SINGAPORE: The traffic police will void demerit points and refund any fines paid for 1,523 speeding tickets that were erroneously issued between Oct 30 and Dec 8 last year.
This was when the speed limit for three speed enforcement cameras along the Kallang–Paya Lebar Expressway (KPE) was incorrectly set at 70kmh, the police and the Land Transport Authority (LTA) said in a news release on Thursday (Feb 5).
This limit was 10kmh lower than the actual speed limit of 80kmh.
The error was discovered by the traffic police during a regular audit conducted in mid-December.
“The three enforcement cameras along KPE are managed by LTA on behalf of TP, under a larger service contract for KPE’s traffic management system. The incorrect speed limit setting was made by LTA’s contractor during a hardware replacement on Oct 30,” said the police and LTA.
“The error was promptly rectified by the contractor when discovered by TP. All speed cameras along the KPE managed under this service contract have been checked to ensure that the speed limits are set correctly. As a precautionary measure, TP has also checked all other speed cameras islandwide.”
Affected motorists do not need to take any action. The traffic police will be notifying them of the error.
All tickets and demerit points erroneously issued for speeding violations detected will be voided. Those who have already paid their composition sums will receive refunds through PayNow or bank transfer.
The traffic police and LTA said they “sincerely apologise” for the inconvenience caused.
“We take a serious view of this matter and are strengthening our checks and controls to prevent similar occurrences.”
Affected motorists with questions or concerns may contact the traffic police via the Singapore Police Force feedback portal.
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This was when the speed limit for three speed enforcement cameras along the Kallang–Paya Lebar Expressway (KPE) was incorrectly set at 70kmh, the police and the Land Transport Authority (LTA) said in a news release on Thursday (Feb 5).
This limit was 10kmh lower than the actual speed limit of 80kmh.
The error was discovered by the traffic police during a regular audit conducted in mid-December.
“The three enforcement cameras along KPE are managed by LTA on behalf of TP, under a larger service contract for KPE’s traffic management system. The incorrect speed limit setting was made by LTA’s contractor during a hardware replacement on Oct 30,” said the police and LTA.
“The error was promptly rectified by the contractor when discovered by TP. All speed cameras along the KPE managed under this service contract have been checked to ensure that the speed limits are set correctly. As a precautionary measure, TP has also checked all other speed cameras islandwide.”
Affected motorists do not need to take any action. The traffic police will be notifying them of the error.
All tickets and demerit points erroneously issued for speeding violations detected will be voided. Those who have already paid their composition sums will receive refunds through PayNow or bank transfer.
The traffic police and LTA said they “sincerely apologise” for the inconvenience caused.
“We take a serious view of this matter and are strengthening our checks and controls to prevent similar occurrences.”
Affected motorists with questions or concerns may contact the traffic police via the Singapore Police Force feedback portal.
Continue reading...