Channel NewsAsia Motorists will soon have an alternative mode of payment for ERP charges. In a link-up between the Land Transport Authority and DBS Bank, motorists will be able to subscribe to a new credit card scheme that will allow any bank’s Visa/MasterCard credit card to be used to pay ERP charges. The scheme, which [...]

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Channel NewsAsia COE prices for vehicles fell sharply across the board in the latest bidding exercise. The Certificate of Entitlement (COE) for big cars (over 1,600cc) saw the biggest fall. It tumbled S$6,811 to S$7,589, its lowest level since February 2007. Open Category COEs, which are used mainly for cars, dived S$3,057 to S$12,001. For [...]

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ChannelNewsAsia It will cost motorists more to pass through the Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) gantries at Marina South and on the slip road from Ophir Road during evening peak hours from next month. The charges will go up by 50 cents to S$1.50 between 6.30pm and 7.30pm from November 3. This follows a quarterly review [...]

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Christopher Tan, Senior Correspondent The Straits Times A HIRE-PURCHASE company stands to lose tens of thousands of dollars when a car it leased to a police officer was impounded by Singapore Customs in June. The car, a Hyundai Trajet MPV, was used for cigarette smuggling. In 2005, Kenso Leasing sold the car on hire-purchase to [...]

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Imelda Saad Channel NewsAsia Pump prices are down again – the second time in just over a week. The last time fuel prices were cut was on Oct 7. Taking the lead are Shell, Singapore Petroleum Company Limited (SPC) and Caltex. The three companies have cut petrol prices by five cents per litre for all [...]

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