Certificate of Entitlement (COE) for bikes increasing

[crazyboi]

On dec bikes have the usual 800+ COE quota, however on Jan it was decreased to 500+ causing a spike in price from 1.9k to 2.7k. Now in Feb LTA is decreasing from 500+ to 300+ COEs. Is this new horse year going to be making history of Singapore's bike COE prices?? Will next month have 100+ COE quota for bikes left???

 

"SINGAPORE: The Certificate of Entitlement (COE) quota for the first bidding exercise in February is being cut, the same time as when changes to the COE classifications kick in.

The quota for motorcycles will see the biggest decrease, with a drop of 28.2 per cent to 361 from 503."

 

Reference: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/coe-quota-for-bidding/974558.html

[ride_slow]

"Taking the biggest hit are motorcycle COEs, with a 28.2 per cent drop to 361 from 563." It starts this coming first bidding of COE in February 2014.

 

http://sg.news.yahoo.com/coe-quotas-cut-by-12-9-per-cent-in-february-004332571.html

[kopvampp]

Knn now motorcycle coe hits 3k liao. .....I hate the people that sets the coe rules. ...

[Silent Hunter]

So expensive now!!!

[NL27]

are they trying to force people to take public transport? why are they using motorcycle COE for cars.

[zalk]

It's because 15% of all deregistered motorcycle COE goes to cars. And as you know, the years 2002 and 2003 were damn popular for motorcycles due to the release of the Wave, on top of hot favorites like the Phantom. And now, as the ten years are up... On top of that, the geniuses who have decided to renew their motorcycle COE for five years will also add to these in five years from now.

[hydrop]

Oh dear, my bike coe will end in mid 2015..... maybe by then bike coe 20k....

[wait4me]

Forfeit one year and renew now. Save 2k at least

[MR BIKER]

Oh dear, my bike coe will end in mid 2015..... maybe by then bike coe 20k....

Mine also June 2015. I think i will take the risk and wait next year. hopefully many bikes are scrapped then .

[Ice_cougar]

This is totally crap!! Bloody SG govt. Cars are the main contributor of congestion and traffic jams! Bike don't even cause traffic jams.

[kopvampp]

This is totally crap!! Bloody SG govt. Cars are the main contributor of congestion and traffic jams! Bike don't even cause traffic jams.

 

 

everybody knows that except the bloody govt.....they really want to suck everybody dry...

[lv3338]

Can understand if they tweak to reduce no of car on the road. Bike are small they dun need a coe and erp. They are just blood sucker

[Spinelli]

Will create hardship for those who depends on bike for livelihood.

[wait4me]

COE i think still ok but to make it so high amt ,,, omg..

they wan to pharse out class 2b is it??

 

 

ERP for bikes stupider

Edited February 10, 2014 by wait4me

[kopvampp]

Knn nbpcb. ....now coe 3.5k. .....2016 must change. ......

[ah786786]

Knn now motorcycle coe hits 3k liao. .....I hate the people that sets the coe rules. ...

HDB is a necessity,but still we pay 50k-100k+ just for interest

Encouraged go pulic,but still the fares also increase

Parking all outsourced to 3rd party companies,even at hospitals we pay high parking charges due to companies earning on commisions

they encourage us to have better and more family time,but due to pay here pay there still need to work weekends

Already Vehicles paying ,roadtax,coe,insurance...still need for ERP and in the end after 10years need to scrap with close to nothing $ for the vehicle

 

At the end we still Vote for ...

 

Needs a better revamp,like mentioned above,how about those depending on transport bike for livehood.

[ah786786]

Can understand if they tweak to reduce no of car on the road. Bike are small they dun need a coe and erp. They are just blood sucker

Maybe when "they" were planing this reduction of bike quota,they were stuck at causeway Jam with Msian bikes with hungry stomaches going to JB for makan 0_o

[hydrop]

At this rate of increasing, bikes will soon become toys for the rich. No more class 2b and 2a. You will only see bmw, ducati and high end bikes on the road. All the rest go take bus and mrt.

[matthias76]

Looi fcuk You needs to wake up his bloody idea.

[slappywoo]

seriously wtf is wrong with the minds of the govt,even if they open up their eyes a little, they would see how many people are against them. families who are dependent on their vehicle for work how?

[MR BIKER]

Cant we meet mp???????????????????

[matthias76]

I guess only cheapos like me would make so much noise about this spike in COE price. See the post I quote and tell me I am wrong.

 

 

I kindof agree with the "image" thing. One of the current problems right now with motorcycles is that to most people they are "cheap transport", little more than bicycles with engines. They might have ideas such as:

 

1. why do i have to spend so much time learning how to ride a motorbike? it's just a cheap simple transport. (riders end up not going for advanced training)

 

2. why do i have to spend so much money on maintaining the bike and keeping it roadworthy? it can move, right? (less attention paid to how a bike works mechanically, slower/lesser detection of potential faults)

 

3. non-motorcyclists might not be aware that there are many more performance-oriented motorcycles on the road. some still have the idea that motorcycles should keep left on e'ways. others think that motorbikes should not occupy a whole lane by themselves (a friend has actually heard a taxi driver saying such things; imagine: professional drivers are saying these things). the fact is, there are more and more big bikes on the road. there are also many small bikes which are very "performance" too. this change in the bike "demographic" should be recognised, i feel.

 

 

i think the main thing is how many riders think a motorbike is cheap transport, or even cheap fun. in the past, perhaps keeping motorcycles' costs low were important so that even the poorer people can afford to have their own transport.

 

should this still be true today? perhaps we didn't realise the POTENTIAL dangers for motorcycling in the past, especially for those who are less prepared. i think enforcing more training, higher standards of training, etc might deny some people access to motorbikes, but the improvement in road safety, and in reduced loss of lives, might be worth it.

 

I always like to put these statements to challenge

 

1. Good may not be cheap but Good does not have to be expensive too.

2. Cheap may not be good, but expensive may not be good too.

Edited February 21, 2014 by matthias76

[slappywoo]

training is strict enough as it should be, imho. maybe im just cheapo or anti-gov to say this, but they are just sucking our pockets dry. brainless answer you ma think, but im just lazy and inexperienced to voice out.

[matthias76]

I ride a 9 year old phantom. And i didn't choose a performance bike because I could not afford one. Been riding for 7 years or so now, and Phantom has been more than enough for me to cover from point a to point b in sinkapore. So many traffic lights, 1300cc also no use. So many cars, even if sometimes want to split lane also can't, and I envy some of the kups/ waves/ barebones that manage to clear a congested section of the road.

 

COE is going to be the next successful HDB project. Super expensive, consumes your life savings, and totally redundant.

 

Welcome to the land of millionaires.

[slappywoo]

many of the people are stepping out of the country because we aren't millionaires. its sad, but true.