Owner of bus services firm jailed over ruse to break speed limit

He and 2 others duped Vicom inspector into believing vehicle had working speed limiter

- Shaffiq Alkhatib

The owner of a company that provides bus transportation services was sentenced to 13 weeks' jail over his role in a ruse that allowed one of his vehicles to go over the prescribed speed limit of 60kmh, potentially affecting road safety.

Sundram Retnam, 51, who owns SV Bus Transportation Services and usually drove the affected bus at speeds of between 70kmh and 75kmh, was also fined $500 after he failed to ensure its speed limiter was properly calibrated to prevent the vehicle from speeding.

On March 25, he pleaded guilty to two counts of cheating and also admitted to an offence under the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Speed Limiters) Rules.

Sundram was the second person involved in the case to be dealt with in court.

Mechanic Tee Wei Chye, 45, who had activated the speed limiter on the bus before its inspections and disabled it after the tests were completed, was sentenced to 21 weeks' jail on March 22 after he pleaded guilty to three cheating charges.