Four heavy-vehicle drivers to be charged for speeding as speed limiter rules widen
The Traffic Police said on 28 September 2026 that four motorists, aged 32 to 47, would be charged in court on 29 September for speeding offences committed between March 2025 and July 2026. All four were driving heavy vehicles that must have speed limiters, and were caught going faster than the 60 km/h limit imposed on those vehicles. In the most serious case cited by the police, a 37-year-old man drove a bus along the Central Expressway towards the Seletar Expressway at 89 km/h on 15 July 2026. Another driver, a 32-year-old bus driver, was recorded at 73 km/h on the Seletar Expressway in March 2025 and was found to have committed the same offence again in May 2025.
The charges fall under Section 63(4) of the Road Traffic Act. A first conviction carries a fine of up to $1,000, up to three months’ jail, or both. Repeat offenders face up to $2,000, up to six months’ jail, or both, and drivers can be disqualified from driving all classes of vehicles.
The police release also reminded owners of their own obligations. Heavy vehicles above 12,000kg maximum laden weight (MLW) must already have working speed limiters. Any heavy vehicle caught exceeding its regulated speed will be called up for an inspection to check the limiter, and failing to bring the vehicle in is a separate offence with a fine of up to $1,000 or up to three months’ jail.
For fleet owners, the bigger change is the phased requirement for lorries between 3,501kg and 12,000kg MLW to fit speed limiters that cap them at 60 km/h, under statutory deadlines set out in the release’s annex. Lorries without a limiter after their deadline can be barred from the road and will not be able to renew road tax, and owners may be prosecuted.
Fleet managers should check each lorry’s MLW and registration date against the deadlines, keep installation records, and remind drivers that a limiter does not excuse speeding on roads with lower limits.
Source: Singapore Police Force — Read the original
