S'pore superbikes cover up license plates while riding in packs along M'sian highway

This allows them to avoid getting caught for any violation as their registration plate numbers cannot be captured.

Belmont Lay | February 02, 2019, 04:02 PM

Some Singapore-registered motorcycles riding in a large pack along the Malaysian highway have been caught on video with their license plates blacked out.

The video was posted on Roads.sg Facebook page on Feb. 2.

License plate obscured

The caption suggested that the bikers physically covered up their license plates to avoid the AES (Automated Enforcement System) enforcement action that penalises those who speed.

The video caption said:

Singapore bikers covering up their registration plates probably avoiding the AES (Automated Enforcement System) for speeding tickets.

Happened along Plus Highway Selatan Ke Utara, Malaysia.

The highlight of such Singapore bikers behaving mischievously and unlawfully in Malaysia brought out a lively debate in the comments section of the video.

Some of the comments actually suggested that the riders were Malaysians who were using Singapore-registered motorbikes.

As a counter response, this was disputed as the costs of buying such motorcycles in Singapore is prohibitively much higher than in Malaysia.

Malaysian motorists can be denied entry into Singapore

How this footage came about to become a talking point is due to the recent revelation that foreign vehicles owe Singapore tens of millions in unpaid fines when they break the law here.

From April 1, 2019, foreign vehicles with “a number” of outstanding fines may be denied entry into Singapore, five government agencies revealed on Friday, Feb. 1.

This is so as motorists of foreign vehicles have chalked up S$32 million in unpaid fines in Singapore.

The outstanding fines were from about 400,000 traffic, parking and vehicular emission offences.

The quantum of outstanding fines that could cause a vehicle to be denied entry was not revealed though.

About 60,000 foreign vehicles enter Singapore daily.

To avoid being denied entry into Singapore, foreign motorists are strongly advised by the agencies to check if they have any outstanding fines for vehicle-related offences at www.axs.com.sg and to settle them promptly.

Singaporeans not paying fines in Malaysia

Previously, it was reported in Malaysia that Singaporean motorists have also been tardy in paying fines across the Causeway.

In December 2018, a Malaysian senator proposed barring Singapore vehicles from leaving the country if the driver had outstanding fines.

From 2000 to 2017, Singaporean motorists have reportedly accumulated more than 180,000 unpaid summons.