Singaporeans Driving Malaysian-registered Vehicles into Singapore

Debated in Parliament on 13 Apr 2015.

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Zainal Sapari proposed allowing Singaporeans to drive Malaysian-registered vehicles into Singapore on Fridays after 6 pm without using their 28-weekday provision.
Lui Tuck Yew noted that a concession already allows Singaporeans working in Malaysia to use such vehicles for up to 28 weekdays annually, plus Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays.
Lui explained that restrictions are necessary to prevent circumventing Singapore's vehicle ownership policies and to ensure fairness to owners of Singapore-registered vehicles.

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Zainal Sapari

Mr Zainal Sapari asked the Minister for Transport whether LTA will consider allowing Singaporeans driving Malaysian-registered vehicles to enter Singapore on Fridays after 6.00 pm without utilising their 28-weekday provision.

Lui Tuck Yew

As a concession, on a case-by-case basis, Singaporeans working and residing in Malaysia are already allowed to use their Malaysia-registered vehicles in Singapore for up to 28 weekdays a year, in addition to Saturdays, Sundays and Singapore public holidays. Such restrictions are necessary so that ownership of foreign-registered vehicles does not become a means to circumvent our vehicle ownership policies and so that

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we are fair to Singaporeans who own Singapore-registered vehicles.

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Zainal Sapari proposed allowing Singaporeans to drive Malaysian-registered vehicles into Singapore on Fridays after 6 pm without using their 28-weekday provision.
Lui Tuck Yew noted that a concession already allows Singaporeans working in Malaysia to use such vehicles for up to 28 weekdays annually, plus Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays.
Lui explained that restrictions are necessary to prevent circumventing Singapore's vehicle ownership policies and to ensure fairness to owners of Singapore-registered vehicles.

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Singaporeans Driving Malaysian-registered Vehicles into Singapore

Debated in Parliament on 13 Apr 2015.

Summary written by AI (learn more)

Zainal Sapari proposed allowing Singaporeans to drive Malaysian-registered vehicles into Singapore on Fridays after 6 pm without using their 28-weekday provision.
Lui Tuck Yew noted that a concession already allows Singaporeans working in Malaysia to use such vehicles for up to 28 weekdays annually, plus Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays.
Lui explained that restrictions are necessary to prevent circumventing Singapore's vehicle ownership policies and to ensure fairness to owners of Singapore-registered vehicles.

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Zainal Sapari

Lui Tuck Yew

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we are fair to Singaporeans who own Singapore-registered vehicles.

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Zainal Sapari proposed allowing Singaporeans to drive Malaysian-registered vehicles into Singapore on Fridays after 6 pm without using their 28-weekday provision.
Lui Tuck Yew noted that a concession already allows Singaporeans working in Malaysia to use such vehicles for up to 28 weekdays annually, plus Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays.
Lui explained that restrictions are necessary to prevent circumventing Singapore's vehicle ownership policies and to ensure fairness to owners of Singapore-registered vehicles.

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