From Area License Scheme to Electronic Road Pricing, LaoKokok writes about the evolution of Singapore’s road licensing schemes from the 70s to today. Read on at the posts’ comments section and read more stories about how motorists tried to beat the system!

You need to display this ALS ticket on the top left hand corner of your car windscreen. This ALS (Area Licence Scheme) was implemented in June 1975. At that time, words like RZ (Restricted Zone and CBD (Central Business Districts) were very popular. Of course with this ALS, you can enter the RZ during the peak hour without 4 persons in the car. The price for entering is $3 for daily access and $60 for a month’s access.

You will be amazed by how that lady (usually) standing near the ’sentry box’ monitored those cars with the ALS ticket on the windscreen. How she can spot those without and take down their vehicle numbers. Understand that these group of people are specially trained for these jobs!

Read more about the Area License Scheme at Times of My Life.

Tags: Area License Scheme, ALS, Electronic Road Pricing, ERP