More motorists caught last year for 'cheating' with parking coupons
25 Apr 2013|6,367 views
More motorists are caught for tampering with their coupons, revealed The Straits Times. Last year alone, there were roughly 1,960 offenders - up from an average of 950 annually between the years of 2007 and 2011. A common trend is to reuse old coupons by folding the tabs - instead of tearing them off.
The authorities believe misuse of coupons is equivalent to cheating and are planning to extend the use of electronic parking systems, which automatically charges motorists.
The Straits Times reported that most tampering occur in car parks run by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) where coupon parking is more common than Housing Board car parks which uses season-parking labels. Last year, 1,560 motorists were caught by URA, up from an average of 800 annually between 2007 and 2011, while HDB caught motorists 400 last year, as compared to an average of 150 annually in the last two years.
Both agencies revealed the increase in offenders comes in after more stringent enforcement checks at car parks, and added they are increasing the use of electronic parking. The system charges by the minute and deducts the fare through the CashCard in an in-vehicle unit reader.
HDB uses such a system in 344 out of its 1,800 car parks while URA has installed it in 15 of its 122 off-street car parks. Last September, only four had the system in place.
More motorists are caught for tampering with their coupons, revealed The Straits Times. Last year alone, there were roughly 1,960 offenders - up from an average of 950 annually between the years of 2007 and 2011. A common trend is to reuse old coupons by folding the tabs - instead of tearing them off.
The authorities believe misuse of coupons is equivalent to cheating and are planning to extend the use of electronic parking systems, which automatically charges motorists.
The Straits Times reported that most tampering occur in car parks run by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) where coupon parking is more common than Housing Board car parks which uses season-parking labels. Last year, 1,560 motorists were caught by URA, up from an average of 800 annually between 2007 and 2011, while HDB caught motorists 400 last year, as compared to an average of 150 annually in the last two years.
Both agencies revealed the increase in offenders comes in after more stringent enforcement checks at car parks, and added they are increasing the use of electronic parking. The system charges by the minute and deducts the fare through the CashCard in an in-vehicle unit reader.
HDB uses such a system in 344 out of its 1,800 car parks while URA has installed it in 15 of its 122 off-street car parks. Last September, only four had the system in place.
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