Barely three weeks after Parliament passed the Land Transport and Related Matters Bill, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) has impounded 19 non-compliant active mobility devices (AMDs) in an operation on Monday (Feb 23). Under the new Bill, it will become an offence to keep non-UL2272 compliant e-scooters from June 1.
, the Land Transport Authority has impounded 19 non-compliant active mobility devices in an operation on Monday . Under the new Bill, it will become an offence to keep non-UL2272 compliant e-scooters from June 1.
Presently, it is only "Common illegal AMD modifications include replacing electrical parts such as the battery and motor hub with third-party or non-original components," said LTA. "Such changes would void the device's safety certification and significantly increase the risk of fire," added the authority.Members of the media, including AsiaOne, witnessed an enforcement operation at Admiralty in Sembawang, led by LTA's active mobility enforcement officers. The enforcement operations are part of LTA's ongoing efforts to clamp down on non-compliant devices given the severe fire risks such devices pose. Previously, enforcement action could only be taken when mobility devices were observed exceeding speed limits in motion, but not when they were stationary.The SMD, developed jointly with Temasek Polytechnic, can detect illegal modifications by testing a device's top speed even when stationary. LTA said that the SMD's deployment led to the detection of over 100 offences since November 2025, including the impoundment of 30 non-compliant devices. The authority added that about six of 30 impoundment cases could have evaded detection without the SMD. That day, a total of 36 offences were detected, with 19 non-compliant AMDs impounded. Of these, five were caught using the SMD's speed detection capabilities.
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