▲ 69 ▼ [article] Certificate to own car in Singapore rockets to $106,000 (www.theguardian.com) submitted 2 years ago* by brawleryukon@lemmy.world to c/fuckcars@lemmy.world 5 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (2 children) Is this also commercial use? permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] AdamEatsAss@lemmy.world 20 points 2 years ago No, it's to own a car for personal use. Singapore is a city state, emphasis on the city part. The article also says it only takes 60 minutes to drive end to end so the need for a car is probably minimal. The fee they are referring to here was created to reduce the amount of cars on the roads to help with traffic. Singapore has a pretty robust public transit system so for most people it probably isn't a deal breaker. I'm glad to see a country taking action to limit car dependance. permalink fedilink source parent [–] YerbaYerba@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago Wikipedia mentions the fee for commercial vehicles is slightly less at 75k. Even motorcycles are subject to the fee and quota. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AdamEatsAss@lemmy.world 20 points 2 years ago No, it's to own a car for personal use. Singapore is a city state, emphasis on the city part. The article also says it only takes 60 minutes to drive end to end so the need for a car is probably minimal. The fee they are referring to here was created to reduce the amount of cars on the roads to help with traffic. Singapore has a pretty robust public transit system so for most people it probably isn't a deal breaker. I'm glad to see a country taking action to limit car dependance. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] YerbaYerba@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago Wikipedia mentions the fee for commercial vehicles is slightly less at 75k. Even motorcycles are subject to the fee and quota. permalink fedilink source parent