The “green religion”, which concerns so-called climate change, is largely to blame for regulations such as those approved in SingaporeThere, the government has recently been giving bonuses to all those users who send their motorcycles registered before July 1, 2003 to the scrapyard.
According to a statement issued by Singapore’s National Environment Agency: “Air pollution is a major threat to public health in many cities. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), air pollution is the single greatest environmental risk to health. Over the years, the Government has introduced various initiatives to address vehicle emissions, which are a key source of air pollutants such as ozone and particulate matter (PM).”
Singapore government offers scrappage bonuses
Up to $3,500about 3,170 euros at the current exchange rate, is the figure offered by the Singapore government (the measure seems to be no longer in force), to those who chose to get rid of their used motorcycle that was more than 20 years old. Although users, as detailed by Ride Apart “They have the option of registering their motorcycles in either the Classic Vehicle Scheme (CVS) or the Revised Vintage Vehicle Scheme (RVVS).”
In any case, old motorcycles that are not registered in the above-mentioned programs will not be allowed to circulate on Singapore roads. after June 30, 2028In addition, the emissions standards in use for these motorcycles were also tightened as of April 6, 2023, when new regulations regarding these were approved.
Users who wished to join this scrapping plan in Singapore had to have a Certificate of Ownership (COE) valid for 10 years from April 6, 2018, and deregister their motorcycles before April 5, 2023 or earlier. The incentive consisted of two sections:
- For one, the owner of a qualifying motorcycle would receive $2,000 if the motorcycle was deregistered on or before April 5, 2023.
- If the motorcycle’s transit authorization was not renewed on or after April 7, 2018, the owner received an additional 1,500 at the time of its cancellation.
The owner also received a refund for the period of authorization that he had not used his motorcycle at the time of its deregistration. At the moment it seems that this incentive program promoted by the Singapore authorities has covered the estimated quota of vehicles, so no more requests for a bonus for scrapping motorcycles older than 20 years are being accepted.
