Up lorry: What happens after a non-compliant mobility device is impounded

The Land Transport Authority's (LTA) active mobility enforcement officers are known to conduct frequent and route enforcement operations across Singapore, with the most recent round in September resulting in 70 non-compliant devices being impounded .

But what actually happens after such devices are sent "up the lorry"?

In a social media explainer posted on Thursday (Oct 15), LTA shared that such devices are stored securely while investigations are ongoing.

Its video shows rows of non-compliant devices, each labelled with tags and alphanumeric characters.

Upon the completion of investigations, the devices will be marked with a label that reads "Gazette for disposal".

According to LTA, its contractors then bring such devices to the scrape yard, where each device is taken apart so that their materials can be disposed of properly.

For example, batteries will need to be removed and placed in salt water to safely discharge its energy.

This process is known to short-circuit the battery, causing it to discharge rapidly.

Meanwhile, the different types of metals used on the devices are taken apart and separated, while connecting cables are removed.

During this process, rubber parts, plastics and waste materials are also removed and sorted accordingly.

The metal frames of such devices are then sent for crushing, LTA said.

Rounding off its sharing, the authority reminded active mobility device users to only use compliant devices or their devices could risk getting a one-way ticket — from pound to scrape yard.

新加坡陆路交通管理局 (LTA) 的主动出行执法人员经常在新加坡各地开展路线执法行动，最近一次是在 9 月份，共扣押了 70 个不合规的设备。

但这些设备被“送上卡车”后，究竟会发生什么呢？

陆路交通管理局 (LTA) 在周四（10 月 15 日）发布的社交媒体解释中表示，此类设备在调查进行期间将被安全存放。

视频显示，一排排不合规的设备，每个设备都贴有标签和字母数字字符。

调查结束后，这些设备将被贴上“报废通知”的标签。

据陆路交通管理局称，其承包商随后将这些设备运送到废料场，在那里每个设备都会被拆解，以便其材料能够得到妥善处理。

例如，需要将电池取出并放入盐水中，以安全地释放其能量。

已知此过程会导致电池短路，从而使电池快速放电。

与此同时，设备上使用的不同类型金属被拆解和分离，连接电缆也被拆除。

在此过程中，橡胶部件、塑料和废料也会被移除并进行相应的分类。

LTA表示，此类设备的金属框架随后会被送去销毁。

最后，该机构提醒行动辅助设备用户，务必使用符合规定的设备，否则他们的设备可能会面临被送往报废场的命运。