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4feb2026
14 heavy vehicles drivers charged in court for speeding & without speed limiters
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Fourteen men were charged in court on Feb 24 after they were caught speeding while driving heavy vehicles without speed limiters between September and December 2025.
Among them were six repeat offenders.
Vikram Singh, 34, was allegedly driving a cement mixer at a speed of 61kmh along Sheares Avenue in September 2025, above the speed limit of 40kmh
He was previously convicted for a similar offence in October 2025.
Sivalingam Vinayagram, 34, was said to be driving a tipper truck at 73kmh along Seletar Expressway in November 2025, above the speed limit of 60kmh.
He has two prior convictions for speeding offences in 2022
Pappu Karthikeyan, 52, was said to be driving a cement mixer along the Pan Island Expressway in November 2025, at 58kmh, above the speed limit of 40kmh.
He has four previous convictions for speeding offences.
The other three repeat offenders were caught on Dec 9, 2025, along Sheares Avenue.
Arumugam Kumar, 44, was allegedly driving a tipper truck at 65kmh, above the speed limit of 50kmh. He committed a similar offence in 2019.
Krishnamoorthy Kalidass, 37, was allegedly driving a trailer at 66kmh, above the speed limit of 50kmh.
He was convicted of speeding in 2020 and 2021.
Nor Azhar bin Masrip, 55, was allegedly driving a trailer at 66kmh.
He was convicted of speeding in 2012 and 1998.
The other men charged on Feb 25 are:
Wang Qiang, 38;
Somu Karuppiya, 50;
Chinnasamy Sivakumar, 32;
Qiao Zhenyang, 37;
Teo Gee Yit, 52;
Chong Siaw Kiong, 49;
Ramasamy Karthikeyan, 37;
Monir Md Moniruzzaman, 32
Speeding remains one of the main causes of
traffic accidents, the police said in a statement on Feb 23.
Heavy vehicles with a maximum laden weight (MLW) exceeding 12,000kg must be fitted with working speed limiters under current laws.
A speed limiter, which costs around $900, is a device that restricts vehicle engines to a maximum speed of 60kmh.
Vehicles with an MLW of between 3,501kg and 12,000kg are required to have the speed limiters installed by July 2027.
Lorries registered before 2018 with an MLW of between 3,501kg and 5,000kg must have speed limiters installed by July 1.
Their owners are strongly encouraged to do so before the deadline.
Heavy vehicles found exceeding their regulated speed limits will be required to undergo inspection to verify that their speed limiters are functioning properly.
Those who fail to produce their vehicles for inspection can be fined up to $1,000, jailed for up to three months, or both.