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September 2, 2023
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Before Scrapping: How to Deregister Your Car in Singapore

Scrapping your car is one of the LTA (Land Transport Authority)-approved ways to dispose of a vehicle in Singapore. But to scrap your car, you need to cancel its registration with the LTA first. Today’s guide walks you through the process of deregistering your vehicle in Singapore when scrapping. What Does it Mean to Deregister a Car? Canceling your vehicle’s registration with the LTA in Singapore means that you can’t use it or keep it in the country any longer. After deregistering your vehicle, you must get rid of it either by scrapping, exporting, or temporarily storing it at an LTA-designated EPZ (Export Processing Zone) to be exported. When to Deregister Your Car To own and use a car in Singapore, you must obtain a COE (certificate of Entitlement) and then register the vehicle. A COE allows you to keep and use the car for 10 years. After this period, you can extend your COE if you still want to use the car or cancel the registration if you don’t. You can renew your car’s COE multiple times, and you can also deregister the car before its COE expires. How to Deregister a Car in Singapore When Scrapping Here are […]