Mr Lim observed that the majority of revalidations were for five years (instead of 10), and this will mitigate the cyclical drop in COE supply in the coming years.
Rightfully, the number of revalidations should not result in more cars on the road because more revalidations would result in fewer COEs (supply hinges on the number of vehicles deregistered or scrapped).
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