Data on Category D COEs Sold and Utilised in 2021

13 Mr Sharael Taha asked the Minister for Transport (a) what percentage of Category D (motorcycles) COEs were sold to dealers in 2021; (b) what percentage of Category D temporary COEs (TCOEs) were utilised to register the motorcycles within two months of the successful bids in 2021; (c) over the past six months, whether any dealer has been found to stockpile TCOEs to sell it later at a higher packaged price; and (d) whether the Ministry will consider reducing the validity period of Category D TCOEs from six months to two months.

Mr S Iswaran: I thank the Member for his questions. I have addressed them in my reply to Question No 121 for oral answer on the Order Paper for 1 November 2021. [Please refer to "Utilisation Rate for Category D COEs and Proportion of Successful Bids by Commercial Entities and Individual Buyers", Official Report, 01 November 2021, Vol 95, Issue 41, Written Answers to Questions for Oral Answer not Answered by End of Question Time section.]