Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Home Affairs (a) in each year over the last five years, what is the number of traffic accidents involving foreign-registered vehicles; and (b) what is the recourse for local motorists should there be difficulty in making insurance claims following such accidents.
Mr K Shanmugam: The data requested by the Member is in Table 1 below.
[View table in the link of the PQ below]
The Member may refer to the Ministry of Transport’s reply to a Parliamentary Question in November 2022, regarding how local motorists can make insurance claims when involved in accidents involving foreign motorists. [Please refer to “Reports of Traffic Accidents Involving Foreign-registered Vehicles and Assistance Rendered to Drivers Who Lodged Claims against Foreign Motorists”, Official Report, 29 November 2022, Vol 95, Issue 77, Written Answers to Questions section.]
Ministry of Home Affairs
7 May 2024
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