Singapore legislation

Regulation 22

of Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Driving Licences) Rules

Regulation 22

Conditions for grant of provisional licence

Amended byS 340/2025 wef 01/06/2025S 108/2026 wef 13/03/2026S 108/2026 wef 13/03/2026S 108/2026 wef 13/03/2026S 108/2026 wef 13/03/2026S 340/2025 wef 01/06/2025S 108/2026 wef 13/03/2026S 340/2025 wef 31/12/2021S 340/2025 wef 31/12/2021S 46/2015 wef 01/02/2015S 775/2019 wef 16/12/2019

Subregulation 1

Amended byS 340/2025 wef 01/06/2025

An applicant is not to be granted a provisional licence to learn to drive a Class 2B, 3, 3A, 3C or 3CA vehicle unless —

(a)

the applicant undergoes (at his own expense) and passes a visual acuity and colour vision test conducted by an approved provider or a registered medical practitioner;

(b)

the applicant has passed the Basic Driving Theory Test mentioned in the Third Schedule; and

(c)

the applicant has not accumulated more than 12 demerit points as at the date of his application.

Subregulation 1A

Amended byS 108/2026 wef 13/03/2026

An applicant is not to be granted a provisional licence to learn to drive a Class 4 or 4P vehicle unless the applicant —

(a)

if the provisional licence is in respect of a Class 4 vehicle —

(i)

is the holder of a driving licence authorising the applicant to drive a Class 3 vehicle; or

(ii)

is the holder of a driving licence authorising the applicant to drive a Class 3C vehicle and has passed the Road Assessment;

(b)

if the provisional licence is in respect of a Class 4P vehicle —

(i)

is the holder of a driving licence authorising the applicant to drive a Class 3 or 3A vehicle; or

(ii)

is the holder of a driving licence authorising the applicant to drive a Class 3C or 3CA vehicle and has passed the Road Assessment;

(c)

undergoes (at the applicant’s own expense) and passes a visual acuity and colour vision test conducted by an approved provider or a registered medical practitioner; and

(d)

has not accumulated more than 12 demerit points as at the date of the applicant’s application.

Subregulation 1B

Amended byS 108/2026 wef 13/03/2026

For the purpose of paragraph (1A)(a)(ii) and (b)(ii), an applicant passes the Road Assessment if the applicant meets, to the satisfaction of the person conducting the test, the requirements to pass that test.

Subregulation 1C

Amended byS 108/2026 wef 13/03/2026

A person undergoing a Road Assessment must provide at the person’s own expense a motor vehicle that is, in the opinion of the person conducting the test, suitable for the purpose and in good mechanical condition.

Subregulation 2

Amended byS 108/2026 wef 13/03/2026S 340/2025 wef 01/06/2025S 108/2026 wef 13/03/2026

An applicant is not to be granted a provisional licence to learn to drive a Class 4A, 4AP, 5 or 5P vehicle unless —

(a)

the applicant is the holder of a driving licence authorising the applicant to drive —

(i)

if the provisional licence is in respect of a Class 4A vehicle — a Class 3 or 3C vehicle;

(ii)

if the provisional licence is in respect of a Class 4AP vehicle — a Class 3, 3A, 3C or 3CA vehicle;

(iii)

if the provisional licence is in respect of a Class 5 vehicle — a Class 4 vehicle; or

(iv)

if the provisional licence is in respect of a Class 5P vehicle — a Class 4 or 4P vehicle;

(b)

the applicant undergoes (at his own expense) and passes a visual acuity and colour vision test conducted by an approved provider or a registered medical practitioner; and

(c)

the applicant has not accumulated more than 12 demerit points as at the date of his application.

Subregulation 3

Amended byS 340/2025 wef 31/12/2021S 340/2025 wef 31/12/2021S 46/2015 wef 01/02/2015

A licensee must comply with the following conditions:

(a)

when the licensee is learning to drive a vehicle of a particular class, the licensee must be under the supervision and in the presence of a licensed instructor who holds the same class of licence as the licensee and who is —

(i)

in the case of a licensee who holds a Class 2B provisional driving licence, riding astride behind the licensee as a pillion passenger within the circuit of a driving school which is licensed under Part 3 of the Act, or riding on another vehicle alongside, in front of or behind the licensee; or

(ii)

in any case where the seating arrangement of the vehicle renders it practicable, sitting beside the licensee in the vehicle;

(b)

the licensee must not carry any passenger, except —

(i)

in the case of a licensee who holds a Class 2B provisional driving licence, a licensed instructor or a person who is a holder of a provisional driving licence for the same class of vehicle, and only within the circuit of a driving school which is licensed under Part 3 of the Act; or

(ii)

in the case of a licensee who holds a provisional driving licence other than a Class 2B provisional driving licence, any licensed instructor or person appointed under rule 10;

(c)

the licensee shall, while the motor vehicle is being driven by him, clearly display in a conspicuous position at the front and at the rear of the vehicle a distinguishing mark in the form set out in the Fifth Schedule; and

(d)

the licensee shall not, except when he is undergoing a test —

(i)

drive a motor vehicle within the areas set out in the Sixth Schedule on any day, not being a Sunday or a public holiday, during the following hours:

(A)

7.30 a.m. to 9.30 a.m.(B)12.30 p.m. to 2.00 p.m.(C)4.00 p.m. to 7.00 p.m.;

(ii)

drive a motor vehicle within the areas set out in the Sixth Schedule on a Saturday, if that Saturday is not a public holiday, during the following hours:

(A)

7.30 a.m. to 9.30 a.m.(B)12.00 noon to 2.00 p.m.; and

(iii)

drive a motor vehicle at any time on any of the roads or within any of the places specified in the Seventh Schedule.

Subregulation 4

Amended byS 775/2019 wef 16/12/2019

In this rule, “licensee” means the holder of a provisional driving licence.