore. |
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Foreign-registered vehicles need to have valid VEPs for the duration of vehicle's stay in Singapore, regardless of whether they are used on Singapore roads. VEPs for Social Visit Pass holders have a validity period of up to 14 days from the date of the vehicle's entry into Singapore. Apply to extend VEP up to 5 days before it expires.
To find out how to extend VEP for your vehicle, click here.
Enforcement action, including the seizure of vehicles, will be taken against vehicles with expired VEPs and/or insurance in Singapore.
You must meet these requirements:
You are not allowed to keep or use a foreign-registered vehicle in Singapore if you are a:
Any person who is not a resident of Singapore, but holds a Work Pass issued by the Ministry of Manpower, may keep or use a foreign-registered vehicle in Singapore if ALL these conditions are met:
The requirements for Malaysia-registered vehicles also apply to Thailand-registered cars and motorcycles to be kept or used in Singapore. In addition, Thailand-registered vehicles must have Singapore insurance coverage from a Singapore-based insurance company for the duration of your vehicle's stay in Singapore.
Work Pass holders must ensure compliance to all conditions to keep or use foreign-registered vehicles in Singapore. Offenders will face a fine up to $1,000 or imprisonment for a term up to 3 months on first conviction and in case of second or subsequent conviction, a fine up to $2,000 or imprisonment for a term up to 6 months.
Learn more about Autopass Cards
If you have a valid Autopass card and have just renewed your vehicle's road tax or purchased a new insurance cover, visit https://go.gov.sg/vepds-insureapp and update your road tax and insurance validity with LTA. You will receive LTA's VEP approval email within 5 working days if your application is successful. Please click here for a step-by-step video guide and supporting documents required in the application.
To receive a copy of the outcome of your recent application for Autopass card or to update your vehicle's road tax and insurance validity, please visit https://go.gov.sg/vepdsoutcome.
Your vehicle must have valid Autopass card, insurance, road tax and LTA's VEP approval email before it can enter Singapore. You are required to present the vehicle's certificate of insurance, road tax and vehicle registration certificate, together with the vehicle's Autopass card and LTA's VEP approval email upon request by authorised officers in Singapore.
Foreign-registered vehicles detected at Woodlands or Tuas Checkpoint without valid LTA's VEP approval email, Autopass card, insurance and road tax or are in violation of Singapore regulations will be turned back from Singapore. If the vehicle is found within Singapore, it would be subject to enforcement action including vehicle seizure.
If you need help with your VEP Digital Service (VEPDS) application, please call or visit our service centres (open 24 hours daily) located in Malaysia.
Please click here (PDF, 101kB) for the terms and conditions governing the use of the Vehicle Entry Permit and Autopass card.
Please click here (PDF, 106kB) for the Autopass additional terms.
Please refer here (PDF, 495kB) for the Autopass card user guide for cars and motorcycles registered in Malaysia.
Avoid committing an offence by making sure that you have valid vehicle insurance in Singapore. Keeping or using a foreign-registered vehicle without valid insurance in Singapore is an offence and an offender may be fined up to $1,000, or imprisoned up to 3 months, or both.
You are required to present the vehicle's certificate of insurance, road tax and vehicle registration certificate, together with the vehicle's Autopass card and LTA's VEP approval email upon request by authorised officers in Singapore.
When bringing your vehicle into Singapore via Tuas or Woodlands Checkpoint, insert your Autopass card into the card reader at the immigration booth to validate your vehicle's entry. Your entry and exit fees and charges will be deducted from your Autopass card when your vehicle exits Singapore.
VEPs for Social Visit Pass holders have a validity period of up to 14 days from the date of the vehicle's entry into Singapore and can be extended up to 5 days before it expires.
As the extended VEP starts on the date of VEP extension, please schedule an appointment here to visit LTA's Customer Service Centre at 10 Sin Ming Drive, Singapore 575701, up to 5 days before it expires.
Enforcement action, including the seizure of vehicles, will be taken against vehicles with expired VEPs in Singapore.
When driving in Singapore, you may encounter ERP gantries that are used to control traffic congestion. You will incur an ERP charge when you drive through the gantries during operational hours.
Learn more about ERP and applicable charges
You are required to lodge a Singapore police report if your foreign-registered vehicle is involved in a traffic accident in Singapore. Click here for more information.
You can bring your vehicle out of Singapore via Tuas or Woodlands Checkpoint. Before exiting, ensure that you have sufficient value in your Autopass card to pay all the fees and charges incurred during your vehicle's stay in Singapore.
Avoid fines of up to $1,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months for the first offence by paying all fees and charges before leaving Singapore and by using the Autopass card for your vehicle. Do not insert a NETS CashCard/Motoring Card, local CEPAS card or an Autopass card issued to another vehicle into the card reader at the immigration booth.
Remember to top up your Autopass card in other parts of Singapore in advance, as there are no top-up machines at the checkpoints.
Your Autopass card can be topped up to a maximum of $500. If you need to make payment of more than $500, you will need to make payment at LTA’s VEP/Toll Offices at Tuas or Woodlands Checkpoint, preferably by NETS, credit card or debit card. Bring your Autopass card so that we can update the trip records.
At the immigration booth, insert your Autopass card into the card reader to register your vehicle's exit and pay the applicable fees for your vehicle.
Fees (for foreign-registered cars)
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Amount (SGD)
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Woodlands Checkpoint |
Tuas Checkpoint |
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| Entry Tolls | - |
$2.10 |
| Exit Tolls | $0.80 |
$2.10 |
Vehicles Entry Permit (VEP) Fees |
Waived for the first 10 days that you need to pay the VEP fees in each calendar year, then $35 a day that your car is in Singapore thereafter.
You do not need to pay VEP fees:
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Reciprocal Road Charge (RRC) |
$6.40 per entry |
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ERP Charges |
$5.00 a day, if your car is not installed with an IU (Click here to learn more about ERP and applicable charges) |
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Fees (for foreign-registered motorcycles)
Fees |
Amount (SGD) |
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Woodlands Checkpoint |
Tuas Checkpoint |
Entry & Exit Tolls |
- |
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Vehicles Entry Permit (VEP) Fees |
Waived for the first 10 days that you need to pay VEP fees in each calendar year, then $4 a day that your motorcycle is in Singapore thereafter.
You do not need to pay VEP fees:
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You can check your entry and exit toll charges, VEP fees and Reciprocal Road Charge to prepare for your next visit to Singapore. The values from the calculator are indicative. The actual fees and charges may be different depending on any changes that are determined by the authorities.
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