Weekend Cars

A friend just told me that her sibling got fined driving a weekend car during the peak hours without a valid pass. This then caused me to do some research on weekend cars which lead me to some conclusions.

The weekend car (distinguished by a red license plate) is also known as the WEC scheme which is also known as the OPC scheme. As to why there’re 2 schemes to essentially the same thing, don’t ask me.

There’s nothing regarding penalties of violating the WEC/OPC scheme on LTA’s website while www.onemotoring.com.sg has 1 liner saying offenders can expect to pay around $10,000.

I proceeded to go to the Singapore Statues and check out the exact penalties. I threw searches relating to the WEC/OPC/Weekend cars and nothing came up. I finally found it under the road traffic act s 11A, under the law, we can be fined up to $5,000 for not displaying a pass on their 1st offense and up to $10,000 for their 2nd offense. What’s really shocking is that

(4) Any person who —
(a) falsifies an identification mark or plate prescribed in the case of a motor vehicle issued with a licence subject to the restriction referred to in subsection (1); or
(b) displays, or causes or permits to be displayed, a falsified identification mark or plate on such a motor vehicle,
shall be guilty of an offence and shall on conviction be punished with a fine not exceeding $20,000 or with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or with both.

Like what the fuck! That’s a total of $20,000 if I displayed an expired road sign while driving during the peak period without a valid sign right? FLAMING TESTICLES.

Who wants a weekend car now!

And no wonder they made finding such information so difficult. Now if only I could get official figures on how much they make from people who fail/display incorrect passes/illegally change the number plates.