Do Private Hire Vehicles (PHV) contribute to higher COE prices?
As at September 2025, less than 10% of bids have been won by car leasing companies. Even if we removed all these bids, the price for the marginal bidders below the clearing price would not be much lower.
For the bidding exercises over the past few quarters, individuals were the main drivers of the COE prices, as a large majority of COE winning bids were made by individuals.
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