The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) said it will be on the lookout for inconsiderate drivers, especially in view of the June school holidays, The Straits Times reported.

Mardiana Masdar, team leader at the integrated operations centre at the Woodlands checkpoint, said ground officers who spot vehicles jumping queue will alert the team at the operations centre.

They will relay this information to traffic controllers near the checkpoint to direct them to make a U-turn to rejoin the queue.

“If they are non-compliant, we will refer them to our secondary office, where we are able to show them CCTV footage of them cutting queue,” she said.

In June 2023, a Malaysian driver travelling from Singapore to Malaysia via the Woodlands checkpoint had refused to make a U-turn, and even drove off after being caught by ICA for trying to jump the queue.

Because of his non-compliance and dangerous driving, the driver and car were banned from entering Singapore.

The ICA said traffic is expected to be heavy at both land checkpoints during the June school holidays, particularly during the Hari Raya Haji weekend between June 6 and June 9.

The authority said that during the long Wesak Day weekend between May 8 and May 13, more than three million travellers crossed the Woodlands and Tuas checkpoints.

The traffic volume peaked on May 9, with more than 546,000 travellers clearing immigration at both checkpoints in one day.