Gov’t to aid in road tax renewal to facilitate transport of essential goods into Singapore

CORONAVIRUS | The Transport Ministry will facilitate road tax renewal for commercial vehicles with prior approval to facilitate the transportation of essential goods Singapore.

This is to ensure the smooth operation of commercial vehicles who have yet to renew their motor vehicle licenses (LKM) due to the movement control order (MCO), which will be in place till April 14.

Singapore’s Land Transport Authority (LTA) currently does not permit vehicles without a valid road tax from Malaysian to enter its border, despite a ministerial exemption given by the Malaysian government for road tax renewal due to the temporary closure of the Road Transport Department (RTD) counter services.

“We note that logistic operators still require a valid road tax to obtain their monthly permit issued by the LTA to enter Singapore.

“Therefore, in order to ensure the smooth operation of the logistics industry during the MCO, the ministry, through the RTD, has taken the initiative to allow companies which have obtained the approval for the delivery of essential items to Singapore to register and send their written application to the RTD vehicle licensing department to be streamlined with Puspakom inspection and the vehicle permit issuance by the Land Public Transport Agency (APAD), if necessary,” said the ministry in a statement.

Companies applying are asked to include the following documents:

1. The number and license plate of vehicles with expired road tax that will be used;
2. The confirmation of goods to be delivered and its related information (for example, purchase order or invoice);
3. Written approval letter by the International Trade and Industry Ministry for movement during the MCO, under the essential services category.

Appointments will be arranged for eligible applicants. However, those who do not fulfil the conditions will not be entertained, the statement added.

The ministry can be contacted via its hotline at 1800-88-7723 from 8am to 8pm or email pkend@jpj.gov.my. - Mkini