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SINGAPORE IS THE MOST EXPENSIVE PLACE TO OWN A CAR.
The “5 Cs in Singapore are car, condo, cash, credit card, and country club.
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12 September 2017
Malay Mail OnlineVerified account @themmailonline
SINGAPORE, Sept 12 — Petrolheads, are you ready: The Singapore Motorshow is set to make a return next January, featuring more new models and a slew of activities.
Back for a fourth consecutive year and held across Levels 3 and 4 at the Suntec Singapore Convention & Exhibition Centre from Jan 11 to 14, the Motor Traders Association — the organisers of the motorshow, Singapore’s largest annual motoring event — said that fans will have something new to look forward to for this next edition.
Once again, there will be cars — a lot of them, with more than 20 automotive brands featured, but the 2018 edition will see the return of Porsche and the debut of two new brands: Seat and Mini.
There will also be automotive accessories, lifestyle products and services at the show, as well as stunt driving performances by 3-time Guinness World Record holder Russ Swift.
“Over the past three years, we’ve seen close to 160,000 visitors enjoy various activities at the Singapore Motorshow such as the launch of new models and world-class stunt driving performances. They can expect such popular activities to return for Singapore Motorshow 2018 as well as the addition of two new brands next year,” said Mr Glenn Tan, President of the MTA.
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25 July 2017
Guide to car ownership in Singapore
- Average Cost of Car Ownership in Singapore. A new Toyota Corolla Altis costs S$104,998 as of April 2017. …
- Purchase price. The first and most obvious cost you’ll need to consider as you think about buying a car is the initial cost of purchasing it. …
- Insurance premiums. …
- Car Loans. …
- Maintenance costs. …
- Road tax. …
- Miscellaneous costs.
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Money
The Weird Reason Singapore Is the World’s Most Expensive City
The Economist’s Intelligence Unit recently published its list of the most expensive cities on earth, and once again Singapore has landed on top of the world.
The survey, which compares the prices of 160 goods and services in 133 cities around the world, found that Singapore was 20% more expensive than New York City and 5% pricier than Hong Kong, which came in second place.
The main item that sets Singapore apart, according to the Straits Times, is the cost of owning a car, which are extraordinarily high. According to Expatistan.com, which bases its data on 4,867 prices entered by 1,026 different people, the cost of owning a new Volkswagen Golf in Singapore runs the equivalent of over $90,000. By comparison, a Golf usually retails for around $20,000 in the U.S.
In a post on CityLab, writer Mimi Ho explained the facts behind insanely high car ownership costs in the nation-state. It mainly comes down to various fees and taxes the government imposes on car owners, mainly as a way to limit traffic and pollution, since the city is so dense.
“This system means that only about 15 percent of Singaporeans own a car,” she writes. “It keeps the roads fairly clear for such a small island—Singapore is slightly larger than three and a half Washington, D.C.s—and helps keep it one of the greenest, if not the greenest, urban areas in Asia.”
A car is taxed at least 100 percent of its open market value there, she says, and there is also a certificate of entitlement, the cost of which floats with demand.
“While in 2008 a Toyota Corolla purchased in Singapore would run you about $48,000, today the price for the same car is closer to $96,000,” she writes.
http://time.com/money/4716340/worlds-most-expensive-city-cost-of-living-car-ownership/
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8 January 2016
IT WILL GET EVEN MORE EXPENSIVE FOR SCHOOL TEACHERS WHO PARK THEIR CARS AT SCHOOL…
End to free parking at schools? http://ebx.sh/1RmUdBs
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SINGAPORE – Teachers of national schools and junior colleges face the prospect of having to pay parking fees at their institutions, a move that could take place as early as this year.
The Ministry of Education said yesterday it was reviewing carpark charges for schools in accordance with civil service guidelines and schools would be told of the changes, if any.
Teachers contacted said they have heard talk of imposing parking fees for several years and the catalyst for the prospective move is the Auditor-General’s disapproval last year of some educational institutions letting their staff park for free or charging fees below market rate.
Such practices “are tantamount to providing hidden subsidies for vehicle parking”, the Auditor-General had said in an annual report of financial lapses at public-sector bodies.
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Currently, almost all public service organisations, including the ministry, charge parking fees at their offices.
But parking remains free at most primary and secondary schools and the junior colleges. But the carparks are invariably for their staff.
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION
1. Where the cameras will be.
2. Illegal parking offences: non-demerit points.
3. Illegal parking offences: with demerit points.
ILLEGAL PARKING: 40 more CCTV cameras to be installed to monitor roads http://cna.asia/13qulxa
Separately, LTA said it will install CCTV cameras at 40 more locations to deter illegal parking. It had installed CCTV cameras at 30 locations earlier this year and said it has “resulted in significantly smoother traffic”.
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/lta-raises-fines-for/1543560.html?cid=TWTCNA
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FIND OUT HOW YOU WILL BE FINED IN SINGAPORE, THE FINE NATION!
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ILLEGAL PARKING: Higher fines for repeat offenders from Jan 1, 2015 http://cna.asia/13qulxa pic.twitter.com/kaGPIfM1Cf
Channel NewsAsia —
NEVER, EVER SEEN SO MANY LAMBORGHINIS AT ONE PLACE AND TIME BEFORE?
Neither have I.
Here’s the video:
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More than 40 Lamborghinis arrive at Punggol New Town for charity event
More than 40 Lamborghini’s arrive at Punggol New Town for charity event http://goo.gl/r909Ai
Over 40 Lamborghinis came roaring into the quiet neighbourhood for a charity event.
Red, blue, green, yellow purple and more, the supercars came in every colour imaginable.
They zoomed in to park at a HDB estate in Punggol New Town and attracted many residents who swarmed down to snap pictures and take a closer look at the beautiful vehicles.
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EXPENSIVE CARS, COSTLY REPAIRS! The workshop will foot the bill.
WAS IT REVENGE? BUSINESS RIVALRY? Just vandalism? This was the 2nd attempt. The one in June failed.
Seven luxury cars splashed with paint remover at car workshop in Redhill http://goo.gl/G3GerF
Seven luxury cars were found splashed with paint remover yesterday at a car workshop in the Redhill area, causing an estimated $80,000 in damage.
The cars – a Ferrari, a Volvo, two Audis and three Mercs – had been parked at Optima Werkz, a workshop in Kung Chong Road.
When The Sunday Times visited the workshop yesterday afternoon, police officers were seen collecting evidence from the cars, whose paintwork had corroded.
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Footage from the 50 surveillance cameras installed in the workshop has been handed over to the police, added Mr Sia, who did not elaborate on what it revealed. Police are investigating the case of criminal trespass and mischief.
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This is the second time such an incident has happened at the 15,000 sq ft workshop, which specialises in repair and maintenance services for luxury cars and supercars.
In June, paint was flung in from outside the compound, but it fell on the ground and none of the cars was affected. No one was arrested.
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IF YOU ARE MALAYSIAN AND DRIVING IN SINGAPORE, PLEASE NOTE THAT IT IS ILLEGAL IN SINGAPORE TO ALLOW YOUR CAR ENGINE TO IDLE WHEN YOU ARE STATIONARY!
1. Under the Environmental Protection and Management (Vehicular Emissions) Regulations, it is an offence to leave the engine of a motor vehicle running when it is stationary for reasons other than traffic conditions.
2. Who are those who leave engine idling?
Taxi drivers waiting to pick up customers, parents waiting for their children at school, workers loading and unloading goods at non-designated spots and drivers resting in their vehicles during a break.
3. The good news is that you are likely to get off with a warning letter but it could be a fine.
NEA clamps down on drivers who leave engines idling, but most motorists unaware of regulations http://tdy.sg/1yZ7oeJ
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28 SINGAPOREANS ON MALAYSIAN ROADS FOR THE PAST 5 YEARS.
What vehicles were they in when they had an accident and died?
“Fast car”: 2 (the Porsche 911 Turbo on 9 July 2014)
Cars: 13
Buses: 5
Motorcycles: 5
Bicycles: 3
Most Singaporean road deaths in Malaysia involve regular vehicles, not fast cars http://shar.es/1XstQd
http://transport.asiaone.com/news/general/story/most-singaporean-road-deaths-involve-regular-vehicles-0#sthash.CHe6QeXQ.uxfs
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MALAYSIAN GOVERNMENT TO SINGAPOREANS: WE WANT YOUR MONEY, THAT IS, THE MONEY YOU OWE US!
WE’LL GET IT ANY WAY WE CAN!
RSD’s Mr Tam said that road transport authorities have been working on an electronic mechanism to blacklist and suspend foreign drivers if they fail to pay their fines – which cost between RM150 and RM300 for speeding and parking offences.
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#Malaysia working on blacklist of #Singapore drivers http://goo.gl/89jbMs
The new electronic system aims to rein in drivers from the Republic who flout rules with no fear of punishment, Road Safety Department (RSD) chief Tam Weng Wah told The Straits Times on Tuesday. — PHOTO: ST FILE
The Malaysian authorities have been working on a system to blacklist repeat traffic offenders from Singapore and block them from driving into Malaysia, an official here said, following a car crash that killed Hong Leong scion Kwek Kon Chun on Sunday.
While the cause of the crash is still unknown, it has sparked an outcry against Singaporean drivers, who are accused of speeding recklessly on Malaysian roads.
The new electronic system aims to rein in drivers from the Republic who flout rules with no fear of punishment, Road Safety Department (RSD) chief Tam Weng Wah told The Straits Times on Tuesday.
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Police are also looking to install Automated Number Plate Recognition equipment that will help track foreign vehicles.
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MALAYSIAN GOVERNMENT TO SINGAPOREANS: WE WANT YOUR MONEY, THAT IS, THE MONEY YOU OWE US! We’ll get you with our tracking system once we have installed it.
Never mind if the new system costs RM30 million (S$11.6m).
FINE IDEA? Malaysia to have online payment system – to track foreigners’ unpaid summonses http://cna.asia/1GOW6zr
..To solve the problem on unpaid summonses among foreign traffic offenders, Malaysia will allocate RM30 million (S$11.6m) to develop an online payment system known as Traffic Cops.
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s Home Ministry will allocate RM30 million (S$11.6 million) for its enforcement agency to develop an online payment system known as Traffic Cops.
Its secretary-general Mohamad Khalid Shariff said the system was among the methods to be implemented by the ministry to solve the problem on unpaid summonses among foreign traffic offenders. He said under the provision, the enforcement agency involved would also be equipped with plate number scanners or automated number plate recognition (ANPR) at all entry points to Malaysia.
“Through this system, we hope we can solve the issue of paying summonses involving foreign nationals, specifically Singaporeans, because at every entry point to Malaysia, foreign vehicles would be scanned by ANPR to check for their traffic offences.
“This means, they must settle their summonses before leaving the country,” he said during a ‘Session with the Media: Series 3 of the Auditor-General’s Report 2013’, in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday (Nov 12).
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/malaysia-aims-to-reduce/1468996.html?cid=twtcna
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Star
Monday November 10, 2014 MYT 8:32:58 PM
A-G’s Report: Singapore tops list of foreign vehicles with unsettled summonses
KUALA LUMPUR: Singapore-registered vehicles top the list of foreign vehicles that have unsettled summonses, as revealed by the third series of the Auditor-General’s Report 2013.
The report said 16.3 million summonses were issued by traffic police from 2011 to 2013, with 121,664 issued to foreigners.
“Singaporeans top the total number of summonses with 84,604, followed by Brunei with 25,803,” the report said, adding that only 12,713 summonses had been settled, with RM7.63mil left unpaid.
http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2014/11/10/AG-report-spore-vehicles-summons/
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REMINDER TO SINGAPOREANS WITH MODIFIED CARS:
Many LTA officers are going around HDB car parks catching illegally modified cars. From the photo you can see the officers bending down using a selfie stick to take videos of the car’s undercarriage.
Be warned!
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Adding insult to injury! THE UGLY SINGAPOREAN: BUYS MALAYSIA’S SUBSIDIZED PETROL RON 95 AND INSULTS MALAYSIANS AS WELL. That is the owner/driver of SGF 8244X.
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Motorists will see new electronic signboards on major roads, expressways from Nov 2 http://shar.es/10gQJh
Here is the statement from the Land Transport Authority: Motorists can look forward to a better driving experience with a series of enhancements to the EMAS electronic signboards that will improve readability of traffic messages. The Land Transport Authority (LTA) has completed the installation of new enhanced EMAS signboards that can display both textual and graphical messages on the Central Expressway (CTE) and East Coast Parkway (ECP). The LTA has also completed the installation of 70 new electronic signboards along four more major arterial road corridors – as part of the EMAS Arterial project – to provide motorists with real-time traffic information at more roads. The enhanced and new electronic signboards will be turned on from Nov 2. For more: http://transport.asiaone.com/news/general/story/new-and-enhanced-electronic-signboards-roads-and-expressways-nov-2#sthash.O3T97A9D.uxfs — AMONG THE HIDDEN COSTS OF OWNING A CAR, OR DRIVING ONE, ARE PARKING TICKETS, SUMMONSES FOR VARIOUS OFFENCES, AND SPEEDING TICKETS. In Malaysia, we get policemen hiding behind bushes and jumping out at us for not stopping at a BERHENTI sign. We take it in our stride. Complain? What’s the point? That won’t stop it. In Singapore, they complain! Good for them! … Dear The Real Singapore, I want to report this incident of LTA officer trying to catch people speeding along Aljunied Road. The person camps in a shrub and bush beside the road with a field chair and is taking his job very seriously. 
I want to commend him for being so passionate about his job. He is stay well-hidden at his location and I can only spot him when I stop my car at the road shoulder to talk on the phone. …
http://therealsingapore.com/content/dear-trs-lta-officer-camps-bushes-catch-drivers-speeding-along-aljunied-road — Singapore the second largest exporter of used cars in the world (approximately 100,000 cars exported per year) after Japan. Singapore exports its cars to many countries, including African countries. A friend from Singapore was in Mozambique and discovered ex-Singapore cars there! —
Parliament: Over 3,000 pollutive vehicles taken off road since March under Early Turnover Scheme http://ow.ly/Cris0
— Car parks become parks on first Singapore Park(ing) Day
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Car parks become parks on first islandwide Park(ing) Day http://bit.ly/1wv0pJI pic.twitter.com/qZTtsMbRaF
The Straits Times …
Across the world today parking spaces are being transformed into public parks for PARK(ing) Day. Find one near you: http://ow.ly/Boe3O
PARK(ing) Day is a annual open-source global event where citizens, artists and activists collaborate to temporarily transform metered parking spaces into “PARK(ing)” spaces: temporary public places. The project began in 2005 when Rebar, a San Francisco art and design studio, converted a single metered parking space into a temporary public park in downtown San Francisco. Since 2005, PARK(ing) Day has evolved into a global movement, with organizations and individuals (operating independently of Rebar but following an established set of guidelines) creating new forms of temporary public space in urban contexts around the world. The mission of PARK(ing) Day is to call attention to the need for more urban open space, to generate critical debate around how public space is created and allocated, and to improve the quality of urban human habitat … at least until the meter runs out!
http://parkingday.org/about-parking-day/
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PARK(ing) DAY IN SINGAPORE
[Singapore TODAY] http://tdy.sg/1v098CD – For just a day, 88 parking lots across S’pore yesterday…: http://t… http://on.fb.me/1tC77xZ
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88 parking lots across S’pore transforms into 52 creative spaces for the public to enjoy http://tdy.sg/1v098CD pic.twitter.com/wMy5AjG97k
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TODAY PICTURES: 88 parking lots transformed on #PARKingDaySG http://tdy.sg/1v098CD pic.twitter.com/0UC74EiY1n
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PICTURES: 88 parking lots transformed on #PARKingDaySG http://tdy.sg/1v098CD pic.twitter.com/0UC74EiY1
—– The total number of cars in Singapore is about 950,000.
(Singapore Land Transport: Statistics In Brief 2012)
Singapore the second largest exporter of used cars in the world (approximately 100,000 cars exported per year) after Japan. Singapore exports its cars to many countries, including African countries. Used cars are often exported to other countries with right-hand driving, but there are exports to left-hand-driving countries as well. New Zealand allows used cars previously registered in Singapore to be imported without any modifications. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Driving_in_Singapore) — YAHOO! NEWS MALAYSIA
You won’t believe what Singapore’s best-selling car is
CarBuyer Singapore 1. Mercedes Benz E-Class (S$179,800) 
Mercedes-Benz C-Class (PI) – Get spotted in the ALL-NEW C-Class. Navigation, Bluetooth and Reverse Camera as standard equipment $179,800. 9http://www.sgcarmart.com/new_cars/newcars_listing.php0 2. Toyota Corolla Altis (S$123,888) 
| Latest Price: | SGD 123,888  (4 Sep 2014) |
(http://www.sgcarmart.com/new_cars/newcars_listing.php) 3. BMW 5 Series (S$257,800) 
www.wemotor.com BMW 5 Series Sedan 520D (A) 2013 (S$257,800) (http://www.oneshift.com/new_cars/carpricelist.php?m=40) 4. BMW 3 Series (S$183,800)
(www.egmcartech.com) BMW 3 Series Sedan 316i (A) 2013 S$183,800 http://www.oneshift.com/new_cars/carpricelist.php?m= 5. Mercedes Benz CLA-Class The C 180 starts from S$189,888, the C200 from S$214,888 and the C 250 from S$230,888 with COE. (http://www.carbuyer.com.sg/news/334-mercedes-unveils-all-new-c-class) 
mercedes-benz-blog.blogspot.com 6. Volkswagen Jetta (S$121,800 – S$151,800)
en.wikipedia.org 7. Volkswagen Golf (S$119,000 – S$226,800) (http://www.oneshift.com/new_cars/carpricelist.php?m=40) www.netcarshow.com 8. Nissan Sylphy (S$108,800)
| Nissan Slyphy from $108,800 for limited price offer. |
forum.lowyat.net 9. Mercedes-Benz S-Class (S$434,888) (http://www.oneshift.com/new_cars/carpricelist.php?m=23) 
www.motortrend.com 10. Lexus ES (S$230,00 – S$252,000) (http://www.oneshift.com/new_cars/carpricelist.php?m=19)
www.chicagoautoshow.com … https://sg.news.yahoo.com/wont-believe-singapores-best-selling-142051844.html —– Malaysians, your Government is intent on taking a huge chunk of your hard-earned money Singapore dollars! FROM 1 AUGUST 2014, IF YOU ARE MALAYSIAN AND TRAVEL TO AND FROM SINGAPORE DAILY FOR WORK, EXPECT TO ME VERY MUCH POORER. IT DOESN’T MATTER IF YOUR CAR IS MALAYSIAN-REGISTERED OR SINGAPORE-REGISTERED. The new rates apply to ALL cars. Currently,cars leaving JB for Singapore pay nothing. From 1 Aug, each car will be tolled RM6.80! Incoming cars from Singapore used to pay RM2.90 but the new charge will be RM9.70. A round trip will be RM16.50. …
S’pore will match any Causeway toll charge: LTA; tolls reported to be triple current price http://bit.ly/UHDhtx pic.twitter.com/x3Ya8SHf7m
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MALAYSIAN INSIDER: Increase of 570% in new causeway toll rate – Jimmy Puah Wee Tse: Johoreans woke up this mor… http://bit.ly/1lG1Oqn
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Saturday July 26, 2014 MYT 6:31:27 PM
Massive toll hike for Causeway users to take effect on Aug 1
JOHOR BARU: The Malaysian Highway Authority (LLM) has announced a major increase of more than 400% for the toll rates at the Bangunan Sultan Iskandar Customs, Immigration and Quarantine (CIQ) Complex starting August 1.
The rates for cars will be revised from RM2.90 to RM16.50 (RM9.70 inbound and RM6.80 outbound) and class two vehicles from RM4.50 to RM24.90 (RM14.70 inbound and RM10.20 outbound).
Class three vehicles would have to fork out RM33.30 (RM19.70 inbound, RM13.60 outbound) both ways from the previous RM6.10.
Taxis will have to pay a total of RM8.20 (RM4.80 inbound, RM3.40 outbound) from the previous RM1.40 and busses will have to fork out RM13.30 (RM7.80 inbound, RM5.50 outbound) from the previous RM2.30.
All those who travel the 8.1km elevated highway to Johor Baru from the North South Expressway, Permas Jaya and Pasir Gudang and do not pass the CIQ will not be tolled. http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2014/07/26/Massive-increase-in-Johor-CIQ-toll/ —–
#Malaysia ups toll charges at Johor Baru checkpoint; #Singapore cars affected http://bit.ly/1nGm5QK …
—– YAHOO! NEWS MALAYSIA
Malaysia’s levy on foreign-registered vehicles not likely to be less than $19.50: reports
By Nurul Azliah Aripin | Yahoo Newsroom The toll amount to be imposed on foreign-registered vehicles entering Johor Bahru will not likely be less than S$19.50 (RM50), according to Malaysia’s Deputy Transport Minister Abdul Aziz Kaprani, local media reports said on Thursday. Abdul Aziz said this days after Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak agreed to the implementation of the Vehicle Entry Permit (VEP) fee on foreign-registered vehicles entering Johor Bahru via the Second Link towards Gelang Patah as well as Woodlands Checkpoint. Malaysia’s transport minister will implement it by end of the year and has decided that it “should be no less than RM 50 (S$19.50)”, reported TODAY. He added that it was a “reasonable” amount for Singaporeans, given the country’s favourable exchange rate. https://sg.news.yahoo.com/malaysia-s-levy-on-foreign-registered-vehicles-not-likely-to-be-less-than–19-50–reports-044046468.html —– WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PAYING A LEVY WHEN YOU TAKE YOUR CAR TO SINGAPORE AND PAYING A LEVY WHEN YOU TAKE YOUR CAR FROM SINGAPORE TO MALAYSIA? Singapore’s levy is part and parcel of its overall strategy to limit the number of cars using Singapore roads. Given the scarce land and limited roads, the basic approach is “User pays, and the more frequent users pay more.” Malaysia’s levy is a tit for tat knee-jerk reaction as well as an attempt to collect revenue from Singapore registered car.
How much would S’pore motorists pay?
– See more at: http://transport.asiaone.com/news/general/story/how-much-would-spore-motorists-pay#sthash.Gc8n3uqA.dpuf IT LOOKS AS THOUGH THE NUMBER OF CARS COMING FROM SINGAPORE WILL BE AFFECTED. How seriosuly would depend on the levy charged. AsiaOne photo
How much would S’pore motorists pay?
– See more at: http://transport.asiaone.com/news/general/story/how-much-would-spore-motorists-pay#sthash.Gc8n3uqA.dpuf
About a third of the drivers polled here said they would cut back or consolidate their trips, even if the fee were RM20, so as not to accumulate a lot of charges. Most said they would be more willing to pay the levy for longer holidays in the country but less so for a night out in Johor Baru. – See more at: http://transport.asiaone.com/news/general/story/how-much-would-spore-motorists-pay#sthash.Gc8n3uqA.dpuf Kash Cheong | The Straits Times | Sunday, Jul 20, 2014 Singapore motorists, who will have to pay in the future to drive their cars into Johor, said the smaller proposed levy of RM20 (S$7.80) would make only a slight difference to how often they went across the Causeway. .. But if the levy were RM50, another proposal, that would be a different matter. .. At least one visitor among the 20 polled said she would probably stop going to Malaysia altogether if she had to pay RM50 to get in. “The hassle of waiting an hour in the jam at immigration is just not worth it,” said Mrs Esther Koh, 57, who now goes to Johor Baru twice a month with family or friends to have a meal and buy groceries and petrol. .. But for RM20, it is worthwhile, she said, as the savings from the lower prices there add up to more than RM20 each time she goes in. .. – See more at: http://transport.asiaone.com/news/general/story/how-much-would-spore-motorists-pay#sthash.Gc8n3uqA.dpuf —– IS THIS CAR OWNER UNTOUCHABLE? CAR OWNERS ARE A SPECIAL BREED IN SINGAPORE. THEY HAVE TO HAVE THE MONEY TO OWN ONE but whether they are a better breed is questionable. IS IT BECAUSE YOU OWN A CAR IN SINGAPORE THAT YOU THINK IT MAKES YOU MORE IMPORTANT THAN A BUS DRIVER, WHO NOT ONLY DRIVES A BUS DAILY BUT ALSO TAKES A BUS TO WORK? This man, driver of SJD1920E, was offended that the bus driver had honked at him. He stopped his car and wouldn’t move off. People who were there says he stayed there, obstructing the bus (full of elderly people) for 15 minutes!
Two Stompers saw this man blocking a bus from moving off by stopping his vehicle at a traffic junction in Toa Payoh at about 12.40pm today (July 12) and took photos. 
—– TIT FOR TAT? DiscoverJB.com S$20 -> S$35. Johor returns with an aggressive proposal to charge Singapore cars RM20 to enter the city. 
JOHOR BARU – Johor will not object if the Government decides to impose a levy on Singaporean cars entering Malaysia. State Public Works, Rural and Regional Development Committee chairman Datuk Hasni Mohammad said besides a token toll charge, Singaporean cars entering the state capital currently do not have to pay any fee. He said the proposal to impose a levy on these cars, which had been forwarded by Johor to the Federal Government, was reasonable at RM50 (S$20)per vehicle due to Singapore’s favourable exchange rate against the Malaysian ringgit. “Personally, I see that the fee will not be a burden for Malaysians working in the republic or Singaporeans coming into Johor Baru regularly,” he said in an interview here yesterday. The proposal, added Hasni, was not new as the previous state administration had made a similar suggestion, adding that this was merely “a follow-up”. The previous administration, he said, had decided to propose the levy due to the high volume of Singaporean cars using the country’s roads and infrastructure. The money collected could be set aside to help maintain the roads in the state, he pointed out. “They (Singaporeans) have caused many problems, especially traffic congestion in the city centre,” he said. http://www.discoverjb.com/news/s20-s35-johor-returns-with-a-proposal-to-charge-singapore-cars-entering-the-city/ ….. NST
Malaysia may impose levy on Singapore cars
2 July 2014 @ 5:54 PM
SEPANG: The Transport Ministry will consider suggestions to impose a levy on Singapore registered vehicles entering Malaysia. Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said the ministry will look into the suggestions and methods of implementation as Malaysia has various entry points. http://www.nst.com.my/node/8749 …
“柔州政府是基於州政府一直以來須負擔龐大的公路維修與維持費，才提出此建議，並非為了報復新加坡。”~~ http://bit.ly/1t4JqQH
—– The SGD-Ringgit exchange rate is SGD1@RM2.50
Proton Preve 1.6 CFE 2013
Latest price SGD 126,000 (10 Apr 2014) Latest Open market Value (OMV): SGD 118,999 http://www.oneshift.com/new_cars/car-prices.php?pid=3583 — BUYING A NEW CAR involves paying for several items. 1. Pay for a Certificate of Entitlement (COE), which is valid for ten years. After that, your car is scrapped. (a) How much is a COE? It depends. Category A is 1,600 cc engine and below; Category B is 1,601 cc engine and above. Category B costs more. (b) January 2013 COE: Category A was $87,109 Category B was $92,901 (c) If a car is scrapped before 10 years, there is a rebate. 2. All motor vehicles imported into Singapore are slapped with a customs duty of 41 per cent ad valorem. 3. There is also a Registration Fee to be paid. The fee is $1,000 for private vehicles and $5,000 for company vehicles. 4. In addition, when a car is first registered (whether new or used), an Additional Registration Fee (ARF) of 150 per cent of the car’s Open Market Value is payable. 5. Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) will again add to your cost. ERP is Singapore’s latest attempt at tackling traffic jams during peak hours. ERP is based on a pay-per-use principle that is intended to reflect the true cost of driving. 6. Road taxes are paid on a six-monthly or yearly basis. You may only renew your road tax if your vehicle has a valid inspection certificate.
Overall cost of the car
Registration fee + Cost Price + Road Tax + COE + additional registration fee (140% of OMV) and customs duty (31% of OMV). — TIT FOR TAT? NST
Malaysia may impose levy on Singapore cars
2 July 2014 @ 5:54 PM
SEPANG: The Transport Ministry will consider suggestions to impose a levy on Singapore registered vehicles entering Malaysia. Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said the ministry will look into the suggestions and methods of implementation as Malaysia has various entry points. http://www.nst.com.my/node/8749 — NST photo
http://www.nst.com.my/node/8328 — FROM 1 AUGUST 2014: Driving into Singapore in your Malaysian-registered car will cost you more. Land Transport Authority (LTA) of Singapore, “The cost difference (between owning and using a foreign-registered vehicle as opposed to a Singapore-registered one) has widened in recent years, giving rise to the need to revise the (fees).” YAHOO! NEWS SINGAPORE
LTA raises permit fees for foreign vehicles entering Singapore
By Jeanette Tan | Yahoo Newsroom From the start of August, it will cost 75 per cent more to drive into Singapore with a car registered overseas. Singapore’s Land Transport Authority (LTA) is raising the vehicle entry permit fees for foreign-registered cars from $20 to $35 per day. For goods vehicles, the fee will be hiked fourfold to $40 per month. Both revised fees will kick in from 1 August, said LTA in a statement, but buses, taxis and motorcycles will not be affected by the hike. Also, all vehicles still do not have to pay fees to enter Singapore on weekends, public holidays and between 5pm and 2am on other days, with these hours extended to between 12 noon and 2am during the June and December school holidays in Singapore. Further, while owners of foreign-registered goods vehicles can still purchase permits at the existing $10 monthly fee this month, any permit that holds validity beyond July will be charged at $40 per calendar month. https://sg.news.yahoo.com/foreign-registered-vehicles-will-have-to-pay-more-to-enter-singapore-032558889.html ——————————————————————–
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