If you need assistance,

please call our Customer Service Line:

1800-CALL LTA (1800-2255 582)
or visit the LTA website at
www.lta.gov.sg or
www.onemotoring.com.sg
for more information.

Printed Date: May 2011

The information contained in this pamphlet is current at the time of printing.
It is subject to change as may be required by the relevant authorities.
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There are currently two types of Off-Peak

Car (OPC) schemes offering different tax
concessions and restricted hours.

To learn more about the OPC schemes and

the details on when and where to purchase
electronic Day Licence (e-Day Licence) for
the use of the OPC, please refer to the
relevant pages listed overleaf.
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CONTENTS
01 Understanding the OPC scheme pg 03
02 How do I tell if my car is registered
under the OPC scheme or the revised
OPC scheme? pg 06
03 Using your car registered under
OPC / revised OPC scheme pg 07
04 Buying your e-Day Licence pg 08
05 Is it an offence to use an OPC / revised
OPC / WEC with an undated e-Day
Licence or without a valid e-Day Licence? pg 14 The revised OPC scheme:
06 How do I convert my normal car /
OPC to the revised OPC scheme, or
convert from OPC / revised OPC
to a normal car scheme? pg 15
07 Vehicle registration number plates on Saturdays and on the eves of New Year, Lunar New Year,
and seals pg 19
08 Preferential Additional Registration Fee
(PARF) benefit of OPC / revised OPC pg 20
09 LTA-authorised vehicle inspection centres pg 25
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Understanding the
Off-Peak Car scheme
There are two types of Off-Peak Car (OPC) schemes – the
old scheme and the revised scheme. From 25 January
2010, the old OPC scheme is no longer available for
registration and conversion.
The old OPC scheme:
Cars registered or converted to the scheme before 25
January 2010. Cars will remain registered under the old
OPC scheme unless vehicle owners apply to LTA to convert
them to the revised OPC scheme.
Cars registered or converted to the scheme on and after 25
January 2010.
What’s the difference?
Cars under the revised OPC scheme enjoy unrestricted use
Hari Raya Puasa, Deepavali and Christmas. However, the
discount on road tax is lower with the extended usage.
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Comparing Tax Concessions

OPC Scheme Revised OPC Scheme

Normal Car
Car originally
converted
New car registered
Normal Car Normal Car to an OPC
New car registered under OPC
converted converted to under old
registered as under the scheme, then
to the OPC the revised scheme then
an OPC revised converted to
scheme scheme converted to
scheme the revised
the revised
scheme
scheme

Upfront rebate1 √ √

$800 discount on annual

road tax (Minimum road tax √ √
is $50 per year.)
$500 discount on annual
road tax (Minimum road tax √ √ √ √
is $70 per year.)

Additional PARF2 rebate √ √4

OPC cash rebate3 √ √

1. An Upfront rebate of up to $17,000 on the Quota Premium (QP) for the
Certificate of Entitlement (COE) and the Additional Registration Fee (ARF).
2. $2,200 additional PARF rebate per year that the car remains as a converted
OPC under the OPC scheme.
3. Up to $1,100 OPC cash rebate for every six months the car is registered as
a revised OPC until the car reaches 10 years old. The car must be kept as an
OPC under the revised OPC scheme for at least six months after its conversion,
except in cases of deregistration or when the OPC under the revised OPC
scheme reaches the age of 10 years, to enjoy the cash rebate. No OPC cash
rebate will be given for the period when the car is laid up.
4. A one-time payment of the accumulated additional PARF rebate is granted at
point of conversion of the car to the revised OPC scheme. This one-time cash
payment will be used to offset the $100 administrative fee, as well as any road
tax payable, and any balance will be refunded to the registered owner.
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How do I tell if my car Using your car

is registered under registered under
the OPC scheme or the OPC / revised OPC scheme
revised OPC scheme? You can drive your car freely outside restricted hours. You
need to pay $20 for a valid Electronic Day Licence (e-Day
You may refer to your vehicle’s latest road tax disc or check Licence) to drive your car during the following restricted
at www.onemotoring.com.sg (Login to LTA e-Services > hours:
Vehicle Hub > Enquire & Print Vehicle Reg Details).
Cars registered under the OPC / WEC* scheme
Weekdays
7.00am to 7.00pm
(except public holidays)
Saturdays (except public
holidays) and the eves of
New Year, Lunar New Year, 7.00am to 3.00pm
Hari Raya Puasa, Deepavali
and Christmas
Sundays and
No restriction
Public Holidays

Cars registered under the revised OPC scheme

Weekdays
7.00am to 7.00pm
(except public holidays)
Saturdays and the eves of
New Year, Lunar New Year,
No restriction
Hari Raya Puasa, Deepavali
and Christmas
Sundays and
No restriction
Public Holidays

*
Weekend Car
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Buying your
e-Day Licence
When buying an e-Day Licence, you need to have:
• The OPC / revised OPC / WEC registration number; and
• The ID type and number of the registered vehicle owner
(e.g. NRIC for Singaporeans, Singapore PRs and Malaysians,
ACRA number for companies, etc).

You can buy the e-Day Licence:

i) Before you drive. Up to two weeks ahead; or
ii) After you drive. By 2359 hrs on the next day; or
iii) You can also buy an undated licence. However, an
undated licence is not valid unless you have specified
a usage date. You can specify the usage date by 2359 hrs
on the next day after you drive.
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Where to buy e-Day Licences

Service Mode of
Merchant Instructions
Availability Payment
• Visit www.onemotoring.com.sg1
Internet Banking • Select Buy e-Day Licence (Under “LTA e-Services” tab)
via eNets Debit
6am to OR
(Citibank, DBS /
midnight daily • Login to LTA e-Services using SingPass, EASY or
POSB, OCBC /
Plus! or UOB) User ID & Password
• Select Licensing > e-Day Licence > Buy for my vehicle
• A one-time registration and activation at www.mobilepay.sg
is required.
Credit/ Debit Card
6am to • Send an SMS in the following format to 74729:
(Mastercard /
midnight daily LTA<space>EDAY<space>BUY<space>DDMMYY
Visa only)
(e.g. LTA EDAY BUY 130411)
• Visit www.mobilepay.sg for more information
ATM Card /
Credit / Debit Card
6am to (Mastercard / Visa)
• Select Government > LTA > Buy e-Day Licence
midnight daily of participating
banks /
Diners Club Card

As per operating Cash / • Purchase at any SingPost outlet

hours of SingPost NETS Card / • Please visit www.singpost.com.sg for the locations and
outlets NETS CashCard operating hours of SingPost outlets

As per operating Cash / • Purchase at AAS offices

hours of AAS NETS Card / • Please visit www.aas.com.sg for the locations and
offices NETS CashCard operating hours of AAS outlets

1. Please access LTA e-Services on www.onemotoring.com.sg using Internet

Explorer 5.5 and above (remember to turn off the pop-up blocker setting) and
install the J2SE Runtime Environment version 1.6.17 onto your computer.
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Other e-Day Licence transactions

You can also perform the following transactions for your
e-Day Licence via the service channels available:
• Enter usage date of undated licence
• Change usage date
• Cancel e-Day Licence

If you wish to cancel your e-Day Licence or change the

usage date of your e-Day Licence, it must be done before
7am on the usage date stated on the licence.

e-Day Licence service channels – A summary

Services Available
Service Channels
Enter Usage Change Usage Cancel e-Day
Buy Enquiry
Date Date Licence
Internet (without login) at
Yes No No No Yes
www.onemotoring.com.sg
Internet (with login) at
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
www.onemotoring.com.sg

AXS Stations Yes No No No Yes

Yes (with
MobileP@y Service at 74729 Yes Yes Yes Yes
date)

Singapore Post Limited (SingPost) Yes Yes* Yes* Yes* No

Automobile Association of
Yes Yes* Yes* Yes* No
Singapore (AAS)
LTA Hotline: 1800–CALL LTA
No No No No Yes
(1800–2255 582)

* Original identification documents and application forms are required.

The forms (DL03 and DL04) are available at www.onemotoring.com.sg.
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Is it an offence to use an
OPC / revised OPC / WEC
with an undated e-Day
Licence or without a valid
e-Day Licence?
Yes. The driver or registered owner of the OPC / revised
OPC / WEC has to ensure that a prepaid undated e-Day
Licence, or a free e-Day Licence for WEC is dated for use
before 2359 hours on the next day after the OPC / revised
OPC / WEC has been driven.
The driver or registered owner of the OPC / revised OPC /
WEC who causes or permits the car to be driven during the
restricted hours without a valid e-Day Licence or undated
e-Day Licence faces a fine not exceeding $5,000. For a
second or subsequent conviction, he or she will face a fine
not exceeding $10,000.
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How do I convert my normal
car / OPC to the revised OPC
scheme, or convert from
OPC / revised OPC to a
normal car scheme?
Step 1
Get the total conversion fees and new road tax from
www.onemotoring.com.sg (Under Quick Access > LTA
e-Services (non-login) > Maintain A Vehicle > OPC/WEC
Conversion Fees)
Step 2
Submit to the LTA:
• Completed Application Form R10 – Application for Conversion
of Off-Peak Car (OPC) / Weekend Car (WEC) / Normal Car;
• Original road tax disc of the car;
• Original periodic inspection certificate (if applicable);
• Original certificate for motor insurance, covering the full period
of road tax;
• Original identity document^ of the individual owner. (If the owner
is a company or a business, the original ACRA printout valid
up to 14 days from the date of issue and the original identity
document^ of the authorised person from the company or
business must be produced);
• Original identity document^ of the authorised representative if
the registered vehicle owner/authorised person is not present
at the time of application; and
^
NRIC (for Singaporean, Singapore Permanent Resident and Malaysian)
or passport (for foreigner other than Malaysian).
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Fees and taxes, and transaction channels

A. Normal Car converting to the revised OPC scheme:
i) Administrative fee of $100;
ii) New 12-month road tax payable under the revised
OPC scheme from the date of conversion;
iii) Where: LTA Office at 10 Sin Ming Drive, Singapore
575701*.

B. OPC converting to the revised OPC scheme:

i) Administrative fee of $100;
ii) Road tax top-up under the revised OPC scheme;
iii) Where:
a. For OPCs that have remained as OPCs since
registration or are not PARF-eligible: AXS Stations
or Internet at www.onemotoring.com.sg (6am to
midnight daily)
b. For converted OPCs (OPCs that were converted
from the Normal Car scheme) which are eligible for
the one-time accumulated additional PARF rebate:
Internet at www.onemotoring.com.sg (with
login) or LTA Office at 10 Sin Ming Drive, Singapore
575701*.

Note:
(a) Accumulated additional PARF rebate (if any) will be used to offset the
administrative fee as well as any road tax payable at the point of conversion.
The remaining additional PARF rebate (if any) will be granted to the owner
within 1 month upon successful conversion.
(b) Once the OPC is converted to the revised OPC scheme, it cannot be converted
back to the OPC scheme.

* Operating hours: 8am to 4.30pm (Monday to Friday), 8am to 12noon

(Saturday). Closed on Sunday and Public Holidays.
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C. OPC / revised OPC converting to Normal Car scheme:
i) Administrative fee of $100;
ii) New road tax payable under the Normal Car scheme;
iii) Top-up fee for the ‘unused Upfront rebate’ as follows
(if applicable);
Upfront rebate of (120 months – number of months
up to $17,000 x & days registered as an OPC at
120 months time of conversion)
iv) Where: LTA Office at 10 Sin Ming Drive, Singapore 575701*.
Step 3
For (A) and (C), you need to change the vehicle registration
number plates to reflect your car’s new scheme within three
calendar days from the date of conversion. Failure to do so
is an offence under the Road Traffic Act.
* Operating hours: 8am to 4.30pm (Monday to Friday), 8am to 12noon
(Saturday). Closed on Sunday and Public Holidays.
Your Guide to Off-Peak Car Scheme | 19
Vehicle registration
number plates and seals
Cars registered under the OPC/ revised OPC / WEC
scheme must have red licence plates with white lettering.
These plates have to be welded and sealed to the body of
the car. Welding can be carried out at any workshop while
sealing of the number plates must be done at an authorised
inspection centre (see list at end of brochure).
Breaking of registration number plate seal
If you need to remove the number plate(s) for repair or if
there is a change in the vehicle registration number, you
need to get LTA’s approval first. The application form (Form
R08 – Application To Break And Reseal Licence Plate Seal)
is available from www.onemotoring.com.sg.
Annual number plate seal inspection
The seal on the licence plate has to be inspected at any
LTA-authorised vehicle inspection centre before you can
renew your annual road tax.
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Preferential Additional
Registration Fee (PARF)
benefit of an OPC /
revised OPC
A. For cars originally registered as OPCs /
revised OPCs
If you deregister your PARF-eligible car before it reaches 10
years old, you are entitled to a PARF rebate based on its
age at deregistration:

PARF Rebate

Age at Deregistration For Cars Registered With COE Obtained:

(years)
Before May 2002 From May 2002 Tender
Tender* Onwards

Not exceeding 5 130% of OMV 75% of ARF paid

Above 5 but not exceeding 6 120% of OMV 70% of ARF paid

Above 6 but not exceeding 7 110% of OMV 65% of ARF paid

Above 7 but not exceeding 8 100% of OMV 60% of ARF paid

Above 8 but not exceeding 9 90% of OMV 55% of ARF paid

Above 9 but not exceeding 10 80% of OMV 50% of ARF paid

Above 10 Nil Nil

* PARF rebate as stated or what the owner had paid as ARF at the
point of registration, whichever is lower.
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B. For normal cars converted to OPC The six-monthly OPC cash rebate will be computed as
scheme before 25 January 2010 follows:-
On top of the PARF benefit, you may also enjoy an {QP (Bid Cat) +
additional PARF benefit, which is computed as follows:- [(Additional Registration Fee rate x
Open Market Value) - Actual Green Rebate]} * x $1,100
$17,000
Life-span as Converted OPC $2,200
x
(in months and days) 12 where:
QP (Bid Cat) is the actual Quota Premium paid at
Subject to PARF-eligibility of the OPC, this additional PARF registration
benefit will be paid out only upon deregistration of the OPC.
Actual Green Rebate is the actual green rebate utilised at
registration (if applicable)
C. For normal cars converted to OPCs
under the revised OPC scheme on and * Amount capped at $17,000
after 25 January 2010 Note:
The above formula applies only for a full 6-month cash rebate period. Adjustments will
On top of the PARF benefit, you may be granted an OPC be made for any pro-rated cash rebate period, e.g. due to lay-up, deregistration, etc.
cash rebate of up to $1,100 for every six months of
registration as an OPC under the revised OPC scheme, No OPC cash rebate will be given for the period when the
until the car is 10 years old. The car must be kept as an car is laid-up.
OPC under the revised OPC scheme for at least six months
after its conversion, except in cases of deregistration or
when the revised OPC is 10 years old, to enjoy the OPC
cash rebate.
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D. For normal cars converted to OPCs LTA-authorised

before 25 January 2010 and subsequently
converted to the revised OPC scheme vehicle inspection centres
Subject to PARF-eligibility of the OPC, you will enjoy
Inspection Contact
a one-time payment of the accumulated additional PARF Location
Centre Number
rebate at the point of conversion to the revised OPC
scheme (Please refer to Part B of the section before for
JIC Inspection • 21 Ang Mo Kio Street 63 6484 7370
the computation). Services Pte Ltd • 53 Pioneer Road 6863 9639

In addition, you may be granted an OPC cash rebate of • 249 Jalan Boon Lay 6261 6178
up to $1,100 for every six months of registration as an OPC STA Inspection
• 302 Sin Ming Road 6452 1398
under the revised OPC scheme, until the car reaches 10 Pte Ltd
• 2E Ayer Rajah Crescent* 6476 0988
years old (Please refer to Part C of the section before for the
computation of the six-monthly OPC cash rebate). • 511 Bukit Batok Street 23
• 20 Changi North Crescent
The car must be kept as an OPC under the revised OPC VICOM Ltd • 23 Kaki Bukit Avenue 4 6458 4555
scheme for at least six months after its conversion, unless • 385 Sin Ming Drive
the car is deregistered or when the revised OPC reaches • 501 Yishun Industrial Park A
the age of 10 years, to enjoy the OPC cash rebate.

No OPC cash rebate will be given for the period when the
car is laid-up.

* Will cease operations from 13 August 2011.