Surcharge for owners of several cars....

[ilovesingapore]

Levying a surcharge on owners of several vehicles would not only be hard to implement but it also probably would not make it easier for people who need a car to get one, said observers yesterday.

National University of Singapore (NUS) transport researcher Lee Der Horng noted that only about 7 per cent of motorists have more than one car.

He added that a surcharge was unlikely to affect the rich - "at the end, it would really hit the middle-income, those who have two cars for family purposes".

An online survey conducted by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) found that over 70 per cent of respondents wanted a surcharge on those who own more than one car.

 

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National University of Singapore (NUS) transport researcher Lee Der Horng noted that only about 7 per cent of motorists have more than one car.


7% may not seem alot. But if each person within the 7% group buys 10 cars and takes up all the COEs, isn't that bad?

 

[ilovesingapore]

My neighbour has three cars. One for himself,one for his wife and one for his daughter. I think it is fair to impose a surcharge on him.He is so rich and he occupies three parking lots.

But on the other hand, he is paying dearly for being the owner of the three cars. I asked him about the surcharge, he simply'shrugged his shoulders and told me, " no problem lah".

No matter how, Singaporeans are car owners and despite our world class transport system, everyone wants to own a car. I think the best way to control is to self-regulate. Remove all the COEs and remove all the ERPs, let the car owners regulate themselves. Just increase the road tax, the parking fees and the ERPs. Car owners will feel the pinch and they will throw away their cars.

Don't you think it is a good idea to remove all these restrictions?

 

[oli9]

The only way to approach this COE problem is for our useless transport minister to improve public transport. Give motorists a reason to give up their car. Easier said than done. Then why is he paid millions dollars for?

 

[looneytan]

My neighbour has three cars. One for himself,one for his wife and one for his daughter.

How you come to the conclusion that he has three cars? May be he has one car, his wife has one car and his daughter has one car.

 

[ilovesingapore]

How you come to the conclusion that he has three cars? May be he has one car, his wife has one car and his daughter has one car.

must reply or not?

 

[bryanlim1972]

the current price structure of cars front loads the cost of ownership. this in itself helps to discourage demand.

moving to a purely pay-per-use system would be fairer, although the middle class would suffer more as they tend to live further from work and would commute more.

on the plus side the rich may be encourage to buy even more cars and this helps to keep the economy going.

ownership is not the issue, but usage is.

i would suggest to remove COE and instead allow a car to be purchased only if one has proof of a parking space. parking spaces would become another commodity to be traded and taxed. all's good for the economy.

My neighbour has three cars. One for himself,one for his wife and one for his daughter. I think it is fair to impose a surcharge on him.He is so rich and he occupies three parking lots.

But on the other hand, he is paying dearly for being the owner of the three cars. I asked him about the surcharge, he simply'shrugged his shoulders and told me, " no problem lah".

No matter how, Singaporeans are car owners and despite our world class transport system, everyone wants to own a car. I think the best way to control is to self-regulate. Remove all the COEs and remove all the ERPs, let the car owners regulate themselves. Just increase the road tax, the parking fees and the ERPs. Car owners will feel the pinch and they will throw away their cars.

Don't you think it is a good idea to remove all these restrictions?

 

[Cestbon]

The best is group all car under one category. Why need to be split category become more complicated.
Just 3 group. Motorcycle, bus & heavy vehicle and car.
Taxi will be different group base one average 12 month COE price.
The main COE purpose is to control vehicle on the road not type of vehicle.

 

[ilovesingapore]

the current price structure of cars front loads the cost of ownership. this in itself helps to discourage demand.

moving to a purely pay-per-use system would be fairer, although the middle class would suffer more as they tend to live further from work and would commute more.

on the plus side the rich may be encourage to buy even more cars and this helps to keep the economy going.

ownership is not the issue, but usage is.

i would suggest to remove COE and instead allow a car to be purchased only if one has proof of a parking space. parking spaces would become another commodity to be traded and taxed. all's good for the economy.

good , yes!
in fact all coes and erps should all be abolished
let the car owners fight it out
if the roads are congested'
if the car parks are congested
blame the car owners
dont blame the government
this will eventually regulate itself
people will start to discard their cars
use the public transport instead...