LTA & police impound 91 deregistered vehicles still kept & used in S'pore in Sep. 2026

LTA will investigate the last registered owner when vehicles are found to be misused.

A total of 91 deregistered vehicles were impounded in Singapore in September 2026.

This was after the Land Transport Authority (LTA) and Singapore Police Force (SPF) conducted a joint enforcement blitz islandwide to clamp down on the keeping and use of deregistered vehicles, an Oct. 5 statement said.

The authorities said LTA will investigate the last registered owner when vehicles are found to be misused.

Owners should ensure that they obtain the relevant disposal documents for submission to LTA when vehicles are handed over to dealers for export, the statement said.

The onus is on owners to ensure all necessary administrative processes are completed when deregistering a vehicle, the authorities said.

The statement added: "For example, where a vehicle is being traded in, the transfer of ownership should be completed before the vehicle is deregistered."

Owners are also reminded that they should ensure that the buyer confirms the transfer transaction on LTA’s OneMotoring website.

Vehicle owners are reminded to fulfil their responsibilities when deregistering their vehicles and to ensure that the vehicles are properly disposed of in accordance with LTA’s requirements, the authorities said.

Members of the public may also report any suspected keeping or use of deregistered vehicles via OneMotoring or the OneService App.

Parliament will introduce additional measures to enforce timely and proper disposal of deregistered vehicles.

The first reading of the bill in parliament occurred on Sep. 8, 2026.

The additional measures include shortening the grace period for owners of deregistered vehicles to fulfil disposal requirements, ensuring offenders who fail to fulfil their respective disposal requirements remain liable for prosecution, and criminalising the sale and supply of deregistered vehicles.

The use of deregistered vehicles poses a serious road safety risk as they are neither roadworthy nor have valid insurance, and are used without valid COE or road tax, the authorities said.

The maximum penalties for keeping or using unregistered or deregistered vehicles was raised in February 2026.

First-time offenders will be fined up to S$20,000 and/or jailed for up to two years, with penalties doubled for repeat offenders.