I believe the answer from the relevant authorities are:
" all these will have to depend on the demands and conditions of
the future, which is beyond the control of government at the
present moment"
ERP is dependent on the congestions conditions on the roads; COE
is dependent on the demands and number of vehicles scrapped; road
tax and car parking charges are also dependent on the usage of car
owners.
If you are looking for an answer, maybe all i can advise is that
COE will continue to be released, ERP will continue to increase
(price and gantries), and car parking will be increased soon. The
only thing to be reduced is Road tax because anyway, ERP is going
to replace it soon.
New e-payment system and IU units for road
users
By Susan Ferroa, channelnewsasia.com |
Posted: 14 July 2008 1353 hrs
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SINGAPORE - The
first steps to transform Singapore’s land transport system over the
next 10 to 15 years will be taken from next
month.
Transport Minister Raymond Lim announced on Monday that a second
generation In-vehicle Unit (IU) will be introduced from August,
starting with motorcycles, before being rolled out in early 2009
for cars and other vehicles.
The new IU will allow motorists to use not just the current NETS
CashCards but also Contactless E-Purse Application Standard (CEPAS)
smart cards when they are released.
Mr Lim said that with the new IU, motorists will have more choices
in the payment of ERP charges.
As for public transport users, they should also find it easier to
make payments with a new e-payment system to be launched later this
year.
Mr Lim said at the opening of the 9th Intelligent Transport System
Asia-Pacific Forum and Exhibition that the Land Transport Authority
has developed a new ticketing system that complies with
CEPAS.
The Symphony for e-Payment (SeP) will offer commuters more choices
as multiple card issuers can come on board to issue cards for the
payment of public transport fares.
And because SeP is also compatible with second generation IUs,
users may only use one common card for e-payments made for
transport.
It was also announced that to help motorists better plan their
trips, Singapore will be expanding the coverage of the EMAS camera
system to cover major arterial roads. The first phase is to be in
place by 2010.
In the meantime, the LTA is working with local company Quantum
Inventions in the development of a dynamic route navigation
system.
Drawing real-time information from LTA's traffic monitoring centre,
the system will plot the best driving route, taking into account
accidents, road works and traffic slowdowns.
It is believed that the system, now available over the web and
mobile phone devices, could also be integrated into other
in-vehicle systems such as GPS and map navigators at a later
stage.
- CNA/sf
