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Off-peak car benefits unfair to owners who pay full tax


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Not going to repeat, just read the letter yourself.

 

http://www.asiaone.com/Motoring/Owners/Oth...302-125697.html

 

The only 2 questions I have in my head now are... when someone writes with an argument like this, is he having a good and clear picture of OPC vs NORMAL population in Singapore? In the traffic jam we see everyday, how significant a role has OPC cars played?

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Neutral Newbie
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they should sent more police out there or even cisco to get all this red plate...

 

cos i got 2 more friends just buy a red plate and use it like normal plate...

 

telling them better careful as the fine is soooo high!! then they reply me... since when u see lta or police on the road that much, and they always drive short short and a while to the place they want... not to town... so will not get caught!!! any there's few friend also use the OPC as per normal... and till now almost 4 yr... as long as dun go near town area... no problem at all!!!

 

anyway i just say good luck to them...

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Neutral Newbie

It will end,.........................if no OPC [lipsrsealed]

Yeah right! just abolish the OPC and stick to one colour plate. nobody will complain about fairness.

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Turbocharged
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nothing is free in this world..especially in Singapore..

 

if OPC rules are relaxed..definitely road tax gonna be increased..or decrease in the 17k upfront rebates..there's just no way i can see the rules relaxed without any reduction in monetary benefit from somewhere..

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Neutral Newbie

Let's be a little objective. If the OPC scheme is made attractive enough, then all of us can convert to OPC too [cool]

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Get rid of all the motor vehicles in S'pore and allow only bicycles and trishaws. Solve all the problems . . . . [sleeping][sleeping]

 

Win!

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Say....

 

Mr L4uw drive Japanese car, BMW, Merz, other people drive Lambo, Ferrari dating hot chicks... Fair anot ? Not fair ?

Mr L4uw is his mother's son, someone else is Bill Gate's son.... Fair anot ? Not fair ?

Mr L4uw 175cm, your colleagues height 180cm... Fair anot ? Not fair ?

 

Arbo... next time when Mr Lauw's boss give him 1 extra day paid leave, he should reject because not fair to his other colleagues.

 

Nothing is fair in this world...

 

The thing that is fair is.........

 

1. One day we will leave the world

2. Time, 24hrs a day for everyone

 

You are one funny joker... Mr L4uw

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In my opinion, I think this OPC scheme is a no brainer. It is in existence because it makes money for the government.

 

It's either you have enough funds and objectively enough reasons to own a full use vehiclel, or don't at all.

 

This half-in half-out, black and white mixed gray area option, is because of additional revenues from a small pocket of motoring market they don't want to miss out.

 

What you think? <_<

 

Furthermore, these red platers are often spotted speeding or driving dangerously even though they lack driving experience. The mentality of "I've paid to be out on the road at this time, therefore I am entitled my right of way.." is rampant among OPCs.

 

Abolish it.

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Get rid of all the motor vehicles in S'pore and allow only bicycles and trishaws. Solve all the problems . . . . [sleeping][sleeping]

[thumbsup]

 

red plates make people green

 

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i think the reasons behind OPC are very sound. but some of the conditions are highly debatable.

 

the key here is the enforcement and the means by which it is implemented. totally STUPID.

 

then again, look at how certain situations are handled. actually, think of it as stupid people are everywhere. but once they find their way into gahmen/civil service, they try to stay there n leech on cos harder to find jobs outside. it's human nature, really.

 

not saying that all pple in gahmen/politicians/civil servants are stupid.. so i hope my FELLOW civil servants dun take offence [flowerface]

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In my opinion, I think this OPC scheme is a no brainer. It is in existence because it makes money for the government.

 

It's either you have enough funds and objectively enough reasons to own a full use vehiclel, or don't at all.

 

This half-in half-out, black and white mixed gray area option, is because of additional revenues from a small pocket of motoring market they don't want to miss out.

 

What you think? <_<

 

Furthermore, these red platers are often spotted speeding or driving dangerously even though they lack driving experience. The mentality of "I've paid to be out on the road at this time, therefore I am entitled my right of way.." is rampant among OPCs.

 

Abolish it.

 

I too drive OPC car and I too share the same feeling as U. There are other OPC drivers who speed and drive dangerously. Sometimes I wonder if they lack driving experience or just simply naive. Then again with normal plate, does it make them better drivers since they drive every day?

 

Before I had a family, I would take MRT to work as my office is in the CBD.I dont believe in driving to CBD, paying all the ERP and parking and then drive back home. Those who are doing sales or working in outlying areas in Sg, I can understand the need to drive.

 

Now that I have children, I got the OPC car to ferry them to extra classes and excursion over the weekend.

 

Sometimes I think that OPC cars are look down becos they only drive out at night/weekends. I personally have been driving for a while and even driven in Malaysia and USA.

 

Please give a thought or 2 to OPC car owners. They have the common ordinary cars base on needs,not wants.

 

OPC Luxury belongs to another category [lipsrsealed]

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Never will it end...as long as the sun rises from the east! :D

 

I thought the sun only rises from the South in Sillypore .... [shocked]

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