LTA seizes 30 mobility devices amid rise in fires linked to illegal PMDs

3-day blitz targeted HDB estates; authority considering tougher enforcement action

- Vanessa Paige Chelvan Correspondent

Thirty non-compliant active mobility devices were seized by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) in a recent islandwide enforcement operation to tackle the rising number of fires involving such devices in residential areas.

The three-day operation targeted HDB estates.

LTA enforcement officers also engaged device owners to explain the potential hazards of owning and using a non-compliant device, said Minister of State for Transport Baey Yam Keng at the close of the enforcement blitz in Yishun on Nov 20.

He added that LTA is considering tougher enforcement action against the keeping, use and sale of non-compliant mobility devices.

From January to October 2025, there were 44 fires involving mobility devices.

In 2024, 67 blazes involved such devices, up from 55 in 2023 and 42 in 2022. There were 63 such fires in 2021 and 68 in 2020.

The majority of the 30 devices seized during the operation were illegally modified, Mr Baey said.