Singapore legislation
Regulation 18
of Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) Rules
Regulation 18
Position of identification mark
Subregulation 1
Subject to paragraph (2), the identification mark shall be exhibited at the front and at the back of the motor vehicle not more than one metre from the ground in a vertical position so that every letter or figure of the identification mark is vertical and easily distinguishable —
in the case of letters and figures placed at the front of the motor vehicle, from the front of the motor vehicle; and
in the case of letters and figures placed at the back of the motor vehicle, from behind the motor vehicle.
Subregulation 2
In the case of a motor cycle, the identification mark exhibited on a plate fixed on the front of the vehicle shall —
be exhibited not more than 1.5 metres from the ground (when the motor cycle is unladen) in a vertical position so that every letter or figure of the identification mark is vertical and easily distinguishable from the front of the motor cycle; or
if it is a plate having duplicate faces conforming with Diagram 5 of the Fourth Schedule, be fixed so that from whichever side the motor cycle is viewed the letters and figures on one or other face of the plate are easily distinguishable although they may not be distinguishable from the front of the vehicle.