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Six motorists, aged between 30 and 50, will be charged in court on 30 December 2025 for speeding offences committed between August and October 2025. These motorists were driving heavy vehicles that were not fitted with speed limiters, and were found exceeding imposed speed limits.

The details of the cases are as follows:

1. On 31 August 2025, a 30-year-old man was driving a bus along the Pan Island Expressway towards East Coast Parkway at 79km/h, exceeding the vehicle’s imposed speed limit of 60km/h. 
   
   
2. On 1 October 2025, a 46-year-old man was driving a bus along the Bukit Timah Expressway towards Pan Island Expressway at 75km/h, exceeding the vehicle’s imposed speed limit of 60km/h. 
   
   
3. On 14 October 2025, a 35-year-old man was driving a cement mixer along Bartley Road East towards Bartley Road at 57km/h, exceeding the vehicle’s imposed speed limit of 40km/h. 
   
   
4. On 18 October 2025, a 50-year-old man was driving a tipper truck along Bartley Road East towards Bartley Road at 75km/h, exceeding the vehicle’s imposed speed limit of 60km/h.
   
   
5. On 22 October 2025, a 34-year-old man was driving a cement mixer along Upper Bukit Timah Road towards Woodlands Road at 64km/h, exceeding the vehicle’s imposed speed limit of 40km/h. 
   
   
6. On 22 October 2025, a 44-year-old man was driving a cement mixer along Upper Bukit Timah Road towards Woodlands Road at 54km/h, exceeding the vehicle’s imposed speed limit of 40km/h. 

All six motorists will be charged for speeding under Section 63(4) read with Section 63(1) of the Road Traffic Act 1961. The Traffic Police will not tolerate motorists who speed or exceed prescribed speed limits, especially heavy vehicles, given the significant damage and harm such vehicles can cause in accidents. The offence of speeding under Section 63(4) of the Road Traffic Act 1961 carries a fine of up to $1,000, a jail term of up to three months, or both. In the case of a second or subsequent conviction, motorists are liable to a fine of up to $2,000, a jail term of up to six months, or both. Offenders may also face disqualification from driving all classes of vehicles.

Heavy vehicles with maximum laden weight exceeding 12,000kg must be fitted with working speed limiters under existing legislation. Heavy vehicles found exceeding their regulated speed limits will be required to undergo inspection to verify that their speed limiters are functioning properly. Failure to produce the vehicle for inspection is an offence under Section 87(3) of the Road Traffic Act 1961, which carries a fine of up to $1,000, a jail term of up to three months, or both.

To enhance road safety, lorries with a maximum laden weight between 3,501kg and 12,000kg will be required to install speed limiters according to statutory deadlines shown in Annex A, starting from 1 January 2026. These devices ensure that lorries are capped at the speed limit of 60km/h. As of 26 December 2025, 345 out of 2,485 lorries (about 13.9%) with the statutory deadline of 1 January 2026, have yet to install speed limiters. The Traffic Police will strictly enforce against lorry owners who fail to comply with these deadlines. Non-compliant lorries will be prohibited from being driven, and their road tax cannot be renewed. With only three more days to go before 1 January 2026, companies and lorry owners must arrange for speed limiter installation immediately through authorised agents listed on the Singapore Police Force's website (https://www.police.gov.sg/Knowledge-Hub/Traffic/Traffic-Matters/Speed-LimiterAuthorised-Agents), or face penalties.

Annex A

Date from which new Speed Limiter Requirement applies