Singapore will cap the usage of private cars on its roads from February 2018 . The new cap , which covers passenger cars and motorcycles , will be reduced from its current 0.25 % per year to 2020 , according to the country ’s Land Transport Authority . The new cap will not apply to buses and goods vehicles , and the government has pledged to spend SGD28bn ( $ 21bn ) on public transport over the next five years . The nation - state currently has 5.6 million inhabitants and just 600,000 private vehicles . In order to purchase a car , consumers are required to obtain “ certificates of ownership ” , which permit ownership for ten years .
Singapore will cap the number of private cars on its roads from February 2018. The growth cap, which covers passenger cars and motorcycles, will be reduced from its current 0.25% per year to zero, according to the country’s Land Transport Authority. The new cap will not apply to buses and goods vehicles, and the government has pledged to spend SGD28bn ($21bn) on public transport over the next five years. The city-state currently has 5.6 million inhabitants and just 600,000 private cars. In order to purchase a car, consumers are required to obtain “certificates of entitlement”, which permit ownership for ten years.