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 ($37,000) 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.
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.