Revised Off-Peak Car (OPC) Scheme
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Cash rebates, unrestricted use on Saturday to get motorists to switch to off-peak cars
SINGAPORE: The Land Transport Authority (LTA) is dangling more carrots to encourage more motorists to switch to off-peak cars.
By the end of January next year, motorists can use their off-peak cars on Saturdays and the eves of the five main public holidays, namely New Year, Lunar New Year, Hari Raya Puasa, Deepavali and Christmas.
Currently, owners of such cars have to buy a supplementary licence if they wish to drive their vehicles between 7am and 3pm on Saturdays.
But with the extended usage, the annual road tax discount will correspondingly be reduced from a maximum of S$800 to S$500.
Existing off-peak car owners who choose to opt into the scheme will also have to pay an administrative fee of S$100.
For owners of normal cars who want to switch to the new off-peak car scheme, they will receive up to S$1,100 in cash for every six months' of registration as an off-peak car, until the car reaches 10 years old.
Currently, if a person converts his normal car into an off-peak car, he receives a rebate of S$2,200 per year, paid as a lump sum only upon de-registration of the car.
The new initiative will also take effect at the end of January next year.
A third enhancement announced involves replacing existing paper supplementary licence with an electronic version.
From November 23, owners of off-peak cars can purchase day licences online at the One Motoring portal, AXS stations or use an SMS service. These are in addition to purchasing the licence at Singapore Post outlets and the Automobile Association of Singapore offices.
Motorists will also have the option of buying the supplementary licence up to a day after using the off-peak car during restricted hours. Current practices require motorists to purchase a licence before using the car.
LTA said this post-payment option will allow for greater flexibility especially for motorists who need to use their off-peak cars during restricted hours for emergencies.
These changes follow Transport Minister Raymond Lim's announcement in February during his ministry's committee of supply debate. They are also the result of extensive consultations with various groups, including existing off-peak car owners.- CNA
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Originally posted by lianamaster:
Motorists will also have the option of buying the supplementary licence up to a day after using the off-peak car during restricted hours. Current practices require motorists to purchase a licence before using the car.
Sweet...like that unless you're caught then you purchase the licence?
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Originally posted by omgukilledkenny:
Sweet...like that unless you're caught then you purchase the licence?
Hmm... I dunno how the TP is going to catch when everyone will use that as an excuse.
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Originally posted by lianamaster:
Hmm... I dunno how the TP is going to catch when everyone will use that as an excuse.
woops loophole found.
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Originally posted by omgukilledkenny:
woops loophole found.
They mentioned that it's meant for emergency purposes. I wonder what's their definition of that.
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Originally posted by lianamaster:
They mentioned that it's meant for emergency purposes. I wonder what's their definition of that.
or say you're on the way to buying the licence lor.
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Originally posted by omgukilledkenny:
or say you're on the way to buying the licence lor.
that's like "diving" alr, lol.
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Originally posted by omgukilledkenny:
or say you're on the way to buying the licence lor.
Then those who were previously fined heavily must be feeling so kek sim.
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goto onemotoring website for better detail CNA only get half right.
here is the detail from l t a offical site
Enhancements To The Off-Peak Car (OPC) Scheme
1. The Land Transport Authority (LTA) is pleased to announce that it has completed its review of the Off-Peak Car (OPC) scheme and will be implementing the following three initiatives to enhance the OPC scheme:
(a) e-Day Licence to replace the current paper licence, which offers greater flexibility with more channels for purchase and post usage payment;
(b) Revisions to the OPC scheme to allow unrestricted usage on Saturdays and on the eves of 5 public holidays; and
(c) Cash Rebates for conversion of normal cars to the new OPC scheme of up to $1,100 for every six months' registration as an OPC.2. These new initiatives follow Minister for Transport Mr Raymond Lim's announcement on 12 February 2009 that the LTA would study how to make the OPC scheme more convenient and attractive so as to encourage more car owners to opt into the scheme. These enhancements are the result of extensive consultations with various groups, including existing OPC owners.
e-Day Licence
3. From 23 November 2009, the electronic day licence (e-Day Licence) will replace the existing paper supplementary licence when the OPC is used during the restricted hours.
4. The new e-Day Licences can be bought online at the ONE.MOTORING portal, AXS stations and using mobile-SMS service, in addition to Singapore Post outlets and Automobile Association of Singapore (AAS) offices. The new channels of purchase give OPC users the added flexibility of making purchases anytime between 6am and midnight daily.
5. Besides the benefits of extended hours and more alternative channels of purchase, motorists now have the option of buying the e-Day Licence after using the OPC during restricted hours, as long as they do so before 2359 hours the next day. Currently, the paper licence must be purchased before the use of the vehicle. Please refer to Annex A for the implementation details.
6. With the e-Day Licence, OPC drivers no longer need to be inconvenienced by LTA's enforcement officers stopping their vehicles to check for a valid paper licence. LTA's enforcement officers will instead note down the vehicle registration number of the OPC and subsequently verify against the system records if a valid e-Day Licence had been purchased for the car for that day.
7. LTA will be sending to all existing OPC owners a notification letter and an accompanying guide bookwww.onemotoring.com.sg from 1 September 2009. on the e-Day Licence system sometime in September 2009. Information on the e-Day Licence system will also be made available on the portal
Revised OPC Scheme
8. The existing OPC scheme is such that owners of OPCs will have to display a supplementary licence (or purchase an e-Day Licence come 23 Nov 2009) if they wish to drive their OPC between 7am and 3pm on Saturdays,
9. By end January 2010, the OPC scheme will be revised to allow unrestricted usage on Saturdays and the eves of 5 public holidays, namely, New Year, Lunar New Year, Hari Raya Puasa, Deepavali and Christmas. Existing OPC owners can choose to opt into this revised scheme to enjoy the extended hours in exchange for reduced tax discounts and an administrative fee of $100.
10. With the extended usage, the annual road tax discount will be correspondingly reduced from $800 to $500. The minimum annual road tax will be $70, instead of $50 under the existing OPC scheme. This means that existing OPC owners who opt for the revised OPC scheme will have their annual road tax discounts reduced by between $20 and $300. This is because the tax concessions given to OPC owners were computed taking into consideration the restricted usage periods. The removal of Saturday restrictions and 5 public holiday eves will have to be accompanied by corresponding adjustments to the tax concessions.
Cash Rebates for Conversion to Revised OPC Scheme
11. At present, a person who registers a new car as an OPC enjoys an up-front tax rebate of up to $17,000. However, if a person converts his normal car into an OPC, he does not get any refund of the taxes paid. Instead, he receives an additional Preferential Additional Registration Fee (PARF) rebate of $2,200 per year, which is paid as a lump sum only upon de-registration of the car provided it is PARF-eligible.
12. By end January 2010, instead of waiting until their cars are deregistered, owners of normal cars who convert to the revised OPC Scheme will enjoy a cash rebate of up to $1,100 for every 6 months' of registration as an OPC, until the car reaches 10 years old. The car must be kept as an OPC for at least 6 months after its conversion, except in cases of de-registration or when the OPC reaches the age of 10 years.
13. More details on the revised OPC and Cash Rebates Schemes will be made available nearer the implementation date. LTA is currently finalising the implementation details and upgrading the backend system.
About the Off-Peak Car (OPC) Scheme
The OPC scheme replaced the Weekend Car scheme from 1 October 1994. It helps to alleviate peak hour traffic and offers an alternative and a lower-cost means for people to own cars, if they use their vehicles during off-peak periods.
The OPC scheme fits into LTA's overall objectives to better manage congestion on our roads, particularly during the peak periods. At the end of 2005, there were only about 5,000 OPCs. Today, there are about 45,500 OPCs, a nine-fold increase over a 3-year period. OPCs currently make up about 8 percent of the car population in Singapore.
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take note line 6 of the l t a offical webpage now the t p or r o v officer can take your car licence pate number without stopping you and compare to the office computer whether you have paid $20 for non o p driving. So if one week later you get a letter from l t a to ask you to goto l t a hq to answer the non payment good luck.
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Originally posted by wsy1234:
take note line 6 of the l t a offical webpage now the t p or r o v officer can take your car licence pate number without stopping you and compare to the office computer whether you have paid $20 for non o p driving. So if one week later you get a letter from l t a to ask you to goto l t a hq to answer the non payment good luck.
mmm, that settles the debate then.
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Haha.... govt not stupid one.
Anyway, the link to the article can be accessed @ http://www.lta.gov.sg/corp_info/index_corp_press.htm
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also even without officer around watchout for cctv along the road.
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Automatic number plate recognition (ANPR)is a mass surveillance method that uses optical character recognition on images to read the licence plates on vehicles. As of 2006, systems can scan number plates at around one per second on cars traveling up to 100 mph (160 km/h). They can use existing closed-circuit television or road-rule enforcement cameras, or ones specifically designed for the task.
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Originally posted by nightsky87:
Automatic number plate recognition (ANPR)is a mass surveillance method that uses optical character recognition on images to read the licence plates on vehicles. As of 2006, systems can scan number plates at around one per second on cars traveling up to 100 mph (160 km/h). They can use existing closed-circuit television or road-rule enforcement cameras, or ones specifically designed for the task.
I feel there are enough 'eyes' wherever we go.
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so is it worth it to change to OPC??
O.O
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Originally posted by p228:
so is it worth it to change to OPC??
O.O
It still depends on your schedule during weekdays since OPC covers more or less the weekends and public holidays.
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For owners driving 1305cc below they enjoy the minimum road tax sum of $70,But for 1.3cc cars like the new Saga and Honda Fit 1332cc @ 1339cc they have to pay $86 @ $88 respectively.
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Not much of a difference actually, especially if calculated on a monthly basis.
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For 1.5 above more significant.1597cc cost as much as $242
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Originally posted by carbikebus:
For 1.5 above more significant.1597cc cost as much as $242
Well, still a wide margin from normal registered ones.
It all depends on which you compare with.
Hmm... will weigh and see next time.
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Originally posted by lianamaster:
Hmm... I dunno how the TP is going to catch when everyone will use that as an excuse.
Guess it will be like driving in some Australia roads. You can pay their version of "ERP" 3 days after you passed by the "gantry". If not, you will pay the "ERP" fee + a fine. How they catch u is by cameras that will match ur car plate against whether u pay up or not lor and paying is quite easy, can be by phone using credit card haha
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Originally posted by lianamaster:
They mentioned that it's meant for emergency purposes. I wonder what's their definition of that.
Can use first pay later.They give you up to 2 days to buy.Dont worry many enforcement officers will record your license plate during peak period.. -
Originally posted by lianamaster:
Well, still a wide margin from normal registered ones.
It all depends on which you compare with.
Hmm... will weigh and see next time.
Cant compared to normal ones bro as they have the liberal to use anytime.But still justified as you can use Saturdays and eves of 5 PHs full days.I'm comparing with 1.4-1.5cc OPC ones,Normal plate out of question alrdy
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Originally posted by carbikebus:
Can use first pay later.They give you up to 2 days to buy.Dont worry many enforcement officers will record your license plate during peak period..I dun like being scrutinised. Maybe I will treat them as paparazzi.