Question:
Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang: To ask the Minister for Home Affairs what current percentage of lorries that are required to be installed with speed limiters have complied with the requirement.
Answer:
Mr K Shanmugam, Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Law:
1. In January 2024, the Traffic Police (TP) commenced the mandatory installation of speed limiters for lorries with maximum laden weight between 3,500 kg and 12,000 kg. As of end-2024, only around 50 lorries have completed the installation.
2. TP is concerned by the low installation rate. They are working with Authorised Motor Distributors, the Motor Traders Association of Singapore, and Authorised Inspection Centres, to encourage lorry owners to install speed limiters early, such as when their vehicles are sent in for regular maintenance. TP has also started sending out SMS reminders to lorry owners, and will continue to do so at regular junctures.
3. We urge lorry owners to install speed limiters early, ahead of the compliance deadlines, to avoid a bottleneck at the workshops. Eligible lorries that fail to comply by the deadlines will be liable for an offence, and will fail their periodic inspection.
4. As a reminder, older lorries are required to comply sooner, with heavier lorries by 1 January 2026 and lighter lorries by 1 July 2026. Newer lorries are given one more year to comply, as speed limiters for such vehicles were not previously available.
