Autopass Card
Encyclopedia
Autopass Card is a stored-value smart card for paying VEP fees, toll
charges and ERP
fees in Singapore
. The card can only be sold to foreign motorists. As vehicle information is encoded in the card, it is not transferable between vehicles. It can also act as a CashCard for all CashCard transactions such as paying carparks that use the CashCard system.
Autopass Cards slotted in In-Vehicle units (IU) installed in the vehicle automatically are deducted when the vehicle passes through an ERP
gantry./ref name="ap"/> If one does not have an IU, they can take a daily pass to enter the ERP areas such as the Central Business District
and Orchard Road
./ref name="ap"/> The pass is purchased at $10, valid for one day per pass, for foreign registered cars to enter the CBD during on-peak hours during weekdays. Since 2005, the cost of the pass has been reduced by half.
Autopass Cards are sold at the primary clearance/ immigration booths or VEP/ Tolls office at the Tuas and Woodlands checkpoints in Singapore. Motorists are required to produce valid road tax discs and insurance certificates for their cars when buying the Autopass Cards.
Toll road
A toll road is a privately or publicly built road for which a driver pays a toll for use. Structures for which tolls are charged include toll bridges and toll tunnels. Non-toll roads are financed using other sources of revenue, most typically fuel tax or general tax funds...
charges and ERP
Electronic Road Pricing
The Electronic Road Pricing scheme is an electronic toll collection scheme adopted in Singapore to manage traffic by road pricing, and as a usage-based taxation mechanism to complement the purchase-based Certificate of Entitlement system...
fees in Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
. The card can only be sold to foreign motorists. As vehicle information is encoded in the card, it is not transferable between vehicles. It can also act as a CashCard for all CashCard transactions such as paying carparks that use the CashCard system.
Autopass Cards slotted in In-Vehicle units (IU) installed in the vehicle automatically are deducted when the vehicle passes through an ERP
Electronic Road Pricing
The Electronic Road Pricing scheme is an electronic toll collection scheme adopted in Singapore to manage traffic by road pricing, and as a usage-based taxation mechanism to complement the purchase-based Certificate of Entitlement system...
gantry./ref name="ap"/> If one does not have an IU, they can take a daily pass to enter the ERP areas such as the Central Business District
Downtown Core
The Downtown Core is a 266-hectare urban planning area in the south of the city-state of Singapore. The Downtown Core surrounds the mouth of the Singapore River and southeastern portion of its watershed, and is part of the Central Area, Singapore's central business district...
and Orchard Road
Orchard Road
Orchard Road is a road in Singapore that is the retail and entertainment hub of the city-state. It is regularly frequented by the local population as well as being a major tourist attraction...
./ref name="ap"/> The pass is purchased at $10, valid for one day per pass, for foreign registered cars to enter the CBD during on-peak hours during weekdays. Since 2005, the cost of the pass has been reduced by half.
Autopass Cards are sold at the primary clearance/ immigration booths or VEP/ Tolls office at the Tuas and Woodlands checkpoints in Singapore. Motorists are required to produce valid road tax discs and insurance certificates for their cars when buying the Autopass Cards.