LTA can retrieve ERP 2 vehicle location data for law enforcement, police investigations

The senior minister of state was responding to a question by Member of Parliament (MP) Tin Pei Ling (PAP-Marine Parade–Braddell Heights) on how ERP 2 will enhance enforcement capabilities compared with the existing ERP system.

Ms Sun noted that ERP 2 data will be subject to existing statutory obligations. For example, under the Criminal Procedure Code, the police can require data to be produced for a criminal investigation.

For other authorised purposes, the use and sharing of ERP 2 data will be governed by the applicable public sector data governance requirements, with safeguards to ensure data protection and data security, and to prevent unauthorised access, she said.  

In response to a supplementary question from Ms Tin on what other crimes or offences the data can be used for, Ms Tin said some of the offences against which LTA already takes enforcement action today under ERP 1 will similarly be taken action against under ERP 2.

This includes off-peak cars driving outside their permitted hours, the use of vehicles that should not be driven on roads, such as vehicles on laid-up and keeping schemes. 

Ms Sun said data stored in the ERP 2 on-board unit (OBU) fitted in cars cannot be directly accessed by motorists. 

“Any data transmitted by the OBU can only be accessed by the government and is stored in a secure environment,” she said.