Stay Clear Of The Law! The End Of The Saga…
In my previous post, I had a close shave with the law. I’ll let you read more about it here. After a year, the saga finally came to an end yesterday. The outcome of the final adjournment had a mixed outcome depending on how you look at it.
The Verdict
At one point, my vehicle license is disqualified(DQ) for a year. All classes of vehicles to be exact. On the other, my fine payable is reduced from a whopping SGD$3000 to SGD$1200. I am grateful to the kind judge who offered a reduced fine. It could be worse. The DQ, however totally disrupted my income as riding is my bread and butter. As a sole breadwinner with many payments to be made, time is definitely not on my side.
The Offence
I was riding with an expired insurance, two charges applies. Reason behind it is that in Singapore, insurance is tagged with road tax. One can only renew road tax if he/she has a valid insurance period. Renewals for insurance and road tax is annual. For some cases where the insurance validity does not tally, road tax can only be renewed for a 6 months period only. The severity of the offence is as follows :
- Riding/Driving with expired insurance carries a fine of SGD$1000
- Riding/Driving with expired road tax carries a fine of SGD$2000
Like I mentioned, to renew road tax you need to renew your insurance first. If you are unsure, it is always best to check with your hire purchase company. For used vehicle owners, the proper procedure would be the following :
- Vehicle inspection
- Insurance renewal
- Road tax renewal
Insurance and road tax renewal in Singapore is an annual affair. I wrote this article to share with our fellow brothers and sisters to practice due diligence and stay clear of the law. If you have not renewed, you CANNOT ride/drive. If there’s a need to commute, rent a vehicle or go public. I will share some possible rental companies for you to choose from in my future posts.
I hope this post has been helpful. Be sure to stay safe and most importantly stay clear of the law. See you guys in my next post aite. Cheers!
Disclaimer : This blog post is only a guide. TBRC or the writer shall not responsible for any outcome arising from readers actions or assumptions. At all times, readers are to check with the relevant authorities or your solicitor for a more updated course of action.
