Vocational Licence (VL) holders will receive a renewal notice sent to their registered address 1 to 2 months before their licence expires, informing them of their renewal requirements. Medical Assessment (for VL holders aged 50 and above) or Assessment of Fitness to Drive (for VL holders turning 70, 73 and 74 years old) will be part of the renewal requirements.
Age Group (50 years old and above)
VL holders aged 50 years old and above must undergo medical check-ups and be certified fit medically to drive a public service vehicle, before they can renew their VL.
You can visit any Singapore-registered clinic for the medical check-up. Please bring along the following documents:
- *Renewal notice
- ^Specialist’s Memo certifying you fit to drive a Public Service Vehicle (if you have any pre-existing medical conditions)
*With effect from 2 February 2026, the renewal notice will contain a link and QR code for the doctor to access the HMER for your medical assessment. Please bring along the renewal notice during your clinic visit.
^You may consult your doctor for further assistance on how to obtain these documents. If you are referred for further specialist assessment, you are required to return to the same doctor to complete your medical examination.
After the medical check-up, you will receive an SMS confirming your medical submission to LTA. You will receive a 2nd SMS within 3 working days if your medical submission is accepted by LTA.
HMER Transition Period <2 February 2026 – 31 July 2026>
We are still able to accept completed physical copies of the LTA medical form/ Assessment on Fitness to Drive form during the HMER 6-month transition period from 2 February 2026 to 31 July 2026.
If you have received a renewal notice with the physical copy of the LTA medical form/Assessment on Fitness to Drive form instead, please bring along both the renewal notice and the LTA medical form/Assessment on Fitness to Drive form for your medical assessment.
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Age Group (VL holders turning 70, 73 and 74 years old)
In addition to the above medical requirements, VL holders turning 70, 73 and 74 years old are required to take an additional on-road assessment test. This assessment is not required if you are a non-driver, holding a BAVL only.
Here are the steps:
1. Book an appointment at any of the following three driving centres.
Note: Charges apply for mobile calls to "1800" service lines and only calls made from regular land lines are free.
2. Present the following documents on your test appointment date:
- NRIC
- Renewal notice
- 2nd SMS you received from LTA indicating that your medical submission has been accepted
3. Pass the on-road assessment test
If you passed the on-road assessment test, the driving centre will issue you the completed on-road assessment checklist for your safekeeping. The driving centre will notify LTA on your assessment result. Thereafter, you will receive a SMS from LTA indicating that you have passed your on-road assessment.
HMER Transition Period <2 February 2026 – 31 July 2026>
We are still able to accept completed physical copy of the Assessment on Fitness to Drive form and on-road assessment checklist during the HMER 6-month transition period from 2 February 2026 to 31 July 2026.
If your doctor has completed your medical examination using the physical copy of the Assessment on Fitness to Drive form, please bring along the completed form endorsed by your doctor for your on-road assessment.
If you pass the test, the driving assessor should endorse in Part III of the Assessment on Fitness to Drive form and issue you a separate on-road assessment checklist to indicate that you have completed the assessment. Please submit both the Assessment on Fitness to Drive form and the on-road assessment checklist in your renewal submission to us.
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Other points to note:
- If you are driving a modified vehicle (e.g. with a spinner knob, left foot accelerator), please take your on-road assessment with Tan Tock Seng Hospital’s Occupational Therapy Clinic.
- If you are a taxi driver or private hire car driver, the driving centre will provide a car for the on-road assessment. If you are a Class 3 bus driver, you need to use your own bus to take the on-road assessment. If you have vocational licences to drive both types of vehicles, you have to take the on-road assessment twice, once with a car and once with a bus.
