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 Driving
Licence
 A
valid driving licence from your country of residence or a valid
International Driving License is required for driving in
Singapore. Conversion of foreign driving licenses to Singapore
driving licenses can be done at the Traffic Police Department
Parking
There
are three ways of parking in Singapore - coupon parking, paid
parking and season parking.
Coupon
Parking
Where
required, parking coupons should be displayed on the dashboard.
Denominations of parking coupons are SGD 0.50, 1, 2 and 2 (for
overnight parking). Generally, parking coupon rates are:
SGD 0.50 per
hr outside the Central Business District
SGD 1 per
hr within the Central Business District
Look
for signboards which indicate parking rates and free parking
times as they vary between car parks. Parking coupons are
available from petrol stations, post offices, shopping centres
and selected newsagents and shops that carry the parking coupon
sign.
Paid
Parking
Paid
parking is practised in almost all shopping centres, buildings
and some public car parks. You basically pay for the time your
vehicle is parked. Some shopping centres offer a rebate on your
parking charges.
Season
Parking
Season
parking is usually applicable to tenants and residents at their
office and residential car parks respectively. Avoid parking in
season parking lots (usually with red markings) and along roads
with double yellow lines.
Speed
Limit
Residential
areas: 50km/h
Expressways:
70 to 90km/h
Speed
Cameras
Speed
detection cameras are installed on expressways and major roads.
Bus
Lanes
Bus
lanes or left lanes with unbroken yellow lines should only be
used by buses during these hours: Mon to Fri (7.30am to 9.30am,
4.30pm to 7pm), Sat (7.30am to 9.30am, 11.30am to 2pm).
Electronic Road Pricing Scheme (ERP)
To
even out traffic flow into the Central Business District (CBD),
all vehicles entering during the restricted hours of 7.30am to
7pm are required to pay a toll.
To relieve congestion between 7.30am and 9.30am along the
expressways and busy roads, all vehicles passing through ERP
gantries are required to pay a toll. An In-Vehicle Unit (IU) is
installed in the vehicle and a CashCard (stored value card) is
used to pay for tolls. The IU automatically deducts the toll
from the CashCard each time the vehicle passes through ERP
gantries.
Locations
of gantries along the East Coast Parkway (ECP) expressway are:
Between Fort
Road junction and Rochor Road exit
Entry to ECP
from Ophir Road towards Jurong
Locations
of gantries along the Central Expressway (CTE) towards the city
are:
On the CTE
southbound between Ang Mo Kio Ave 1 and Braddell Road
On the CTE after
Braddell Road
Entry to CTE
from Serangoon Road
Entry to CTE
from Balestier Road
Location
of gantry along the Ayer Rajah Expressway (AYE) towards the city
is:
On the AYE
eastbound after Portsdown Road
Location
of gantries along the Pan Island Expressway (PIE) are:
On the PIE
towards Jurong after Kallang Bahru exit
On the eastbound
PIE after Adam Road
Entry to
eastbound PIE from Mount Pleasant slip road
Locations
of gantries at other busy roads are:
At Thomson Road
southbound after Toa Payoh Rise
At Kallang Road
westbound after Kallang River
At Bendemeer
Road southbound after Woodsville interchange
ERP
is not in operation on Saturdays, Sundays and major public
holidays: New Year; Lunar New Year, Hari Raya Puasa, Deepavali
and Christmas.
In-Vehicle Units (IU)
Foreign-registered
cars can be fitted with a Permanent IU (installation cost
SGD150) or a Temporary IU (TIU) for the ERP scheme. TIU rentals
cost SGD5 a day (two days min) with a SGD120 refundable deposit,
from which the daily rental will be deducted. Each TIU is valid
for two weeks, although extensions may be made at TIU sales
outlets. Two outlets are near the Woodlands Checkpoint and one
more is at the Tuas Checkpoint.
CashCards
CashCards
are available at 7-Eleven convenience stores, CashCard Auto
Machines, selected banks and most petrol stations.
ERP
Fines
If
you drive through an ERP gantry without a TIU, the fine is SGD
70 per offence. In instances where you drive through a gantry
without an Autopass, or have inserted the card incorrectly, or
have insufficient funds, the fine is SGD 10 plus whatever ERP
fee incurred at the time of offence.
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