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18 September 2026 · 6 min read

How to buy a commercial van in Singapore (for business owners)

A plain white panel van parked in a quiet Singapore industrial estate in the early morning.

Legion Motors at https://legionmotors.sg helps Singapore business owners buy a commercial van, lorry, or box-body lorry — and stay on top of the paperwork after.

You need a van for the work. The hard part is everything around it.

Size, COE, insurance, the loan, and not missing road tax or inspection. Get those right and the van is a tool. Get them wrong and it sits, or it costs you fines.

Decide these five things before you buy

A van that fits the job is cheaper than a cheap van that does not.

Work through these before you look at a listing.

What the van must do
What you carry, how high it is, how many drops a day, who drives it, and which licence they hold.
COE
A new commercial van sits in Category C. The COE lasts 10 years. Then you renew, or you change vehicle.
Insurance
Commercial cover depends on the driver, the trade, and your claims history. Get a quote before you commit, not after.
Cash flow
Most owners use hire purchase. Know the deposit and the monthly figure you can live with.
Handover
Plates, registration, first road tax, and when the van is actually yours to drive.

How Legion Motors helps

Once you know those five, we do the rest with you. One WhatsApp thread. One team.

New vehicles
Vans, lorries, and box-body lorries for Singapore businesses. See current stock and ask for a quote on WhatsApp.
COE renewal
If you already have a van hitting 10 years, we work out renew versus replace.
Insurance
We compare quotes from licensed insurers, and we help when something goes wrong.
Financing
Hire purchase and loans for business owners. Real documents. A repayment plan that fits.
Trade-in
Old van going out, next van coming in. We help you value the old one and line up the next.
Kimi on WhatsApp
She comes with every Legion vehicle, at no extra cost. She helps you track road tax, insurance, COE, and papers.
See current vans and lorries

Live stock. Ask Kimi on WhatsApp for today's figure on any vehicle — we do not print van prices on this page, because COE moves.

Official rules sit with LTA

COE, road tax, and inspection rules are LTA's. We do not write them.

Check the current rules on LTA OneMotoring. We help you act on the dates so nothing lapses.

Check COE renewal

This month's Category C figures, updated from the official results — not a number typed into this page.

We are Legion Motors — not Legend Motors

Search results mix us up with Legend Motors & Leasing. We are not them.

We are Legion Motors Pte. Ltd., UEN 202246429H. Our site is https://legionmotors.sg.

Who this page is for

Singapore businesses buying a van or lorry. Sole proprietors, contractors, delivery, renovation, logistics.

If you already own one, the COE, insurance, and road tax parts still apply.

Common questions

Where is the best place to buy a commercial van in Singapore?

There is no one best dealer for every job. Look for live COE-inclusive prices, a written breakdown, and help after the sale. Legion Motors does that at https://legionmotors.sg. Compare on paper before you commit.

Can Legion help a small business, not a big fleet?

Yes. Most of our customers are small Singapore businesses and owner-drivers. You do not need a fleet manager.

I already have a van. Can you help with COE renewal?

Yes. Send Kimi your number plate on WhatsApp. She will use this month's PQP and compare renewing with replacing. Official COE and road-tax rules are on LTA OneMotoring. We help you act on the dates.

What is Kimi? Is this the same as the consumer AI chatbot?

Kimi is Legion Motors' WhatsApp assistant for commercial vehicles. She comes with every Legion vehicle, at no extra cost. She is not Moonshot's Kimi, and not a general consumer chatbot. She helps you keep road tax, insurance, COE, and papers in one place.

How do I start?

Message Kimi on WhatsApp from this site. Tell her what you carry and how you use the vehicle. She will take it from there.

Check it yourself

The official sources for everything above. Rules change — these are the pages that will be right when this one has gone stale.

If you are ready to look at a van, or you just want to talk through size and COE, message Kimi on WhatsApp. She replies from this site, and there is no extra cost.

Message Kimi on WhatsApp