You can drive your Singapore-registered vehicle out of Singapore and back if you meet these requirements.
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Driving your Singapore-registered vehicle out of Singapore |
Before driving out of Singapore, you must meet certain exit requirements. You must pay tolls by inserting your stored-value card into the card reader at the immigration booth when you exit and re-enter Singapore, even when the barrier at the immigration booth is lifted. Failure to pay your tolls can result in fines.
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Driving your vehicle out of Singapore
Before exiting Singapore
You must have the following:
- 3/4 tank of fuel
- Your vehicle’s fuel tank must be at least three-quarters full when exiting Singapore. This applies to all vehicles, including hybrid vehicles and Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) vehicles.
- Your vehicle’s fuel tank must be at least three-quarters full when exiting Singapore. This applies to all vehicles, including hybrid vehicles and Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) vehicles.
- A valid printed copy of your vehicle’s certificate of insurance (Malaysian authorities may request to see this document)
- A valid printed copy of your vehicle’s road tax validity (Malaysian authorities may request to see this document)
- A valid driving licence
- A stored-value card
- Ensure that your stored-value card (NETS CashCard/Motoring Card or CEPAS Card) has sufficient stored value to pay toll charges
Contact the relevant Malaysian authorities directly for more information about Malaysia’s entry and exit tolls, road charges, licences and traffic offences:
Additional requirement for buses and heavy vehicles entering Malaysia:
- Contact the relevant Malaysian authorities directly for more information about commercial vehicle licence before bringing your vehicle into Malaysia. For more information, please refer to the High Commission of Malaysia website.
Exiting Singapore
Top up your stored-value card before entering the checkpoint. There are no top-up machines at the checkpoints.
Insert your stored-value card to pay your toll charges before driving away from the immigration booth, to avoid fines of up to $1,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months for the first offence. You have to pay the toll charges even if the barrier is lifted after immigration clearance.
Toll charges payable to exit Singapore:
Vehicle Category |
Woodlands Checkpoint |
Tuas Checkpoint |
|---|---|---|
Motorcycles |
- |
- |
| Cars | $0.80 |
$2.10 |
Vans/Light Goods Vehicles* |
$1.50 |
$5.60 |
Heavy Goods Vehicles |
$2.00 |
$11.30 |
| Taxis | $0.40 |
$1.60 |
| Buses | $0.60 |
$2.50 |
* For vans / light goods vehicles having 2 axles or 6 wheels or less.
If you need assistance on tolls matters at the checkpoints, approach the officers at LTA's office there.
Returning to Singapore
When driving back to Singapore, pay toll charges by inserting your stored-value card (NETS CashCard/Motoring Card or CEPAS Card) into the card reader at the checkpoint immigration booth.
Insert your stored-value card to pay your toll charges before driving away from the immigration booth, to avoid fines of up to $1,000. You have to pay the toll charges even if the barrier is lifted after immigration clearance.
Toll charges payable to re-enter Singapore:
Vehicle Category |
Woodlands Checkpoint |
Tuas Checkpoint |
|---|---|---|
Motorcycles |
- |
- |
| Cars | - |
$2.10 |
Vans/Light Goods Vehicles* |
- |
$5.60 |
Heavy Goods Vehicles |
- |
$11.30 |
| Taxis | - |
$1.60 |
| Buses | - |
$2.50 |
* For vans / light goods vehicles having 2 axles or 6 wheels or less.
If you need assistance on tolls matters at the checkpoints, approach the officers at LTA's office there.
Find out more about Driving Rules and Information
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Topping up your stored-value card
Your stored-value card can be topped up to a maximum of $500. You can top up your card in the following ways:
Via credit and debit cards
- For NETS FlashPay/ Motoring Card: Download the NETS App from Google Play Store or Apple App Store and place your stored-value card against the back of an NFC enabled mobile device to top-up (register for Auto Top-Up (ATU) service to top up on-the-go with Singapore-registered credit/debit cards).
- Visit Transit Top-Up Kiosks (TUKs) at MRT stations (applicable to Singapore-registered credit/debit cards)
Via NETS
- Local Banks ATMs (DBS/ POSB/ OCBC/ UOB)
- NETS Self-Service Stations
- NETS Top-Up Machines located at selected car parks
- NETS Sales & Customer Service Centre
Via cash
- 7-Eleven
- Cheers
- FairPrice Xpress