Having separate COE category for private-hire cars 'not a straightforward exercise': Chee

Transport Minister Chee Hong Tat said there is scope to consider further increases to the COE supply, as more tools are made available to regulate traffic. He was responding to questions from some MPs on the recent plan to add 20,000 Certificates of Entitlement over the next few years. Mr Chee also maintained that carving out a separate COE category for private-hire cars may not bring down COE prices. He revealed that, as of October this year, only 10% of all COEs went to private-hire cars -- compared with 24% last year and 26% in 2022. Alexandra Anand reports.