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An editorial cutaway of a car purchase folder opened on a desk: one sheet labelled COE with a ten-year timeline, another sheet showing a vehicle silhouette, no readable logos or currency figures.
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Why the Certificate of Entitlement Can Cost More Than the Car

Singapore auctions a separate ten-year licence before you can register a vehicle, and the bidding price—not the import sticker—has become the main line on the bill.

Marcus Goh

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