{"id":87202,"date":"2026-09-23T11:59:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T03:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=87202"},"modified":"2026-09-23T11:59:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T03:59:00","slug":"autobahn-rent-a-car-charged-with-keeping-two-deregistered-vehicles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=87202","title":{"rendered":"Autobahn Rent A Car charged with keeping two deregistered vehicles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"text-primary article-summary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">SINGAPORE \u2013<!-- --> Embattled car rental company <a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/transport\/autobahn-rent-a-car-suspends-business-at-least-one-bank-moves-to-locate-cars-under-finance?ref=inline-article\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"gap-x-04 items-center inline text-primary-60 select-auto\" aria-label=\"link\" target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"custom-link\"><span class=\"inline font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"typography-test-id\">Autobahn Rent A Car<\/span><\/a> has been read four charges in relation to deregistered cars under its ownership.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">According to documents seen by The Business Times on Sept 22, the offences relate to two cars, with two charges per vehicle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">One charge is over keeping a vehicle after its registration was cancelled, and another is the charge of failing to provide proof that the vehicles had been exported or scrapped within a month of the cancellation date.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">One car, registered as SLA7909K, had its registration cancelled on March 16, 2026, with the date of the offences noted as April 17.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">While the make and model of the cars were not mentioned, a separate Housing Board notice in the Government Gazette dated July 31 stated that a silver Toyota with the registration SLA7909K was found abandoned, subsequently detained, and would be disposed of one month from the date of the gazette.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The other car, registered as SKZ4586H, had its registration cancelled on Jan 21, with the date of the offences listed as taking place on Feb 22.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">According to the Singapore Courts website, the case was heard by District Judge Shawn Ho on Sept <!-- -->17<!-- -->, with a subsequent further mention involving the Land Transport Authority scheduled for Oct 13.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Keeping or using an unregistered vehicle carries a penalty of up to $20,000 fine or two years in prison, while a second or subsequent conviction doubles that.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Under the Road Traffic Act, if a vehicle\u2019s registration has been cancelled by the registrar, the owner must provide proof that the vehicle has been removed from all roads in Singapore, or has been destroyed or removed from the country within one month of the cancellation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Those who fail to do so can be fined up to $2,000 or imprisoned for up to three months, while a second or subsequent offence carries a fine of up to $5,000 or a jail term of up to six months.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The private-hire and car rental sectors were shaken by the Autobahn affair, which involved the downfall of the prominent industry player.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">In late 2025, Autobahn Rent A Car and its related companies were revealed to be<a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/transport\/dbs-ocbc-and-others-owed-306m-by-spore-car-sharing-service-shariot-and-related-firms?ref=inline-article\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"gap-x-04 items-center inline text-primary-60 select-auto\" aria-label=\"link\" target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"custom-link\"><span class=\"inline font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"typography-test-id\"> S$300 million in debt<\/span><\/a> to creditors including DBS Bank, OCBC Bank, UOB, automotive financing companies and dealers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The controllers of the companies, Roy Tan and Sanjay Kumar Rai, were<a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/courts-crime\/two-directors-of-embattled-firm-autobahn-rent-a-car-charged-in-court-over-forgery-claims?ref=inline-article\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"gap-x-04 items-center inline text-primary-60 select-auto\" aria-label=\"link\" target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"custom-link\"><span class=\"inline font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"typography-test-id\"> charged with forging receipts<\/span><\/a> to car dealers Komoco Motors and Borneo Motors in January and declared bankrupt in April. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesstimes.com.sg\/singapore\/autobahn-rent-car-charged-keeping-two-de-registered-vehicles?ref=inline-article\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"gap-x-04 items-center inline text-primary-60 select-auto\" aria-label=\"link\" target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"custom-link\"><span class=\"inline font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"typography-test-id\">THE BUSINESS TIMES<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<center><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/autobahn-rent-a-car-charged-with-keeping-two-deregistered-vehicles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><br \/>\n<center\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SINGAPORE \u2013 Embattled car rental company Autobahn Rent A Car has been read four charges in relation to deregistered cars under its ownership. 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