Woman jailed after swapping seats with boyfriend who was banned from driving, lying to police

The pair were then taken to the traffic police headquarters for further investigations. While recording her statement, Loh again claimed to be the driver and that she had received the car and its key from the car owner.

In truth, it was Ng who had received the car and picked up Loh at her home.

Separately, Loh committed other traffic offences in the early hours of Feb 1, 2026, while driving along Middle Road with three friends at the back.

While making a right turn at a junction, she lost control of her car, mounted the centre divider curb and struck a plastic bollard.

Loh and her friends then got out and went for supper instead of moving the car, leaving it obstructing the rightmost lane of the three-lane road.

Police arrived after receiving a call about the accident and towed the car away. 

They called Loh and told her to return to the scene, but she refused despite being warned that it was an offence to abandon her car.

Loh did not spend any time in remand for either the 2023 or 2026 incident.

The prosecution asked for two to three weeks’ jail, a fine between S$2,400 and S$3,000, and two years’ disqualification from driving.

Deputy Public Prosecutor Lynda Lee brought up Ng’s jail term and said Loh was “less culpable, because if not for Ng, she would not have committed these offences”.

Asked why the prosecution was seeking a two-year disqualification, she noted that Loh had “fairly recent antecedents”, including beating a red light and careless driving.

“We are asking really for public safety and her own safety, for 24 months,” Ms Lee added.

Loh’s lawyer, Mr John Koh from Avalon Law Corporation, sought two weeks’ jail for his client, a lower fine amount of S$1,900 to S$2,300 and 11 months’ disqualification from driving.

He said no injuries resulted from the accident and asked the court to take that into consideration.

For each count of giving false information to a public servant, she could have been jailed up to two years, fined, or both.