Singapore, 12 April 2022 – The National Environment Agency (NEA), Singapore Police Force (SPF) and the Land Transport Authority (LTA) carried out a joint enforcement blitz today near the Woodlands checkpoint and 12 motorists driving foreign-registered vehicles were caught for vehicular offences. Refer to the Annex for photos of the enforcement operations.
3 The enforcement blitz was carried out to remind motorists to adhere to environmental and road safety regulations. NEA, SPF and LTA will continue to conduct regular enforcement and ad-hoc enforcement blitzes against errant motorists. Since 1 April 2022, NEA has also stepped up emissions testing of foreign-registered motorcycles at the checkpoints.
Compliance with Safety and Emission Requirements
4 Foreign-registered vehicles entering Singapore must comply with stipulated safety and emission requirements, such as Singapore’s exhaust and noise emission standards under the Environmental Protection and Management (Vehicular Emissions) Regulations. The licence plates on these vehicles must also be properly displayed.
5 From 6 April 2023, all foreign-registered motorcycles will also be required to meet emission limits of 4.5 per cent Carbon Monoxide (CO) by Volume; and 7,800 ppm Hydrocarbons (HC) (for 2-stroke engine) or 2,000 ppm HC (for 4-stroke engine). Foreign-registered vehicles found to be non-compliant may be denied entry into Singapore at the land checkpoints and/or face penalties by the relevant authorities.
6 Reducing vehicle exhaust and noise emissions will help to achieve and sustain a clean and healthy living environment in Singapore. Foreign motorists entering Singapore with their vehicles are urged to play their part to keep our environment clean and safe.
7 The Traffic Police would also like to urge all motorists to adopt good RoadSense and keep our roads safer for everyone. The authorities will not hesitate to take firm action against errant motorists who choose to flout traffic rules and regulations.
8 Members of the public who wish to report errant motorists for offences under the three authorities may submit details such as the vehicle registration number, location, date and time of the incident, via any of the following platforms:
Source: National Environment Agency