Enforcement mechanisms to monitor compliance of foreign-registered vehicles entering Singapore

Question:

Ms He Ting Ru: To ask the Coordinating Minister for National Security and Minister for Home Affairs (a) what are the specific tools, if any, outside of joint operations, that the Traffic Police use to ensure foreign-registered vehicles entering Singapore are checked for payment of composition fines and compliance with court summonses; and (b) what is the threshold of outstanding fines that will result in a foreign vehicle being barred entry.


Answer:

Mr K Shanmugam, Coordinating Minister for National Security and Minister for Home Affairs:

1. Foreign-registered vehicles with outstanding fines exceeding a certain threshold may be denied entry into Singapore at the land checkpoints. These outstanding fines must be paid before the foreign-registered vehicle is allowed entry. We do not reveal the threshold for operational reasons.

2. The Police will issue a Police Gazette against persons who fail to comply with court summonses for traffic offences. They may be stopped at the checkpoints or during Police checks.