Registration of power-assisted bicycles to start on 14 August
In the latest move to improve the safety of other path and road users, “e-bike” owners will now have to register their power-assisted bicycles (PABs), the Land Transport Authority (LTA) said in a press release on Wednesday (2 August).
The registration process will begin on 14 August, and owners have until 31 January next year to register their bikes and affix number plates on them.
Failing to do so by then would be considered an offence. Users caught keeping and using an unregistered e-bike on public roads and paths will be liable to a fine of up to $2,000 or a jail term of up to three months for the first offence. Users caught using an e-bike without a valid number plate displayed will be liable to a fine of up to $1,000 or a jail term of up to three months, or both.
Registration process
To register a bike, it first has to be approved and affixed with a valid LTA seal. Bike owners have to be at least 16 years old to register.
Once the LTA seal is obtained, owners can register their bikes online via the One Motoring website by logging in with their SingPass, CorpPass or EASY account and their bike’s seal number. Alternatively, owners can also choose to register their bikes at any SingPost post office with the relevant identification documents and their bike’s seal number.
Owners will have the registration fee of $50 waived if they register their bikes, affixed with an existing valid seal, by 30 November 2017.
However, owners without a valid LTA seal will have to get their bikes inspected, approved and sealed at LTA-Authorised Inspection Centres (AICs). If the bikes meet the latest technical requirements, it will then be sealed and registered. The $50 registration fees and other fees for inspection and approval will be applicable in these cases.
The VICOM Inspection Centres are located at Sin Ming, Bukit Batok and Kaki Bukit while the STA Inspection Centres are located at Sin Ming and Boon Lay.
Upon successful registration, owners have to affix the number plate bearing the assigned registration number to the rear of their bike within three days.
Owners who wish to sell their registered bikes have to transfer ownership of the bike online. This has to be done no later than seven days after possession of the bike is transferred to the buyer. A transfer fee of $11 will be charged.
LTA will distribute brochures and posters around the island to inform e-bike owners of this new registration requirement and also engage retailers to help them better understand the new requirements.
More information on the registration of e-bikes can be found on the One Motoring website.
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