Parking Woes

Hippo69 SG · 2006-04-12T18:06:33+00:00

Actually, majority of the cash card car park does have time allowance. For the first 5-10mins. After which will be full price for the first hour. The rates d...

Hippo69 SG

Hi guys...

Wonder if you drivers have this experience of entering a carpark that uses barrier entry, such as shopping centres, commercial buildings or even hotels without knowing the cost of the parking?

Well with the new cash card ERP like barrier, more often than not, most ppl just zoom through the carpark. Who actually did check how much the parking costs before entering? I know the management would put the price list at the entrance.

But should you feel that its too expensive to park at that particular carpark, can we do a U-Turn? I know some carparks have grace period but there are some who does not. Paying $5 per entry last night shocked me into thinking about this.

I am not being cheapskate but I felt the price should be clearly defined and not be a muddle of figures at the entrance. Under the pressure of the car behind, we tend to enter the carpark anyway..

Anyone with similar experiences?

Just a thought...

Hippo

photo_seeker SG

You actually have a point there. Maybe they should have compulsory grace period for people to turn out.

Praetorian111 SG

There are various websites that you can check the car parking rate prior to entering the area. One of them is Petrol watch and the other is one motoring.
If the place is unfamilar to you, you can always look at these websites for advise concerning the charges that you have to pay.

Cheers

Hippo69 SG

Well I know we could check this but looking for parking easily planned..
But my point is that, I dont mind the high cost but the management should clearly display this cost at the entrance before we drive into the barrier entrance.

Thanks for your advice though...

alwaysdisturbed SG

hmm...esplanade?

i juz spent abt 10 bucks on parkin yday...

photo_seeker SG

I think somewhere before the entrance of the carpark, they should put up a sign stating the parking fee. Especially if you're first timer parking there, 9 out 10 chance is that you won't know the parking fee and some places are so expensive. The sign should actually be displayed in a place where you can still decide whether to utilise the carpark or search for another since it's too costly to park.

Example are Shaw Tower, the parking charges are so high and yet no grace period and thus the other time my friend drove there to pick up an article from the office cost us $6

casshern SG

oh yes nowadays they do put up boards on the parking prices....

the boards are only at the barriers so when you go in you cant come out. Twisted Evil

DummiesInc SG

Actually under Singapore law, the management of the carpark should display the parking rates clearly before the gantry and allow drivers to make a decision whether or not to actually enter the carpark. However, more often than not, once we can actually see the rates, there is no way out of the carpark except through the gantry.

Hippo69 SG

Ya!! Thats what I meant! Sighz.. Rasing ERP. Raising Parking cost.. thus no much difference if COE drops... Hope we dont become like HK where we have to buy parking lots.. hahaha. Cost of an apartment for a carpark slot!!

SBS9828X SG

maybe they can implement a 10 min free or sumthing like dat? so that even if u cant go out at the entry, u can still make 1 round and go out again?

photo_seeker SG

I think due to abuse, they decided not to have the 10mins grace period. I don’t mind a 5 minutes though.

Hippo69 SG

Some underground carparks are like so messed up.. Sometimes, we need to take a few rounds to exit... i think by then.. 10mins 20secs.. hehehe

sinicker SG

yday me and my friends went to queensway shopping ctr. my friend drove there. parked there for abt 2 hrs and a half. his cashcard only left with $4.00. so we quite confident parking wudnt be that expensive ah. den reach the exit.. !!!!!!!!! $4.20!!! lucky no cars behind and so we could reverse and pay in cash at the booth nearby. phew. 2hrs and a half = $4.20? expensive or normal?

photo_seeker SG

For me, usually parking fees are $2.10 for 1st hour and $2.10 for every hour or part thereof. Thus, it’s considered average to me.

carmour SG

Queensway rates here:
http://www.sgcarmart.com/articles/carpark_list.php?Q=queensway&LOC=a&=Go

Pretty expensive there.

Troy437 SG

I ever paid $22/- for parking at one of the NTUC Union HOuse. I was given a complimentary ticket to park at NTUC Income Building for a wedding dinner nearby.

At 11.05 pm as I drive my car out and found that I parked at the wrong NTUC building.

The complimentary ticket did not work at the parking machine...Then the security came and say I have to use cash card...$2 for the parking fee...$20 for parking past 11 pm. Evil or Very Mad

Fark man....

OldMan SG

http://forums.delphiforums.com/n/mb/message.asp?webtag=papadum&msg=83.1

mr sunray SG

Yes, they should put up sign board with price list.

But by providing an U-turn may be a costly option. Even they do provide this option, they can price it into their parking ticket. In the end, the consumer/driver is going to pay for this - the fur still comes from the sheep.

Yes, they should provide a 5-10min grace period for people who pickup or drop off and for those who regretted coming into the carpark becos of expensive parking.

Parking is part and parcel of car ownership. Before committed to buy a car, one should have already factored in this cost. No point buying a car first and complaining this and that expensive later.

edi_77777 SG

yeah... some places parking are just way scary!!!

esp those in shenton area... i rem once i had to drop an impt document at a client place... and all it took me was 5min... and i nearly fainted when i see my carpark charges... $4!!!! its as good as robbery! now i understand y so many cars are parking at the back lanes...

haowee SG

and those in shenton way got no unloading bay...
was unloading and i got to enter the carpark at hong leong.

either you risk a fine from TP for parking at road side or spend $2.10
for entering the carpark for 5 mins.

i choose to enter the carpark... sian... a few places a day over at shenton and i have to top up my cash card

there was this carpark i went that charge $1.20 per hour.
reasonable
but they charge by their clock that starts at 7.00am

so meaning you enter the carpark at 7.55am and left at 8.15am.

you will have to pay $1.20 from 7.55am to 8.00am
then another $1.20 from 8.00am to 8.15am.

$2.40 for 20 mins...

and the things is that the timing on the cashcard reader and the display is different.

I purposely wait until the hour is up then enter at 5.00pm (display time)
Just to pay another $1.20 more because from the record (from cashcard reader) i enter at 4.58pm.

per min $60 cents.

I think the most reasonble parking rates are those who charge by the min like ikea.