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The New Driving License Classification Just Made Things More Complicated

Class 3C will apply for normal Toyota Corollas in Singapore

Ask anyone with a driving license and they’ll tell you it’s not easy to drive in Singapore. Here’s 3 (non-exhaustive) reasons why:

1) Prospective drivers have to undergo at least 20 lessons and 3 tests before receiving that A8-sized card.

2) There are no less than 9 different vehicle license classifications.

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3) The various fees and taxes and other ways you have to pay for driving a car in Singapore.

  • Registration fee
  • Additional registration fee
  • COE
  • Excise duty
  • Road tax
  • ERP
  • etc…

4) Road signs in Singapore are ridiculously difficult to decipher.

And the Singapore Police Force (SPF) decided to confuse everyone further today (29 May) by introducing a 2 new license classes.

All about 3C

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The new Class 3C license will allow holders to drive all Class 3 vehicles, except pick-up trucks, small vans, and minivans. This effectively means that the people who hold on to the 3C license will only be able to drive typical 4-wheeled cars that 80% of the population currently possess.

This class 3C license will also be applied to the current class 3A license. A 3A license currently allows holders to drive vehicles with automatic transmission. The amalgamation will therefore be creatively known as… Class 3CA.

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Revision of test fees

Further, the SPF has also announced that test fees will be revised (i.e. raised).

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All changes will take effect from 1 June 2015.

 

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Featured Image via Jeremy Foo
With reference from Land Transport AuthoritySingapore Safety Driving Centre, Singapore Police Force

Tan Wen Chuan

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