Demerit Points Singapore: Every Offence and Its Points, and the Two That Suspend You Outright (2026)

Singapore’s demerit points run from 3 to 24 per offence, and two of them reach 24 on their own — which is the entire first-suspension threshold in a single ticket. The list below is the Scheduled Offences table from the Road Traffic (Driver Improvement Points System) Rules, the version in force from 1 January 2026 and current as at 7 September 2026, ordered by points rather than by rule number.

The thresholds, at a glance

Who	Trigger	What happens
Probationary driver, first year	13+ points	Licence revoked
First suspension	24+ points in 24 months	12 weeks
Second suspension	12+ points in 12 months	24 weeks
Third	—	1 year
Fourth	—	2 years
Fifth	—	3 years
Sixth	—	4 years
Seventh	—	5 years

The threshold tightens once you have been suspended: the first one needs 24 points across 24 months, every one after that needs only 12 points across 12 months. A driver who has never been suspended has roughly four times the headroom of one who has.

Points come off after a clean year

Demerit points are removed from a record if the holder commits no traffic offence for 12 months from the date of the last one. The clock runs from the last offence, not from when the points were awarded, so a single new ticket restarts the whole count.

Every scheduled offence, by points

24 points — a suspension in one ticket

• Exceeding the speed limit by more than 50 km/h (vehicle limit, and road limit — two separate items)
• Reckless or dangerous driving where hurt is caused

18 points

• Exceeding the speed limit by more than 40 but not more than 50 km/h

12 points

• Exceeding the speed limit by more than 30 but not more than 40 km/h
• Failing to conform to traffic light signals
• Use of a mobile telephone while driving

9 points

• Driving without due care or reasonable consideration, where hurt is caused
• Carrying passengers on a goods vehicle in a dangerous manner

8 points

• Exceeding the speed limit by more than 20 but not more than 30 km/h

6 points

• Exceeding the speed limit by up to 20 km/h
• Driving on the shoulder of an expressway
• Reversing unnecessarily along an expressway
• Driving or riding against the flow of traffic
• Offences by motorists at a pedestrian crossing
• Driving without due care or reasonable consideration, where no hurt is caused
• Failing to securely tie or attach goods to a goods vehicle
• Carrying passengers on a motor vehicle or trailer in a dangerous manner
• Failing to obey the 1.1-metre height restriction for persons on an open-deck goods vehicle
• Carrying passengers where the open-deck floor space per passenger is insufficient

4 points

• Failing to give way to oncoming traffic at a controlled junction
• Failing to give way at an uncontrolled junction
• Failing to give way at a junction
• Failing to give way at a roundabout
• Failing to give way to an ambulance, fire brigade or police vehicle
• Crossing double white lines
• Crossing a road divider
• Obstructing the flow of traffic
• Forming up incorrectly when turning left or right
• Driving while carrying a load in a dangerous manner
• Stopping on the shoulder or verge of an expressway
• Stopping or remaining at rest on the carriageway of an expressway

3 points

• Driver failing to wear a seat belt
• Driver failing to ensure every passenger wears a seat belt
• Carrying a passenger under 1.35 metres without an approved child restraint or body-restraining seat belt
• Rider failing to wear, or wearing insecurely, a protective helmet
• Riding where the pillion is not wearing a helmet securely
• Carrying an excess pillion, or a pillion not sitting astride
• Disobeying the traffic direction of a police officer, Authority employee or security officer
• Conveying a load that is not properly secured
• Using tyres with ply or cord carcass exposed
• Parking abreast of another vehicle
• Parking within a pedestrian crossing
• Stopping in a zebra controlled area
• Parking within a Demerit Points No Parking Zone
• Stopping within a Demerit Points No Stopping Zone
• Failing to fill every passenger seat in the cab before carrying anyone on the open deck of a goods vehicle

Each entry in the Rules carries the statute or rule it comes from, and the Schedule has been amended repeatedly — two items were deleted in 2005 and 2010, two more in 2012, and the most recent amendment took effect on 1 January 2026. That is why the date attached to a demerit points list matters as much as the list.

What the numbers mean in practice

The speeding ladder is the part worth internalising, because it is the offence most drivers meet and it climbs steeply. Up to 20 km/h over is 6 points. The next band is 8, then 12, then 18, and beyond 50 km/h over it is 24 — the full first-suspension threshold in one go, before any question of the fine or a court appearance.

Using a mobile phone at the wheel sits at 12, level with running a red light and with speeding by 30 to 40 km/h. Two of those inside two years reaches 24.

This page sets out the schedule as published; it isn’t legal advice, and the Traffic Police record is the authority on what any individual licence currently carries.

Demerit points: quick questions

How many demerit points before suspension in Singapore?

24 or more within 24 months for a driver who has never been suspended, which brings a 12-week suspension. Once someone has been suspended, the threshold drops to 12 or more points within 12 months.

How many demerit points for speeding?

Six for up to 20 km/h over the limit, 8 for more than 20 and up to 30, 12 for more than 30 and up to 40, 18 for more than 40 and up to 50, and 24 for more than 50 km/h over.

How many demerit points for using a phone while driving?

Twelve, the same as failing to conform to traffic light signals.

How long do demerit points last in Singapore?

They are removed if no traffic offence is committed for 12 months from the date of the last offence. A new offence inside that window restarts the period.

What happens to a new driver on probation?

New licence holders are on probation for one year from the date the licence is issued, and the licence is revoked at 13 or more demerit points rather than suspended.

How long is a second suspension?

24 weeks. The third is a year, the fourth two years, the fifth three, the sixth four and the seventh five.

Which offences carry the most demerit points?

Two carry 24: exceeding the speed limit by more than 50 km/h, and reckless or dangerous driving where hurt is caused. Either reaches the first-suspension threshold on its own.