Six drivers to be charged over speeding involving heavy commercial vehicles in Singapore
Offenders, including drivers of buses and cement mixers, were caught between August and October this year
[SINGAPORE] Six heavy commercial vehicle drivers will be charged in court on Tuesday (Dec 30) for separate speeding offences they allegedly committed between August and October this year, the police said on Monday (Dec 29).
The drivers were caught exceeding the heavy vehicle speed limits by 15 kmh to 24 kmh.
The vehicles driven included buses, cement mixers and a tipper truck, and none were fitted with speed limiters.
Unlike passenger cars, whose speed limit is dictated by traffic signs and road types, heavy commercial vehicles such as buses and tipper trucks have a maximum speed limit of 60 kmh.
The vehicle speed limit for cement mixers is lower, at 40 kmh.
The driver convicted of speeding the most was a 34-year-old man driving a cement mixer along Upper Bukit Timah towards Woodlands Road at 64 kmh, or 24 kmh in excess of the vehicle speed limit.
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Speeding carries a penalty of up to three months’ jail, a S$1,000 fine, or both.
Heavy commercial vehicles, also known as heavy goods vehicles, are those with a maximum laden weight (MLW) above 3,501 kg.
Currently, heavy vehicles with an MLW of more than 12,000 kg must be fitted with speed limiters. Some buses and most concrete mixers and tipper trucks have a MLW of more than 12,000 kg.
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In 2023, police announced new requirements for mandatory speed limiters on lorries with an MLW between 3,501 kg and 12,000 kg.
The first of these new speed limiters were installed from January 2024, with vehicle owners given two to three years to install the device.
Depending on vehicle MLW and age, the first deadline for installation of such limiters is from Jan 1, 2026, with a final deadline of Jul 1, 2027.
Police noted that as at Dec 26, 2025, 345 out of 2,485 lorries – around 14 per cent – that must comply with the Jan 1, 2026 deadline have yet to install speed limiters.
Singapore will also impose increased fines and more demerit points for speeding in 2026, as motorists who exceed speed limits will receive between two and six more demerit points and pay S$50 to S$150 more in fines, depending on the circumstances of the offences.
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