SINGAPORE: As of end-2024, simply around 50 vehicles with a maximum laden fat between 3, 500 pounds and 12, 000kg have completed the required setup of speed limiters.
In a written parliamentary response on Tuesday ( Jan 7 ), Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam claimed that the traffic police ( TP ) mandated the installation of speed limiters for these lorries in January 2024.
These rate limiters prevent vehicles from traveling at or over the 60 km/h speed limit.
Since a year has passed, Mr. Shanmugam said,” TP is concerned by the small assembly rate.”
He was responding to a question from MP Louis Ng ( PAP-Nee Soon ) regarding the proportion of lorries that have adhered to the requirement of installing speed limiters.  ,
According to Mr. Shanmugam, TP is working with approved machine distributors, the Motor Traders Association of Singapore, and permitted inspection centers to encourage fleet owners to place speed limiters as soon as their vehicles are scheduled for regular maintenance.  ,
He added that TP has even begun sending out SMS messages to bus owners and will do so on a regular basis.
” We urge fleet owners to place rate limiters early, ahead of the compliance timelines, to prevent a barrier at the workshops”, said Mr Shanmugam.
” Older vehicles are required to agree sooner, with heavier vehicles by Jan 1, 2026, and lighter vehicles by Jul 1, 2026″.
Since speed limits for these types of vehicles were never previously available, older vehicles have until 2027 to cooperate.  ,
A lorry that doesn’t follow the installation deadlines will be held accountable for an offense and fail to pass their regular evaluation.