Singapore introduces lodgement regime for heavy vehicle parking

Singapore is tightening how heavy vehicles are parked overnight in private parking places, under a new lodgement regime published in the Republic of Singapore Government Gazette on 14 September 2026. The Parking Places (Parking of Heavy Vehicles — Lodgement) Rules 2026 (S 609/2026), made by the Land Transport Authority of Singapore with the approval of the Minister for Transport, come into operation on 15 September 2026.

The rules, made under section 22 of the Parking Places Act 1974, sit alongside three companion instruments published the same day: the Parking Places (Parking of Heavy Vehicles — Exemption) Order 2026 (S 610/2026), the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) (Amendment No. 3) Rules 2026 (S 611/2026) and the Road Traffic (Parking of Heavy Vehicles) (Amendment) Rules 2026 (S 612/2026). Together they create a single, traceable approval chain for heavy vehicles parked in eligible private parking places.

What the lodgement regime requires

Under rule 5, a person must not park a heavy vehicle at an eligible parking place during the “specified period” — the hours between midnight and 6 a.m. of any day — unless the parking meets the requirements in rule 6. Those requirements are cumulative:

• a lodgement has been made to the Authority by the registered owner;
• the vehicle is parked during the period specified in the lodgement;
• the registered owner has received a notice from the Authority acknowledging the lodgement;
• the lodgement has not lapsed; and
• the registered owner has the consent of the owner or occupier of the parking place.

An “eligible parking place” is defined in rule 4 as a private parking place that is not licensed for heavy vehicles under the Parking Places (Licensing and Control of Private Parking Places for Heavy Vehicles) Rules and is not used in connection with a private dwelling-house, or a private parking place located within a school organised and conducted directly by the Government.

How to lodge and when it lapses

Lodgements are made online through the Authority’s website at https://www.onemotoring.lta.gov.sg. The registered owner, or a person who has purchased or intends to purchase a heavy vehicle, must submit:

• the applicant’s name;
• the vehicle registration number (including index mark and suffix) or chassis number;
• the address of the eligible parking place;
• the name and business address of the owner or occupier of the parking place;
• the period the vehicle is to be parked (which must not exceed 2 years); and
• unless the applicant is also the owner or occupier, evidence of consent to park.

A lodgement lapses if the parking place ceases to be eligible, if the owner’s consent is withdrawn, if the vehicle’s registration is cancelled under section 27(1) of the Road Traffic Act 1961, or if any submitted information or document is false or misleading. Rule 9 separately makes it an offence to provide information or documents known to be false or misleading in a material particular.

Linked exemptions and road-traffic amendments

The Exemption Order (S 610/2026) provides that section 5(1) of the Act does not apply to an eligible parking place where at least one heavy vehicle is parked under a valid, non-lapsed lodgement, and exempts registered owners from rule 4 of the Parking Places (Parking of Heavy Vehicles) Rules while a lodgement is in force. The Amendment No. 3 Rules (S 611/2026) amend rule 28 of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) Rules so that a heavy vehicle may not be transferred or registered unless the person holds a vehicle parking certificate or has made a valid lodgement and received the acknowledgement notice. The Parking of Heavy Vehicles (Amendment) Rules (S 612/2026) add “eligible parking place” to the places where heavy vehicles may be parked under the 2006 rules.

The instruments were signed on 14 September 2026 by Pang Kin Keong, Chairperson of the Land Transport Authority of Singapore, and Lau Peet Meng, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Transport, and are to be presented to Parliament under the respective Acts.

For truck and logistics operators, the regime replaces ad-hoc overnight parking with a formal, consent-based lodgement that must be renewed at least every two years and kept current against lapsing events. Because a valid lodgement is now a precondition for both parking and vehicle transfer or registration, operators face a single administrative gate that ties parking arrangements directly to the road-traffic lifecycle of each heavy vehicle.

Source: Republic of Singapore Government Gazette, Subsidiary Legislation Supplement, 14 September 2026, S 609/2026 (official reference: S 609/2026).