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Vehicle ownership 2 min read

Fee for a vehicle inspection under Road Traffic Act section 87

Section 88 authorises a fee for an inspection ordered under section 87, but the fee rule found in Singapore Statutes Online is marked spent, so its former amounts should not be treated as current.

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Vehicle ownership 3 min read

Fuel economy and emissions labels for vehicles in Singapore

How LTA’s windscreen labels and Fuel Cost Calculator compare fuel consumption, emissions, scheme banding and projected running costs for cars and light commercial vehicles.

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Vehicle ownership 11 min read

COE validity, renewal and expiry in Singapore

COE renewal choices, Prevailing Quota Premium, renewal timing, expiry consequences, vehicle statutory lifespans, and early-deregistration COE rebates.

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Vehicle ownership 10 min read

Chauffeured private hire cars in Singapore

How a car enters or leaves the chauffeured private hire car scheme, vehicle and driver licence requirements, decals and inspections, passenger pickup rules and the business-owned lock-in.

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Vehicle ownership 5 min read

Motor-trade general licences and trade plates in Singapore

Who may apply for a motor-trade general licence, the limits on how it may be used, and the plate-display and driver rules.

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Vehicle ownership 4 min read

PAB approval, registration and ownership in Singapore

LTA requirements for power-assisted bicycle type-approval, sealing, registration plates, modifications, ownership transfers and deregistration.

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Vehicle ownership 3 min read

Special purpose vehicle licences in Singapore

When a vehicle may be licensed for research and development or another special purpose, what the Registrar may require, current licence fees, and what to do when the licence ends.

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Vehicle ownership 10 min read

Taxi rules, fares and driver duties in Singapore

How taxis differ from private-hire cars, who may operate and drive them, how metered fares and cross-border taxi services work, and where taxis may pick up or set down passengers.

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Vehicle ownership 30 min read

Vehicle registration, ownership transfer and deregistration in Singapore

LTA's vehicle import, registration, ownership-transfer and deregistration requirements, plus Road Traffic Act offences for false registration particulars and forged vehicle documents.

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Vehicle ownership 14 min read

Smoke and exhaust-noise rules for vehicles in use

Singapore’s rules for smoke and visible vapour from vehicles on roads, in-use exhaust-noise standards, NEA enforcement and reporting.

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Vehicle ownership 11 min read

Vehicle emissions schemes and cleaner-vehicle incentives

Singapore’s registration incentives use vehicle emissions, type, weight, and registration date to determine rebates or surcharges for cars, taxis, light commercial vehicles, and zero-tailpipe-emission heavy vehicles.

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Vehicle ownership 8 min read

Classic and vintage vehicle schemes in Singapore

LTA's classic-car and vintage-car eligibility, import conditions, permitted-use limits, e-Day licences, and how existing Singapore-registered vehicles can convert into these schemes.

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