Originally posted by maverick_sg:
hi All
my address was in NTU when i get my driving licence converted in 2002 then start riding a bike in the same year..
while, after moved out of hall, I did not receive any notice for renewal of road tax or insurance, hence forget to pay for anything till 2005 jan, that i lost my motorbike and reported a loss to police.
then in 2005 jan, i was called to LTA for caught on riding a deregistered vehicle at ERP entry for 2 times.
the officer at LTA took down my report and my suggestion for contact me via email/hp as well.
a court session was called upon to me in dec 2005 but unfortunately both 2 mail were sent to my old address, during these years, my address changed many times.
so finally i received a warrant of arrest and set out on a bail after rescheduled to another new court session 2 wks later.
the 2 case sum up to $3000 each ( the bail amount).
how shall I do?
shall I find a lawyer to be present during the court session with me to help?
what is the real penalization and fine?
thanks for all the readings & help.
your time line is very fuzzy. so basically
1) you wer riding w/o valid insurance and road tax from 2002 - 2005? cause u never erceive any notices.
2) followed by which you entered the ERP zone twice riding n unregistered vehicle
3) You missed 2 court dates cause you didnt update the authorities w your current address
engaging a laywer wont help much except increase your legal fees.
the judge might giv u a slightly lesser but very insignificant fine if u plead for leniency but dont get your hopes up. all your offiences are due to your ignornce in updating yr address from day one and you never learn your lesson.
prepare 5k n you shd b safe. they only accept cash n nets but if you are using POSB or DBS. your maz withdrawal is only 2K.
Good luck