1. The Ministry of Home Affairs (“MHA”) will be raising the penalties for speeding offences with effect from 1 January 2026. Motorists who speed will get slapped with more demerit points and higher composition sums. This was first announced on 28 May 2025. [1]
Increased Demerit Points and Composition Sums
2. Speeding is a major cause of road accidents. In the first half of 2025, nearly 120,000 speeding violations were recorded – an increase of about 45% compared to the same period in 2024.
3. MHA will increase the demerit points and composition sums, as follows, to better deter speeding.
| Current and Revised Demerit Points and Compositions |
| Exceed vehicular/ road speed limit by
(in km/h) | Current Demerit Points | Revised Demerit Points | Current Composition Sum | Revised Composition Sum |
| Light Vehicle | Heavy Vehicle | Light Vehicle | Heavy Vehicle |
| ≤ 20 | 4 | 6 | $150 | $200 | $200 | $250 |
| > 20 to ≤ 30 | 6 | 8 | $200 | $250 | $300 | $400 |
| > 30 to ≤ 40 | 8 | 12 | $300 | $400 | $400 | $500 |
| > 40 to ≤ 50 | 12 | 18 | Prosecution in court | Prosecution in court |
| > 50 to ≤ 60 | 18 | 24* | Prosecution in court | Prosecution in court |
| > 60 | 24* | 24* | Prosecution in court | Prosecution in court |
4. From 1 January 2026, MHA will also be imposing enhanced penalties for certain road traffic offences committed within Friendly Streets [2], such as speeding, beating the red light and failing to give way to pedestrians (refer to the Annex for the full list of offences). This is aligned with the penalties for traffic offences committed at School Zones and Silver Zones. Offenders will incur an additional two demerit points on top of the enhanced speeding penalties, and an additional $100 in composition sums, for offences committed within Friendly Streets.
Mandatory Installation of Speed Limiters on Lorries
5. The Traffic Police (TP) would like to urge lorry owners who are required to install speed limiters on their lorries before the statutory deadline of 1 January 2026, to do so immediately. As of 11 December 2025, 495 out of the 2,485 lorries (about 20%) with the statutory deadline of 1 January 2026 have yet to install speed limiters.
6. TP will take stern enforcement action against non-compliant lorry owners come 1 January 2026. Non-compliant lorries will be prohibited from being driven, and their road tax cannot be renewed. Lorry owners will also be subjected to the following measures:
(a) Increased Penalties for Offences Relating to Speed Limiters: MHA will table legislative amendments in 2026 to raise the maximum penalty from $1,000 to $10,000, in the event of non-compliance with statutory deadlines to install speed limiters, or for tampering with speed limiters.
(b) Remedial Order for Lorries Caught Speeding: From 1 January 2026, companies whose drivers are caught speeding in lorries will be issued a Remedial Order (RO) under the Workplace Safety and Health Act for committing an unsafe act at work. The RO issued by TP will require the company to install speed limiters across all their remaining lorries ahead of their statutory deadlines. Non-compliance will result in fines of up to $50,000.
[2] Friendly Streets are stretches of roads with high pedestrian and cyclist flows, near key amenities such as markets, hawker centres, shopping malls, community clubs, schools, and MRT stations. They are demarcated with signage to indicate the start and end. School Zones are stretches of roads fronting schools, while Silver Zones are areas with a high proportion of senior residents.
Annex
