Got money but no manners. Or basic human decency. Watch the video to see why.

What happened?

On 10 June, last Saturday at the Johor-Singapore Causeway, a Malaysian Toyota Alphard decided that it would be better to risk going to jail and injuring a traffic marshal instead of facing the consequences.

The Toyota was seen driving on the bus-lorry lane. This is seen as soon after it passes by the camcar on screen, a bus appears behind the Alphard.

This did not go unnoticed by traffic marshals either, who were shown telling the Toyota to turn around and go to the start of the queue.

Making a move to go to the right, the Toyota made a feint as if to comply before righting itself and going full speed ahead, before the officers could do something. If the officers made a move to block the Alphard from continuing straight, it is likely injuries would have occurred.

Online chatter

Many are angry that the Toyota driver can behave in such a manner, and call for punishments such as jail or being banned from entering Singapore again.

Others are resigned, saying that the driver can simply come back to Singapore with new plates and get away scot-free.

Punishment?

The comments about swapping plates intrigued me. So I did some research about what measures are there to find this person again.

If you don’t know, when travelling by car on the Causeway you need a Vehicle Entry Permit (VEP)/ Autopass card. This card would require your registration with your passport or identification card. 

So in theory, even if the driver comes back with a different number plate, the authorities can still catch them by looking at the current name attached to the current number plate and blacklist it! This way, the driver will be caught on their next attempt to come to Singapore. Here’s to hoping the law prevails.

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