While motorists say they have a right to park along the road within landed estates, home owners say this has created much inconvenience for them.
SINGAPORE: The tussle for turf within landed housing estates has motorists defending their right to park on public roads after an incident in March reignited discussion on the evergreen issue.
One such note posted on the website told motorists to “park at your HDB car park”, as Meragi Close is “short of parking space for residents and guests of residents”.Vehicles are allowed to park on both sides of the road at private estates, as long as there are no lines on either side of the road and the lane divider is a single non-continuous white line.
While home owners at several landed estates who spoke to CNA on Tuesday expressed frustration, many are resigned to the situation. “We don’t own the road , but I got tired of jostling with HDB dwellers, and cars end up getting knocked ... Just park my second car elsewhere and mull over the bigger issues of life in Singapore,” he added.
Motorists dropping off and picking up their children from Nanyang Primary School tend to clog the lanes around King’s Road, especially from 12.45pm onwards as the students end lessons around 1pm, said a resident who wanted to be known as Mr Ng. He has been a resident in the area for almost 30 years, and said some neighbours have moved out “due to the parking situation”.
“We are enough that it discourages drivers from parking here. But our road is also wide, and the porches of the houses are big enough to fit cars. Most home owners here park inside their house. We are lucky in that sense,” he said.
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