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Online Insurance Quote

Get an online insurance quote from the insurance companies. I recommend you skip your insurance agents and therefore do not need to pay comission fees. Get an online car insurace car quote from Direct Asia.Com which will be the cheapest in Singapore. There is no middleman(agent) and no agency commission. You are getting the best rates as compared with Aviva or NTUC Insurance. They need to incorporate agent and agency fees into the car insurance quote.

I have even better news for OPCs Car Owners in Singapore. Take the Low Mileage Car Insurance if you drive less than 8000KM. It will definetly save u a lot of money on the car insurance fees. You can made use of 0% interest free monthly payments. Get the insurance quote online from the Insurance Companies.

Get the free quote and decide whether to change your Insurer?

No Time, we can get 3 Motor Insurance Quotes for you for just S$5.

Forget to buy e-Day Licence for OPC Car

I have been purchasing the OPC e-Day Licences for the past 3 years. This time it actually slip my mind and after discovering it, two days have past.

I made an appeal to the Land Transport Authority straight away. This cannot be done through the call centre. It can be done by only emailing to [email protected] or by clicking here>>>

You need to have a valid reason for not paying your e-Day Licence and write to the LTA Officer. Please include your personal and vehicle particulars such as full name, owner identification number, vehicle number, etc. LTA will respond to you and it will take about 1 to 2 weeks.

You will get a call from the LTA Officer and you will need to go to LTA Office at 10 Sin Ming Drive. A letter will be issue to you so that you can purchase the e-Day Licence that you have not bought on the day that you use the OPC Car. LTA responded to me 2 weeks later and I was able to purchase the e-Day Licence that I missed.

Please do not try to ignore the matter and wait until the offence letter comes. The offence letter normally will be sent out 1 or 2 months later. It is best that you are honest and LTA will be able to help you on a case by case basis. There are many cameras on our road network with the ability to read your car plate and the ERP Gantry that you passed through.

OPC Drive on Weekends

OPC Scheme has been improvished and drivers will be able to drive on Weekends. That means you can use your car on both Saturday and Sundays. In addition, you can use your car on the Eve of the five holidays. But you have opt in the scheme or u will still be in the Existing OPC Scheme.

OPC users need to pay S$100 for a one time administration charge to opt in the scheme. They will be able to pay this fee from 21 Jan 2010 at AXS Stations or online at One Motoring Website.

But there is also a disadvantage to the scheme as tax disounts will be reduce from S$800 to S$500. If you are on the old scheme, you will still pay S$50 road tax for a 1.6L car. The road tax will cost approxmately $245 for the new OPC Scheme.

But it is still worth it to cross to the new OPC scheme as you can drive freely for the whole Saturday. No more waiting till 3PM or pay S$20 if you want to use before 3PM.

OPC New Scheme Driving Times
Weekdays from 7:00pm to 7.00am
Full day usage on Saturday, Sunday and Eve of 5 Public Holidays*

*New Year, Lunar New Year, Hari Raya Puasa, Deepavali and Christmas.

Renew OPC Car Road Tax

I have come out this checklist to ensure that you have done it correctly in order for you to renew your OPC Car Road Tax.

Step 1
Source for your best insurance quotes and purchase the motor car insurance. NTUC Income is probably one of the most affordable motor insurer.

Step 2
Go to a Vehicle Inspection Centre to do your number plate inspection(OPC Cars). In addition, you may need to do a vehicle inspection if necessary.

Step 3
Get the Number Plate Inspection Certificate and Vehicle Inspection Report(if necessary) together with your new insurance cover to renew your road tax. This can be done at all LTA approve vehicle inspection centre.

It is as easy as 123 to renew your OPC Car  Road Tax.

Visit One Motoring for more details>>>

Fuelsave 95/98 Promotion

Celebrate the launch of new Shell FuelSave 98 and 95 at just $1 (nett) per litre for a limited time! Hurry, this offer is valid between 10 am and 6 pm only on 24 October 2009. Experience the benefits of the new Shell FuelSave at your nearest participating Shell station and get the most out of every drop!

All Shell Stations are participating in the promotion except except Shell Pasir Panjang 328, Shell Sin Ming and Shell Upper Bukit Timah PIE.

Off Peak Cars Usage Time

Off Peak Cars population in Singapore is increasing. Many have been attracted by the one-off S$17,000 rebate on their car purchase prices. Road Tax is only S$50 per year compared with normal car whose road tax are more than S$800.

Off Peak Car has restriction on its usage time. You can drive the Off Peak Car freely on Sundays, Public Holidays and during the following non - restricted hours:

Weekdays from  7:00pm to 7.00am
Saturday and Eve of 5 Public Holidays* starting from 3.00pm on wards

*New Year, Lunar New Year, Hari Raya Puasa, Deepavali and Christmas.

You can drive from 3PM on other eve of Holidays also but you need to call up LTA at 1800-CALL LTA(1800-2255582) to confirm. In addition, you can also check whether you can drive on Monday if the Holiday falls on a Sunday.
For example, this year National Day 2009 is on Sunday. The following day which is a Monday is also free for usage without the need for a supplementary licence. 

Supplementary Licence
This licence which cost S$20 allowed you to use your car during restricted hours. So you can actually still use your car within the restricted hours just like normal car. This supplementary licence can be bought at all SingPost Post Office.