ERP rates, VEP hours to be adjusted for school holiday period

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The Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) rates for selected roads and expressways will be decreased for the 2014 school holiday period, announced the Land Transport Authority (LTA) on Monday (Nov 10).

The revised rates will apply from Nov 15 to Dec 31, and will revert to pre-school holiday period rates from Jan 2.

The rates for other gantries will remain unchanged, added the LTA. The next review will take place in February next year for the first quarterly rate review of 2015.

Additionally, LTA announced that the operating hours for the Vehicle Entry Permit (VEP) will be shortened in December, also in conjunction with the school holidays.

The VEP operating hours will end earlier at 12pm on weekdays from Dec 15 to Dec 31, 2014.

Drivers of foreign-registered cars and motorcycles need not pay any VEP fees for the day if they drive into Singapore after 12pm and leave by 2am the following day on weekdays.

This is a part of the on-going initiatives to attract more foreign visitors to Singapore during the school holidays, said the LTA.