Autobahn Rent A Car charged with keeping two deregistered vehicles

The company also failed to prove that the vehicles had been exported or scrapped. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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In late 2025, Autobahn Rent A Car and its related companies were revealed to be S$300 million in debt to creditors including DBS, OCBC, UOB, automotive financing companies and dealers.

Published Sep 23, 2026, 08:30 AM

Updated Sep 23, 2026, 08:30 AM

SINGAPORE – Embattled car-rental company Autobahn Rent A Car has been read four charges in relation to deregistered cars under its ownership.

According to documents seen by The Business Times on Sept 22, the offences relate to two cars, with two charges per vehicle.

One charge is over keeping a vehicle after its registration was cancelled, and another is the charge of failing to provide proof that the vehicles had been exported or scrapped within a month of the cancellation date.

One car, registered as SLA7909K, had its registration cancelled on March 16, 2026, with the date of the offences noted as April 17.

While the make and model of the cars were not mentioned, a separate Housing & Development Board notice in the Government Gazette dated July 31 stated that a silver Toyota with the registration SLA7909K was found abandoned, subsequently detained, and would be disposed of one month from the date of the Gazette.

The other car, registered as SKZ4586H, had its registration cancelled on Jan 21, with the date of the offences listed as taking place on Feb 22.

According to the Singapore Courts website, the case was heard by District Judge Shawn Ho on Sept 17 , with a subsequent further mention involving the Land Transport Authority scheduled for Oct 13.

Keeping or using an unregistered vehicle carries a penalty of up to S$20,000 fine or two years in prison, while a second or subsequent conviction doubles that.

Under the Road Traffic Act, if a vehicle’s registration has been cancelled by the registrar, the owner must provide proof that the vehicle has been removed from all roads in Singapore, or has been destroyed or removed from the country within one month of the cancellation.

Those who fail to do so can be fined up to S$2,000 or imprisoned for up to three months, while a second or subsequent offence carries a fine of up to S$5,000 or a jail term of up to six months.

The private-hire and car-rental sectors were shaken by the Autobahn affair, which involved the downfall of the prominent industry player.

The controllers of the companies, Roy Tan and Sanjay Kumar Rai, were charged with forging receipts to car dealers Komoco Motors and Borneo Motors in January and declared bankrupt in April. THE BUSINESS TIMES

2025 年末，Autobahn Rent A Car 及其关联公司被曝欠债权人 3 亿新元，债权人包括星展银行、华侨银行、大华银行、汽车金融公司和经销商。

发布于 2026 年 9 月 23 日上午 8:30

更新于2026年9月23日上午8:30

新加坡——陷入困境的汽车租赁公司 Autobahn Rent A Car 被控四项罪名，罪名是其名下车辆已被注销。

据《商业时报》9月22日看到的文档显示，这些违法行为涉及两辆车，每辆车有两项指控。

其中一项指控是车辆登记被注销后仍继续持有车辆，另一项指控是未能提供证据证明车辆已在注销日期后一个月内出口或报废。

一辆车牌号为 SLA7909K 的汽车于 2026 年 3 月 16 日被注销登记，违规日期记为 4 月 17 日。

虽然没有提及汽车的品牌和型号，但政府公报 7 月 31 日刊登的一份单独的房屋发展局公告称，一辆车牌号为 SLA7909K 的银色丰田汽车被发现遗弃，随后被扣押，并将于公报刊登之日起一个月后处置。

另一辆车牌号为 SKZ4586H 的车辆于 1 月 21 日被注销登记，违规日期被列为 2 月 22 日。

根据新加坡法院网站的信息，该案于 9 月 17 日由地方法官肖恩·何审理，随后陆路交通管理局的进一步聆讯定于 10 月 13 日举行。

持有或使用未注册车辆最高可处以 20,000 新元罚款或两年监禁，第二次或多次定罪的处罚将加倍。

根据《道路交通法》，如果车辆登记已被登记官注销，车主必须提供证据证明该车辆已从新加坡所有道路上移除，或在注销后一个月内被销毁或移出该国。