The enrolment for the TDVL training course must be done in person at the approved training centres (below). However, upon enrolment, you may inform the centre that you wish to enrol for the web-based online TDVL training course instead of the classroom-based training course.

1. Comfort Transportation Pte Ltd

383 Sin Ming Drive

Singapore 575717

Tel: 6550 8681

 

2. SMRT Taxis Pte Ltd

60 Woodlands Industrial Park E4

Singapore 757705

Tel: 6369 0111

You may renew your vocational licence without incurring additional fees up to 6 months after the expiry date. You will only need to pay the usual $40 non-refundable renewal fee to renew your licence for a 3-year period.

However, if your licence had expired more than 6 months but less than 3 years earlier, you will be required to submit an application for late renewal, together with a $25 non-refundable fee to allow LTA to check on your eligibility to renew your licence. Please click here to download the application form. Copies are also available at LTA, Information Counter, Level 1, 10 Sin Ming Drive.

Upon approval of your application for late renewal, you may proceed to renew your licence for a 3-year period, with the $40 renewal fee.

Currently, the renewal of vocational licences cannot be done online, as the renewal process requires the verification of documents such as driving licence and, if required, medical forms, Refresher Course certificates etc.

 

However, you may renew your vocational licence by post before the expiry date, by sending a cheque payment of $40 to LTA for the non-refundable renewal fee (to renew your licence for 3 years) together with the following documents:

• Notice of Renewal;
• A photocopy of your NRIC (front and back);
• A photocopy of your valid Class 3 Singapore driving licence (front and back) (for Taxi Driver’s and Bus Driver’s Vocational Licence holders);
• The original copy of LTA’s medical examination form, duly certified by a registered medical practitioner, if required; and
• The Taxi Driver’s Vocational Licence Refresher Course certificate, if required.

Please note that all vocational licence holders must have up-to-date Medisave contributions. For more information on the Medisave for the Self-Employed Scheme or to check the Medisave payment status for licence renewal, please visit the CPF website at www.cpf.gov.sg

Please click here to download the application form. Copies are also available at:

LTA, Information Counter, Level 1, 10 Sin Ming Drive
Bukit Batok Driving Centre; Tel: 6561 1233
ComfortDelGro Driving Centre; Tel: 6841 8900
Comfort Transportation Pte Ltd; Tel: 6550 8681
Singapore Safety Driving Centre Ltd; Tel: 6482 6060
SMRT Taxis Pte Ltd; Tel: 6369 0111

Application forms may be submitted by post or in person together with a passport size photograph and a non-refundable application fee of $40. Applicants will be informed of the status of their applications 3-4 weeks from date of application.

If you are a self-employed person, you must ensure that you have up-to-date Medisave contributions. For more information on the Medisave for the Self-Employed Scheme or to check the Medisave payment status for licence renewal, please visit the CPF website at www.cpf.gov.sg.

If you are an existing vocational licence holder, you must also ensure that you have up-to-date Medisave contributions. If you have outstanding Medisave liabilities prior to the renewal of your licence, a message will be printed on the renewal notice requesting you to make payment at the CPF Board. You will only be able to renew your vocational licence after you have paid up your Medisave liabilities or have arranged for payment by installments.

Please note that you are required to make arrangements to settle your Medisave liabilities (at any CPF Branch office or via other channels offered by the CPF Board) at least one week before you apply for/ renew your vocational licence. 

At the end of the TDVL/ BDVL course, applicants are required to sit for a written test. Applicants who pass the test will be scheduled by LTA to collect their TDVL/ BDVL.

There is no test for the BAVL training course. Applicants who have completed the BAVL training course will be scheduled by LTA to collect their BAVL.

Applicants for a Bus Driver's/ Taxi Driver's Vocational Licence (BD/TDVL) must have held a valid Class 3 Singapore driving licence for a continuous period of at least one year at the point of application.

BD/TDVL holders must continue to hold a valid Class 3 driving licence after they have been issued with a vocational licence. If a BD/TDVL holder's Class 3 driving licence is suspended or disqualified for 12 months or longer, his vocational licence will be revoked. He will only be eligible to re-apply for a BD/TDVL at least one year after his Class 3 driving licence has been re-issued to him, and during this one-year period his Class 3 driving licence must not have been suspended.

LTA will issue replacement vocational licence photo-cards if the existing photo-card is defaced, damaged or lost. For lost VL photo-cards, you are required to make a police report or a statutory declaration immediately. To obtain a replacement licence, you are required to come to LTA, Vocational Licence Services, 10 Sin Ming Drive, Singapore 575701 with the following documents:

• Original NRIC;
• Valid Class 3 Singapore driving licence (for Taxi Driver’s and Bus Driver’s Vocational Licence holders); and
• The existing vocational licence photo-card (for damaged and defaced photo-cards). For lost VL photo-cards, you also need to bring the original police report or statutory declaration stating the loss of the licence.

You will need to make a payment of $10 (excluding GST) for the replacement of the licence.

Licence holders need to produce the following documents at the time of renewal:

• Notice of Renewal;
• Existing Vocational Licence;
• Valid Class 3 Singapore driving licence (for Taxi Driver’s and Bus Driver’s Vocational Licence holders);
• LTA’s original medical examination form duly completed by a registered medical practitioner, if applicable (this will be stated on your Notice of Renewal); and
• The Taxi Driver’s Vocational Licence Refresher Course certificate issued by the training centres, if applicable (this will be stated on your Notice of Renewal).

Please click here to view the types of vocational licence.

The fees for the respective training courses  (excluding GST) are as follows:

• Taxi Driver's Vocational Licence (TDVL) training course: $335
• TDVL Refresher Course: $50
• Bus Driver's Vocational Licence (BDVL) training course: $100
• Bus Attendant's Vocational Licence (BAVL) training course: $30

The duration for a normal TDVL training course is about six weeks. Alternatively, applicants may opt for the express course, which takes about three weeks, or choose the online web-based course, which they can complete at their own pace. Applicants may obtain more details on these TDVL courses from the TDVL training centres as listed below.

TDVL applicants who have been approved to attend the training course are required to register for the course (at the above TDVL training centres) within 3 months and complete the course within one year from the date of the approval letter. Applicants are required to produce LTA’s medical examination form, duly completed, during the registration for the training course.

The duration of the BDVL training course is 14 hours (inclusive of a 2 hour written test). Applicants may obtain more details on the BDVL training course from the BDVL training centres listed below.

The minimum age for the various Vocational Licences are as follows:

Taxi Driver’s Vocational Licence (TDVL): 30 years

Bus Driver’s Vocational Licence (BDVL): 21 years

Bus Attendant’s Vocational Licence (BAVL): 16 years

The statutory upper age limit for Taxi Driver’s Vocational Licence (TDVL) holders is 73 years.

 

When TDVL holders reach the age of 70 years, they are required to undergo a special assessment to certify that they are fit to continue driving a taxi. In addition, they will need to pass an annual medical examination.

 

The statutory upper age limit for Bus Attendant’s Vocational Licence (BAVL) holders has been raised from 70 years to 73 years (wef 1 Nov 2009), subject to BAVL holders continuing to pass LTA’s annual medical examination.

 

The statutory upper age limit for Bus Driver’s Vocational Licence (BDVL) holders and Trishaw Riders is 70 years.

Before 1 July 2010, TDVL applicants who did not possess the required educational qualifications (at least a D7 pass in English for the GCE ‘O’ or ‘N’ level examination, or a level 3 pass in English under the WPL programme) were required to attend a language assessment interview with STA. For TDVL applications received on/ after 1 July 2010, the Workplace Literacy Computer-Adaptive Test (WPL-CAT) for Conversational English will replace STA’s language assessment interview.

The WPL-CAT for Conversational English assesses an individual’s English proficiency in 3 areas – Listening, Reading and Speaking – with the aid of a computer.  The test is 3 hours long. The Listening and Reading tests use multiple-choice questions, while for the Speaking test, the trainee is required to respond to questions in English posed by the computer. The WPL-CAT costs $10.50 (excluding GST).

TDVL applicants are required to obtain at least a Level 3 pass for all 3 segments of the WPL-CAT – Listening, Reading and Speaking. The results for the Listening and Reading segments of the test will be made known to the TDVL applicant immediately after the completion of the test, while for the Speaking segment, STA will inform the TDVL applicant of the result 2 – 3 weeks after the completion of the test.

TDVL applicants who do not obtain a Level 3 or higher pass in any of the 3 segments will have to go through the WPL Conversational English programme, which is a 45-hour programme (3 hours a day for 15 days). The cost of the programme is $25 (excluding GST). At the end of the programme, they will be required so sit for the post-course WPL-CAT (a test fee of $10.50 (excluding GST) is payable) and obtain at least a Level 3 pass for all 3 segments of the test. This requirement must be met before TDVL applicants can be approved to enrol for the TDVL course.

You are required to make a police report or a statutory declaration immediately and apply for a duplicate licence at LTA, Vocational Licence Services, Level 1, 10 Sin Ming Drive, Singapore 575701 with the following documents:

• Original NRIC;
• Valid Class 3 Singapore driving licence (for Taxi Driver’s and Bus Driver’s Vocational Licence holders); and
• Original police report or statutory declaration stating the loss of your vocational licence.

You will need to make a payment of $10.00 (excluding GST) for the replacement of the licence.

To be eligible to apply for a Bus Driver's Vocational Licence (BDVL), you should:

• Be a Singapore Citizen/ Singapore Permanent Resident/ Work Permit holder (with bus driver as a vocation);
• Be at least 21 years old; and
• Have held a valid Class 3 Singapore driving licence for a continuous period of at least one year at the point of application.

Application for the Omnibus Driver‘s Vocational Licence must be submitted through SBS Transit Ltd or SMRT Buses Ltd.

To be eligible to apply for a Bus Attendant's Vocational Licence (BAVL), you should:

• Be a Singapore Citizen holding a pink NRIC; and
• Be at least 16 years old.

If you are currently holding a valid TDVL, a letter will be sent to you 6 months prior to your 70^th birthday. The letter will explain what you will need to do if you wish to extend your TDVL past the age of 70 years. LTA's form for the "Assessment on Fitness to Drive for Taxi Drivers Aged 70 years and Above" will also be attached.

The Assessment comprises 2 components - a medical component and an occupational therapy component. You will need to go to a registered medical practitioner (any doctor) to complete the first portion on the medical examination. If you are certified fit by your doctor, you will then need to proceed to make an appointment for the Occupational Therapist Assessment at either Tan Tock Seng Hospital or the Nanyang Polytechnic Occupational Therapy Driving Clinic. The contact details of these occupational therapy clinics will be included in the letter sent to you 6 months before your 70th birthday. Once you have passed the Assessment, your may renew your TDVL up to your 73^rd birthday, with a non-refundable renewal fee of $40. You will need to continue to pass LTA’s annual medical examination at the ages of 71 and 72 years.

All TDVL holders are required to attend a 10-hour Refresher Course once every six years. The course fee is $50 excluding GST. If you are due for the Refresher Course, you will be required to attend before you can renew your TDVL.

The Refresher Course is conducted at the following centres:

a) Comfort Transportation Pte Ltd
383 Sin Ming Drive
Singapore 575717
Tel: 6550 8681

b) SMRT Taxis Pte Ltd
60 Woodlands Industrial Park E4
Singapore 757705
Tel: 6369 0111

c) ComfortDelgro Driving Centre Pte Ltd
205 Ubi Avenue 4
Singapore 408805
Tel: 6841 8900

d) Bukit Batok Driving Centre Ltd
815 Bukit Batok West Ave 5
Singapore 659085
Tel: 6561 1233

e) Singapore Taxi Academy (STA)
Employment & Employability Institute (e2i)
141 Redhill Road, #03-09
Singapore 158828
Tel: 6472 7351

f) Singapore Safety Driving Centre Ltd
2 Woodlands Industrial Park E4
Singapore 757387
Tel: 6482 6060

You may go to any general practitioner’s (GP) clinic or the Singapore Anti-Tuberculosis Association (SATA) to have your medical examination done for the purpose of your vocational licence application or renewal. You will be required to use LTA’s medical examination form. For applications, you will also need to get a chest X-ray done (one time only, upon application.)

If you are a bus driver with SBS Transit or SMRT Buses Pte Ltd, you need not renew your vocational licence as the Omnibus Driver’s Vocational Licence is valid as long as you remain in the employment of the bus company. If you are a hirer of a taxi with Comfort Transportation Pte Ltd or SMRT Taxis Pte Ltd, you can renew your vocational licence at your taxi company. Otherwise, you can renew your vocational licence at the Land Transport Authority, Vocational Licence Services, Level 1, 10 Sin Ming Drive, Singapore 575701. You may send another party to help you renew your vocational licence with the following documents:

• Notice of Renewal;
• Your existing vocational licence;
• An authorisation letter from you stating the NRIC of the person renewing the licence on your behalf;
• LTA’s original medical examination form, duly certified by a registered medical practitioner, if required (this will be stated on your Notice of Renewal); and
• The Taxi Driver’s Vocational Licence Refresher Course certificate, if required (this will be stated on your Notice of Renewal).

The authorised person is also required to bring his NRIC.

 

Please note that all vocational licence holders must ensure that they have up-to-date Medisave contributions.. For more information on the Medisave for the Self-Employed Scheme or to check the Medisave payment status for licence renewal, please visit the CPF website at www.cpf.gov.sg