Editorial policy
Every Carscrap guide is researched, checked, dated and corrected the same way: Singapore statute and LTA first, a fetched date on every figure, and proposals never written as law.
- 9-rank source order
- Fetched date on every figure
- Public corrections route
By Carscrap TeamFigures checked against primary sourcesUpdated
- A named primary source yes
- A fetched date yes
- A current or proposed label yes
- Partner scrapyard sign-off no
- A promised outcome no
Rank order
Source hierarchy
When two sources disagree on a rebate, deadline or penalty, the higher rank wins. A competitor's page or an industry blog never overrides LTA or Singapore Statutes Online.
Ranks 1 to 6 are public and linked below. Ranks 7 to 9 are documents about one vehicle, so a guide can only tell you which of them to check, such as the rebate shown on the LTA rebate enquiry e-service.[1]
| Rank | Source | Used for |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore Statutes Online[2] | Acts and subsidiary legislation in force |
| 2 | LTA and OneMotoring[3] | Regulator rules, schedules and e-services |
| 3 | Ministry of Transport / Parliament[4] | Policy statements, Bills and commencement |
| 4 | Singapore Customs and foreign customs[5] | Export documentation |
| 5 | Singapore Courts and Small Claims Tribunals[6] | Dispute routes and judgments |
| 6 | Consumers Association of Singapore (CASE)[7] | What a motoring accreditation covers |
| 7 | Vehicle-specific records and agreements | Your LTA record, quotation, finance terms |
| 8 | Shipping and export documents | Bills of lading, permits, receipts |
| 9 | Reputable industry guidance | Context only, never a figure |
Verification
How figures are verified and dated
Each rebate, deadline, fee and penalty figure is opened on its primary page, the sentence that states it is recorded, and the fetched date is printed in the page's Sources block. The PARF schedule of 30% to 5% of net ARF, capped at $30,000, is one such figure.[8]
Categories that change often are re-checked before any refresh: owner obligations, penalties, proposed reforms, PARF, COE, rebates, disposal and export. Content pages then show a dateline reading "Checked against primary sources, updated" with the date.
How one figure reaches a page
Status labels
Current law versus proposed changes
A current rule and a proposed measure never share a sentence. Any Bill or scheme not yet in force carries the proposed-change label below, word for word, and its date moves only when the status changes:
Commencement is confirmed on the Parliament of Singapore site, MOT or LTA before a proposal is written as law. The worked example is the proposed deregistered-vehicle Bill.
- [x] COPY 1 · lta-deregister
Current law
Disposal documents due within 1 month of deregistration.
- [ ] COPY 2 · lta-bill-sep-2026
Proposed
A Bill proposes 14 days. Proposed, not yet in force as of 14 September 2026.
AI in production
How AI is used
The AI-in-production policy, quoted in full and applied to every page:
Research, outlining and drafting may be AI-assisted; every published page is reviewed by an accountable person before it ships, and every rebate, deadline, fee or regulation figure is checked against a named primary source (LTA, SSO, MOT, Singapore Customs) with a fetched date.
Images on this site illustrate subject matter only. None shows staff, a scrapyard or a real vehicle document, and none is presented as evidence for a figure.
Byline
Who writes and reviews
Guides are published as Carscrap Team. No individual author is named, because none with verifiable credentials is on record.
A credentialed reviewer is being recruited. Until one is confirmed, no reviewer is named or implied on any page. Read more about Carscrap.
Independence
Independence from our partner scrapyard
Our partner scrapyard does not review, approve or influence any guide, and the fees it pays Carscrap never change guidance. See how Carscrap works with its partner scrapyard.
Honesty limits
What the guides will not claim
No promise the sources do not support
- A promised rebate amount or a fixed timeline.
- That every car under ten years qualifies for PARF.
- A COE rebate assumed at COE expiry.
- Identical, automatic road tax and insurance refunds.
- An accreditation that covers every loss.
- A proposal described as current law.
Report an error
Corrections
Email hello@carscrap.sg with the page URL and the source you believe shows the error, or report a correction through the contact page.
- The claim is checked against the primary source.
- If it is wrong, the page is fixed and its dateline updated with a short change note.
- No turnaround time is promised.
Owners with a car to exit can start with what a scrap car is really worth, see the checked schedule applied in the PARF rebate guide, or return to the Carscrap guides to scrapping a car. Every checked guide is listed in the guide index.
Sources
Sources for every figure on this page
- Enquire Rebate Before Deregistration
- Road Traffic Act 1961
- Deregister a Vehicle
- Preferential Additional Registration Fee (PARF) Rebate
- Exporting Vehicles
- Cases eligible for a small claim
- Accreditation for Motoring Businesses
- Revision of PARF Rebate Schedule and Cap
- Strengthening Enforcement Against Deregistered Vehicles