The Off-Peak Car (OPC) Scheme replaced the Weekend Car Scheme on
1 October 1994.
It offers new and existing car owners the option to save on car
registration and road taxes in return for reduced usage of the
car.
To opt for the scheme, you are required to obtain a
Certificate of Entitlement (COE) under one of the normal car
categories and indicate at registration if it is to be registered
as an OPC.
New cars registered as an OPC will enjoy:
An upfront rebate of $17,000 to be offset against the
following items:
(a) COE Quota Premium
(b) Additional Registration Fee (ARF)
The rebate is first offset against the COE premium
payable. Any excess is then offset against the ARF
payable.
A
flat discount of $800 on annual road tax, subject to a minimum road
tax payment of $50 per year.
Road tax for the OPC is payable every year. Before renewal, the
OPC must be inspected by an authorised Inspection Centre to
certify that the number plate has not been tampered with.
You can apply to the LTA to convert your normal car to an OPC.
To complete the conversion, you will need to submit the required
documents as stated in the application form and the
payment of a conversion fee of $100 and the applicable road tax and
radio license fee. Upon successful conversion of the vehicle, you
can proceed to change the car number plate to a red coloured one
within 3 calendar days and have it sealed by an authorised Inspection Centre.
No tax rebate on your COE quota premium and/or ARF will be given
when the normal car is converted to an OPC.
The registered owner of a converted OPC will, however,
enjoy:
1) $800 discount on the annual road tax subject to a minimum
road tax payment of $50 per year; and
2) Additional Preferential Additional Fee (PARF)
benefit on top of the normal PARF benefit may be
granted if your car is de-registered before it is 10 years old and
is eligible for PARF benefit. The additional PARF benefit is
computed as follows:
Lifespan of the car as a converted OPC (in months and days) x
($2,200/12)
To illustrate:
If you had re-registered your normal car as an OPC on 1 June 2003
and used the car as an OPC up till 19 June 2006, at the point of
de-registration, if the car is still eligible for PARF benefit, you
would be granted an additional PARF benefit calculated as
follows:
Period as a converted OPC is calculated as follows:
From 1/6/03 to 31/5/06 = 3 years or 36 months (i.e. 3 years x 12
months)
From 1/6/06 to 19/6/06 = 19 days or 0.63 months (i.e. 19 days
divide by 30 days)
Hence, total period where the car was a converted OPC = 36.63
months. The additional PARF is thus calculated as follows:
Additional PARF = 36.63 x ($2,200/12)
= $6,715
Submit an application form to the LTA at 10 Sin Ming Drive. You
will need to pay a conversion fee of $100 and top-up the road tax
for your converted car. You must also change your car's red number
plates to normal ones within 3 calendar days.
In addition, if your car was originally registered as an OPC,
you will need to top-up the ‘unused’ upfront rebate as follows:
Top up fee =
$17,000 X (120 months
- No. of months and days registered at time of conversion)
120 months
To illustrate, assume:
COE quota premium = $12,000
ARF = $22,000
OPC registered on 1 June 2003
OPC converted to normal car on 19 June 2006
OPC rebate of up to $17,000 offset against COE first, and then
ARF.
COE quota premium paid = $0
ARF paid = $17,000 [$22,000 – ($17,000 - $12,000)]
The period where the car is registered as an OPC is calculated as
follows:
From 1/6/03 to 31/5/06 = 3 years or 36 months (i.e. 3 years x 12
months)
From 1/6/06 to 19/6/06 = 19 days or 0.63 months (i.e. 19 days
divide by 30 days)
Hence, the total period where the car was registered as an OPC =
36.63 months. The top-up fee is thus calculated as follows: Top-up
fee = $17,000 x (120
months – 36.63 months)
120 months
= $11,811
The top-up fee paid will be apportioned to the COE and ARF
components as follows:
COE = $8,337 [i.e. ($12,000/120 months) x 83.37 months (i.e. 120
months – 36.63 months)]
ARF = $3,474 [i.e. ($5,000/120 months) x 83.37 months (i.e. 120
months – 36.63 months)]
When an owner de-registers his car which was converted to a normal
car from an OPC, any PARF and COE rebates to be granted to the last
registered owner would be based on the actual amount of ARF and
Quota Premium (COE) paid, including any top-up amount. In this
case, the actual COE quota premium paid is $8,337 and the actual
ARF paid is $20,474 [i.e. $3,474 + $17,000 (i.e. $22,000 -
$5,000)].
An OPC can be freely driven on Sundays, public holidays and
during the following non-restricted hours: -
Mondays to Fridays: from 7.00pm to 7.00am
Saturdays & Eve of the 5 Public Holidays*: 3.00pm
onwards
*New Year, Lunar New Year, Hari
Raya Puasa, Deepavali and Christmas.
Non-restricted hours Restricted
hours
If you need to use your OPC during the restricted hours, you
will need to display a $20 day licence.
You can purchase the day licence from the following
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Any Singapore Post
Office
Automobile Association of Singapore
336 River Valley Road
#01-00, AA Centre
2 Kung Chong Road
Tel : 6333 8811
Land Transport Authority
Vehicle & Transit Licensing Division
10 Sin Ming Drive
Tel : 1800 - CALL LTA or 1800 - 2255 582
Penalty for failing to display a day licence
It is a serious offence for failing to display a valid day
licence, use an invalid or altered day licence when an OPC is used
during the restricted hours. First time offenders may be fined up
to $5,000 for failing to display a valid day licence or using an
invalid day licence, and fined up to $10,000 for using an altered
day licence when the OPC is used during the restricted hours.
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