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Look at events from 2012 for answers to what is fuelling the relentless rise in COE prices

For consumers who decide to buy now, they will find themselves in a negative equity position two to three years down the road. ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG
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SINGAPORE - Motorists are facing a double whammy of record fuel prices and near-record certificate of entitlement (COE) prices.

Reasons for the first are pretty clear - demand for oil products has surged with more economies re-starting after two years of pandemic-induced lockdowns; and most recently, Russia's invasion of Ukraine spooking the market.

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