Penalties for Traffic Offences

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Under the Driver Improvement Points System, demerit points may be meted out to valid Singapore Driving Licence holders when they commit certain traffic offences. They may also be offered composition fines.

Notwithstanding the above, anyone who commits a traffic offence is still liable to face the full punishment(s) that the offence carries. They may be prosecuted in court and face punishments which may include fines, imprisonment, and/or disqualification of the driving licence, depending on the severity of the offence(s).

The Courts can also take into consideration past compounded traffic offences when deciding on an appropriate sentence for errant road users.

Payment of Composition Fines for Traffic Offences

Please visit our e-Services page to check your outstanding traffic offence(s) and/or pay the composition fines.

List of Offences with Demerit Points & Composition Fines

You may refer to the various types of traffic offences that carries demerit points and composition fines in the table below:

Traffic Offence	Demerit Points	Composition Fine
		Light Vehicle Vehicles classified as Class 2B/2A/2, 3C/3/3CA/3A (Examples: motor cars, motorcycles, light goods van, etc.)	Heavy Vehicle Vehicles classified as Class 4/4A, 5 (Examples: tractors, buses, trailers, etc.)
Stopping in a yellow box Insufficient warning signals Making an unauthorised U-turn Vehicles with a 60km/hr vehicular speed limit failing to keep left	-	$100	$150
Carrying excess pillion or pillion is not sitting astride Rider failing to wear a helmet or wearing a helmet insecurely Disobeying traffic direction of a Police officer, employee of Authority, or security officer engaged in regulating traffic* Conveying load not properly secured Using tyres with ply or cord carcass exposed Driver failing to wear a seatbelt or failing to ensure every passenger wears a seatbelt Driver failing to ensure that a passenger below the height of 1.35 metres is properly secured by an approved child restraint or body-restraining seatbelt Parking abreast of another vehicle Parking within a pedestrian crossing Stopping in a zebra crossing area Parking within a Demerit Points No Parking Zone Stopping within a Demerit Points No Stopping Zone	3	$150	$200
Driver failing to fill up every passenger seat in the driver’s cabin, or any additional cabin or enclosed space provided for the carriage of passengers or goods, before carrying any person on the floor of open deck goods vehicle	3	$500	-
Exceeding the vehicular speed limit by 1 to 20 km/hr* Exceeding the road speed limit by 1 to 20 km/hr* Failing to give way to oncoming traffic at controlled junction* Failing to give way at an uncontrolled junction, junction, or roundabout* Crossing double white lines or a road divider* Obstructing the flow of traffic Forming up incorrectly when turning left or right* Failing to give way to emergency vehicles such as ambulances, fire brigades or Police vehicles Driving in a dangerous manner while carrying load Stopping on the shoulder or verge of an expressway Stopping or remaining at rest on the carriageway of an expressway	4	$150	$200
Exceeding the vehicular speed limit by 21 to 30 km/hr* Exceeding the road speed limit by 21 to 30 km/hr* Driving on the shoulder of expressways Failing to securely tie or attach goods to a goods vehicle to prevent the goods from falling off Offences committed by motorists at a pedestrian crossing* Driving or riding against the flow of traffic as indicated by traffic signs* Carrying passengers on a motor vehicle or trailer in a dangerous manner Reversing unnecessarily on expressways Failing to obey the 1.1 metres height restriction for persons carried on open deck goods vehicle Carrying passengers when the clear floor space of the open deck goods vehicle is insufficient Careless driving endangering life*	6	$200	$250
Exceeding the vehicular speed limit by 31 to 40 km/hr* Exceeding the road speed limit by 31 to 40 km/hr*	8	$300	$400
Carrying passengers on a goods vehicle in a dangerous manner Careless driving causing hurt*	9	$300	$400
Failing to conform to traffic light signals*	12	$400	$500
Using mobile communication devices while driving*	12	$400	$500
Exceeding the vehicular speed limit by 41 to 50 km/hr* Exceeding the road speed limit by 41 to 50 km/hr*	12	Prosecution in court
Exceeding the vehicular speed limit by 51 to 60 km/hr* Exceeding the road speed limit by 51 to 60 km/hr*	18
Exceeding the vehicular speed limit by more than 60 km/hr Exceeding the road speed limit by more than 60 km/hr Reckless or dangerous driving	24

With effect from 1 July 2021, motorists who commit specified offences* at pedestrian crossings or offences that endanger pedestrian safety at School or Silver Zones will incur two additional demerit points on top of the original demerit points for the offence. In addition, the composition fines for these offences committed within abovementioned Zones will be raised by $100, subject to the total fine not exceeding $500.

Criminal Penalties for Irresponsible Driving Offences

Motorists who commit or exhibit irresponsible driving behaviours that endangers the lives of road users will be prosecuted in Court and face harsher penalties. This is to safeguard other road users and to ensure these offenders stay off the roads longer.

Refer to the table below to see the penalties that may be imposed by the Court.

Offence	Penalties		Disqualification (DQ)		Add-On Penalties For Drink-Driving Offenders
Offence	First time Offenders	Repeat Offenders	First Time offenders	Repeat Offenders	First Time Offenders	Repeat Offenders	Add-On DQ
Dangerous Driving
Dangerous Driving Causing Death	Max 8 years	2 to 15 years imprisonment	✔	At least 10 years	+ 1 to 2 years imprisonment	+ 2 to 4 years imprisonment	1 ^st Offence: At least additional 2 years; 2 ^nd Offence: At least additional 5 years; 3 ^rd Offence: Disqualification for Life
Dangerous Driving Causing Grievous Hurt	Max 5 years	1 to 10 years imprisonment	✔	At least 8 years	+ 6 months to 1 year imprisonment and fine of $2,000 to $10,000	+ 1 to 2 years imprisonment and fine of $5,000 to $20,000
Dangerous Driving Causing Hurt	Up to 2 years imprisonment and/or fine of up to $10,000	Up to 4 years imprisonment and/or fine of up to $20,000	✔	✔	+ Up to 12 months imprisonment and fine of $2,000 to $10,000	+ Up to 2 years imprisonment and fine of $5,000 to $20,000
Dangerous Driving	Up to 12 months imprisonment and/or fine of up to $5,000	Up to 2 years imprisonment and/or fine of up to $10,000	✔	✔
Careless Driving
Careless Driving Causing Death	Up to 3 years imprisonment and/or fine of up to $10,000	Up to 6 years imprisonment and/or fine of up to $20,000	✔	At least 8 years	+ Up to 2 years imprisonment	+ Up to 4 years imprisonment	1 ^st Offence: At least additional 2 years; 2 ^nd Offence: At least additional 5 years; 3 ^rd Offence: Disqualification for Life
Careless Driving Causing Grievous Hurt	Up to 2 years imprisonment and/or fine of up to $5,000	Up to 4 years imprisonment and/or fine of up to $10,000	✔	At least 5 years	+ Up to 1 year imprisonment and fine of $2,000 to $10,000	+ Up to 2 years imprisonment and fine of $5,000 to $20,000
Careless Driving Causing Hurt	Up to 1 year imprisonment and/or fine of up to $2,500	Up to 2 years imprisonment and/or fine of up to $5,000	✔	✔	+ Up to 1 year imprisonment and fine of $2,000 to $10,000	+ Up to 2 years imprisonment and fine of $5,000 to $20,000
Careless Driving	Up to 6 months imprisonment and/or fine of up to $1,500	Up to 1 year imprisonment and/or fine of up to $3,000	✔	✔	+ Up to 1 year imprisonment and fine of $2,000 to $10,000	+ Up to 2 years imprisonment and fine of $5,000 to $20,000

Offence	Penalties		Disqualification (DQ)
Offence	First Time Offender	Repeat Offender	Disqualification (DQ)
Driving under influence	Up to 1 year imprisonment and/or fine of $2,000 to $10,000;	Up to 2 years imprisonment and fine of $5,000 to $20,000	1 ^st Offence: At least 2 years; 2 ^nd Offence: At least 5 years; 3 ^rd Offence: Disqualification for life
Driving under Disqualification	Up to 3 years imprisonment and/or fine of up to $10,000	Up to 6 years imprisonment and/or fine of up to $20,000, and vehicle forfeited	✔
Driving under Suspension	Up to 2 years imprisonment and/or fine of up to $5,000	Up to 4 years imprisonment and/or fine of up to $10,000	✔
Driving without Valid Driving Licence	Up to 3 years imprisonment and/or fine of up to $10,000	Up to 6 years imprisonment and/or fine of up to $20,000, and vehicle forfeited	✔

Increased Demerit Points and Composition Sums for Speeding Offences from 1 Jan 2026

To better reflect the severity of speeding offences and their potential consequences, and to deter dangerous driving, enhanced penalties will take effect on 1 January 2026. The enhanced penalties are indicated in the Table below:

Current and Enhanced Demerit Points and Compositions
Exceed vehicular/ road speed limit by (in km/h)	Current Demerit Points	Enhanced Demerit Points	Current Composition Sum		Enhanced Composition Sum
Exceed vehicular/ road speed limit by (in km/h)	Current Demerit Points	Enhanced Demerit Points	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

* Receiving 24 demerit points will result in suspension of the licence.

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