CURRENT

CHANGES

·        Foreign motorists driving foreign-registered cars into Singapore have to pay Vehicle Entry Permit (VEP) fees of S$30 per day.

·        Foreign motorists driving foreign-registered cars can opt to pay a fixed ERP fee of S$10 per day, to pass through the ERP gantry for an unlimited number of times during the ERP operating hours.

·        Foreign motorists driving any foreign-registered vehicles need not pay VEP fees when they drive into Singapore from 7.00 pm and leave by 2.00 am the following day on weekdays. Weekends and Singapore public holidays are also VEP-free.

·        From 6 December 2004, the VEP fees for foreign-registered cars will be lowered to S$20 per day.

·        From 6 December 2004, the fixed ERP fee for foreign-registered cars will be lowered to S$5 per day.

·        Between 6 December 2004 and 31 December 2004, foreign motorists need not pay VEP fees for the day if they drive into Singapore from 12.00 noon and leave by 2.00 am the following day on weekdays. They are required to pay VEP fees for the subsequent weekdays if they continue to stay in Singapore.

Weekends and Singapore public holidays are still VEP-free.

·        In the month of January 2005, the VEP operating hours will be shortened to 5.00 pm on four Fridays (or Thursday if the Friday is a holiday), between 7 January 2005 and 28 January 2005. The original VEP operating hours will resume for the rest of the weekdays.