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As above.. if not how do we find out used car history here in sg?

Anyone any idea? Thinking of number plate starts with E

I know lots of banks and marketing companies phone numbers are usually blocked. Wonder what they are scared of? Dare to call people to hassle them to buy products, yet dare not show their numbers. I usually DO NOT answer private number... since u can dont show me your number, I can dont answer your calls What are your thoughts and actions?

Can anyone enlighten me if I want to sell my current car number and want to bid for a new number from LTA, how does one go about it? Do I sell the number 1st before bidding for a new one? Or bid 1st and sell in the amidst? What if I'm not able to sell the old number by the next bidding how? Also, what are the financials involved in the transfers of selling.I'm aware bidding of new plates is min $1k. Any other costs ? Many thanks in advance. Gurus plse advise

hi guys, I am driving to Melaka this sat for the first time. Will appreciate if there is some helpful numbers that I can call in case of vehicle breakdown or accident. I understand I can call Plus Helpline at 1800 880 000 in the event if my car breakdown or tyre punctured. What other helpful numbers I need to take note? By the way, if kana accident, I need to call my car insurance company first right?

My car was badly damaged by a car while parked by the roadside (hit and run). Do you think the police or insurance will be able to track down the car owner? My repair bill comes to over $4K but fortunately mostly paid by insurance. Still have to pay a lot for the excess. Any similar experience from others? The number is 5710, white car.

I wonder how's the situation in Singapore. If new teachers are not bonded, I believe the attrition rate would be high as well. Singapore may not have monster parents, but we have complaining parents. Japan teachers quit in record numbers Many leaving because of 'monster parents' and stresses of the job By Julian Ryall The Straits Times www.straitstimes.com Published on Nov 12, 2011 TOKYO: The terrifying roar of 'monster parents', combined with Internet-capable students and the day-to-day pressures of the job, are forcing record numbers of Japanese teachers to give up their jobs out of concern for their health. A study by the Japanese Ministry of Education revealed that the number of first-year teachers quitting for such reasons has jumped twentyfold in the last decade. The report examined the well-being of 25,743 teachers at public schools across the country who began working last year. Of the number, 101 left the profession before the end of the academic year ending March 31, citing health reasons, compared with just five in 2000. 'We believe there are problems among many of our new teachers,' admitted Mr Yuki Nakamura, head of the Elementary and Secondary Education Planning Division at the ministry and one of the authors of the report. 'One problem is that young teachers lose their self-confidence soon after they start their first job,' he said. 'They have a very good image of the profession before they join, but soon after they start, they have to deal with many problems and they have many duties, so they lose the belief in themselves.' Another problem that faces teachers here afflicts almost everyone in Japan: long hours. The regular working day is eight hours, Mr Nakamura said, but teachers put in an average of 42 unpaid overtime hours every month, the survey showed. 'New teachers are required to take charge of after-school clubs, so they have to deal with parents, and we have found that to be a serious problem for many of them,' he said. 'It can be very stressful.' The issue of overly demanding mothers and fathers - dubbed 'monster parents' - has also risen in recent years. In January, a female teacher at a primary school sued the parents of one child for five million yen (S$83,300), claiming the situation with the parents was making it impossible for her to sleep, infringing upon her human rights, and seriously threatening her career. She filed suit after the mother protested to the teacher over an incident involving her daughter and another pupil. Apparently unsatisfied with the response, she wrote eight insulting messages in the parent-teacher liaison book, and submitted a letter to the school board that the suit claims defamed the teacher. The mother, who was required to appear in court to defend her actions, claimed she had done nothing wrong and was simply trying to prevent her daughter from being discriminated against. Indeed, the attitude of Japanese parents towards teachers has changed radically in recent years, based on anecdotal evidence. Students and parents alike once respected educators, but this has been replaced by a generation of parents who constantly complain, make unreasonable demands, and bully teachers into submission over the smallest issues. Some teachers have even been forced to resign after crossing groups of parents. Some parents have insisted that the results of sporting events be changed to make their own children's performances look better, while others have insisted that schools wash their children's gym kits and even clip their fingernails. One teacher was told to prepare a pupil's packed lunch; another had to chauffeur a student from her home every morning. One mother even berated a teacher, after her child threw a stone through a school window, for carelessly leaving the stone lying around. Elsewhere, teachers have even been asked to give families a wake-up call in the morning, while another parent demanded that the teacher let her son sleep in class because he had been busy. Teachers are also finding themselves left behind in Japan's rapidly high-tech society, where many children now have smartphones and communicate via e-mail. This has given rise to a surge in cases of online bullying that teachers are finding difficult to control. Educators are being trained to deal with these situations, but are reportedly finding it difficult to keep up with the advances in social networking. Ninety-one of the 101 teachers who resigned during their first year in 2010 said they were suffering emotional issues, including stress and depression, with teachers in Tokyo most at risk. The ministry's Mr Nakamura pointed out that stress is also affecting veteran teachers. According to another report, 8,627 teachers took leave of absence for health reasons in 2009, of which more than 63 per cent said they needed a break due to psychological problems. The ministry said it is coordinating with the local education authorities to provide support to new teachers, including additional training in how to cope with difficult situations, and the introduction of counselling facilities.

I think the STOMPer was too harsh to the owner/driver. For what you know the owner/driver may be a victim of mischief or involved in a feud with someone. He or she may not even know the licence plate had been tampered with. Initially I thought the licence plate paint had simply faded off but from the other pictures it seemed it was being sprayed over. So if you know the owner/driver of this Altis just let him or her know. From STOMP: http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/stomp/sg...this_legal.html Licence plate numbers obscured with spray paint: Is this legal? STOMPer Joe spotted a car which had half of its licence plate sprayed with paint. Is this legal, he asks. Said Joe (Jul 14): "Licence plate numbers that were sprayed with paint. "Half the numbers were marred by the paint. "Was the intention of the driver to escape traffic police? "Is this even legal?"

Stop asking stupid questions whether it is secret. Singapore got how many voters? How you trace when the serial number go up to max of 4 numbers. I smell either a conspiracy theory or the stench of daftness when people keep asking this question!

hi there, would like to offer high prices to purchase numbers 9 and/or 99 with good combination. please contact Tang at 9368 7477 if you have any offer! thanks a lot! cheers!

IT ALL has to do with the numbers, according to observers. One indisputable factor that causes many Singaporeans to feel that the privilege of citizenship has diminished, even when it has not in reality, is the significant rise in the proportion of PRs to citizens. In 1990, there was one PR for every 23 citizens, but in 2000 this narrowed to one PR for every 10 citizens. This year, there is one PR for every six citizens. Statistics released last month show Singapore's population nearing the five million mark, with citizens numbering 3.2 million, or 64 per cent of the total. As of June this year, the number of PRs rose by 11 per cent over the previous year to hit a record high of 533,000. Other foreigners numbered 1.25 million. Much of the inflow is driven by economic necessity. In his book Population Of Singapore, demographer Saw Swee Hock concluded that if no new citizens or PRs are admitted and fertility rates remain constantly low, a resident population of 3.6 million in 2010 will start to decline from 2020. It would fall to 3.52 million in 2030, 3.23 million in 2040, and 2.86 million in 2050. Despite this stark reality, notes Dr Leong Chan Hoong, a research fellow at the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS), the large number of new PRs and the drive to attract foreign talent 'has created the impression that the Government is giving away permanent residency too easily'. He identifies three other factors that have contributed to citizens' unease about new arrivals. One is the more intense competition for resources and opportunities - especially in housing, education and the job market - from this large influx of newcomers. Although this is not peculiar to Singapore, it has been exacerbated by the recent economic downturn. Two, male citizens shoulder the responsibility of two years of national service followed by 10 years of annual reservist liabilities, while their PR counterparts have no such obligations. Three, the lack of effective integration among some PRs has led to the stereotypical view that such residents are 'fair-weather friends' who have little intention to contribute to or engage with the community. Sociologist Paulin Straughan, who is also a Nominated MP, feels that Singapore's dense geographic space makes it inevitable that, with the rising number of non-citizens, citizens end up interacting much more with them. 'There are bound to be more reactions, both positive and negative, and it is a pity we have not been able to highlight the positive exchanges,' she tells Insight. It is hard to measure the intensity of negative reactions, but a recent incident is reflective of the level of emotion the subject can stir up. A TV clip from China was circulated online, which depicted Singapore PR Zhang Yuan Yuan, 28, as an overseas China national who returned home to take part in her country's national day parade. She came to Singapore in 2003, lived here for five years, and became a PR in 2006. Irate netizens questioned her allegiance to Singapore and seized the opportunity to vent their spleen against PRs. Her defenders, however, pointed out that Ms Zhang was entitled to be loyal to China as its citizen. The NPS noted then that PRs are not citizens and it is up to them to become naturalised. 'It's not realistic to expect PRs to have the same level of commitment as citizens. They're likely to retain ties with their countries of origin, just as we would like our overseas Singaporeans to retain ties with Singapore,' said its spokesman. Source http://news.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne%2BNew...027-176295.html

Anyone heard of this Flying Fyn guy in SG? Apparently, he's running some street workshops that show how its done. Reviews / feedback anyone?

FYI. EP70, EP71: Front> 8640-1091, 8641-1091Sport Rear > 8040-1051, 8041-1051Sport EP80,EP81,EP82: Front> 8640-1213, 8640-1214Sport Rear > 8040-1216, 8040-1216Sport

hi there, if anybody may know who possess the following no's, please pm me. great prize will be rewarded! (<-- only when i really can get it! ;P) E2T E4M E9A E22K E77C E88X E99P EE3G EE5B EE6Z EE8T EE88L EE99E S11T S33E S44Z thanks a lot!

The FIA has issued its official entry list for the Formula 1 World Championship. There are no real surprises on the list. The list is as follows: 1, Lewis Hamilton (Vodafone McLaren Mercedes); 2, Heikki Kovalainen (Vodafone McLaren Mercedes); 3, Kimi Raikkonen (Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro); 4, Felipe Massa (Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro); 5, Robert Kubica (BMW Sauber F1); 6, Nick Heidfeld (BMW Sauber F1); 7, Fernando Alonso (ING Renault F1 Team); 8, Nelson Piquet (ING Renault F1 Team); 9, Jarno Trulli (Panasonic Toyota Racing); 10, Timo Glock (Panasonic Toyota Racing); 11, Sebastien Buemi (Scuderia Toro Rosso); 12, TBA (Scuderia Toro Rosso); 14, Mark Webber (Red Bull Racing); 15, Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull Racing); 16, Nico Rosberg (AT&T Williams); 17, Kazuki Nakajima (AT&T Williams); 18, TBA (Honda Racing F1); 19, TBA (Honda Racing F1); 20, Adrian Sutil (Force India F1); 21, Giancarlo Fisichella (Force India F1). The FIA noted that the Honda team is for sale, but an entry was made under that name. ---------------- It is quite likely that the Honda team will use Mercedes-Benz engines in 2009. The team will be renamed but at the moment there is no word on what it will be called. Ferrari has all-but announced that it will not be supplying engines for the team, which would seem to suggest that the team has a limited number of options, but we believe that negotiations are well-advanced with Mercedes-Benz. The team will not be getting much in the way of pre-season testing (if any) and so it is going to be starting a little behind the opposition but much effort has gone into the 2009 programme and so the team hopes to be relatively competitive. The discussions over who will own the team are ongoing but a decision is expected within a few days. We believe there will be a management buyout. from grandprix.com

Hi I am organizing a family outing to Senai, hotel, what are the usual emergency numbers to call, breakdown vehicle, etc.....we have a convoy of about 15 cars. Any advise is welcome. TIA!

Many users happy to stay with their service provider, but analysts say it's early days yet IT WAS 11 years in the making - the day when Singaporeans could switch mobile phone operators and keep their old numbers. But it arrived with a thud, rather than a bang, yesterday. There were no long queues, and no rush to switch telcos at several shops visited by The Straits Times. To be sure, there was a slight buzz among some users, who were busy checking out the deals on offer by the various telcos. But there were many more subscribers who said that they were happy to remain with their service providers because of the discounts they were getting. Yesterday's introduction of number portability - as the exercise is called - marks the first time there is full competition among cellphone operators here since 1997, when the monopoly held by SingTel was broken. Since the date for the start of number portability was announced in April, the three telcos - market leader SingTel, StarHub and MobileOne (M1) - have been dishing out new deals and offers every other week. Their aims: to avoid high 'churn', or switching, rates among their subscribers, and attract others who are considering moving to a new service provider. It appears they were successful in achieving the former. Most subscribers interviewed by The Straits Times said they were keen to renew contracts because they felt their telcos had done enough to keep them. At the ongoing PC Show at Suntec City, no one in the queue at both the SingTel and StarHub booths said he was there to switch telcos. Most, like Mr Lam You Teck, 24, an undergraduate, said they were waiting in line to extend their contracts. Said Mr Lam: 'I will not jump ship, not when I have a discount to sign up for all three StarHub services - broadband, TV and mobile.' However, experts said it is early days yet, and offered several explanations for the lack of activity, adding that the full impact of free competition will become clear only in the long run. Analyst Lai Voon San from research house Cazenove & Co said one reason for the quiet start is that most subscribers simply could not take advantage of number portability: He estimated that about 70 per cent of mobile phone users still have active contracts with their telcos. He said: 'It didn't have a big impact today, but I've known at least five people who've switched. It will have an impact over time.' Research director Foong King Yew from consultancy firm Gartner said the impact will likely be seen in about 12 to 18 months' time. He added: 'If you notice, telcos themselves have not promoted number portability much as they would not risk their own subscribers switching sides.' The telcos, meanwhile, were tight-lipped about the impact, although staff at their shops say there is likely to be a spike in interest over the weekend. All declined to give figures on how many switch-overs they had managed to attract, although StarHub said that about 500 people attended a roadshow it held at Plaza Singapura at midnight on Thursday. Any Idea what is the Service Charge ?

Hi all does individual petrol companies' websites have a listing of their petrol stations in Singapore? i always top up ron-92 but i know not all stations have such grade. Hence i thought having the numbers woudl help... also helpful to check if prices have been adjusted... thanks

Hi , was wandering around some forum and saw this , guess it might be useful for bro who drive up to genting or always go pump petrol . ________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________

Help! I notice that when i send my new car to subaru for the 3 times of free service, they use diff. oil spec. eg. Mineral 0w-40, then mineral 5w-30 and then syn. 10w-40 while i can understand that usually syn is recommended during the 10k, why is there a change in the oil spec even in the mineral oil? So it there an ideal oil spec for small car? Hmmm, some bro explain the different oil spec to me, but i forgot haha.

erm, just curious anyone knows what's the current number plates and anywhere online such as onemotoring that i can check?... only understand can see from the bidding site and its SGV and W currently...

Just a query, as for those in the business. When the dealer register the car for you, do they submit a batch of cars to be registered, and receive a batch of numbers, which they then proceed to assign to the cars in that batch? Meaning, lets say the dealer sold 5 cars of the same model, and apply to register all 5 cars on the same day. Is the car number received TAGGED to each individual car, or agent receive 5 numbers, and he can assign to the cars he want. Please answer when only 100% sure .. thanks

I have just booked my car and am looking for registration numbers with 3 & 8. Can be 3 or 4 digits number also no problem. Kindly PM me with the number for my consideration, together with your contact number and I shall revert as soon as possible. Thank you for your attention.

Not sure if this would be useful for the forum. I like to suggest having page numbers on threads which are more than 1 page long. It helps in the case if i want to view the last page of the thread, i don't have to go through the process of clicking on the thread first and then clicking on the last page in the thread itself. I attached a picture of how it might look like. Cheers

Please note that all the Daewoo cars are using this same filter. So a Lanos oil filter is the same as the Aveo's. ACDelco: PF47 FRAM: PH3387A Motorcraft: FL318 and FL321 Purolator: FL10111 (hard to find but I know this is the best brand) Sefil: L2402E (Korean company) MANN: W712/22 Group 7: V111 Champ: PH47 Mobil: MO-111 (second best brand after Purolator) Napa: 1040 Wix: 51040 K&N: HP1001 Baldwin: B43-S Fleetguard: LF780 The filter basically must have 18mm metric threads. ID is 60mm and OD is 70mm. I realised that both PF47 and PF52 have the same 18mm threads except the 52 is taller. So in theory these can also be used but might need some experimenting: ACDelco: PF52 Sefil: L2401E MANN: W713/18 Group 7: V173 and V4011 Champ: PH51A FRAM: PH3535, PH3980 Mobil: MO-173 and MO-4011 Motorcraft: FL402 NAPA: 1036 Purolator: L20173, L24011 Wix : 51036 Fleetguard: LF782 Baldwin: B35-S So why taller filters? More oil! More filteration surface. At high engine stress, more oil flow. This is a no brainer issue.