BEWARE WHEN PARKING ALONG ROADS IN PRIVATE ESTATES EVEN IF ITS LEGAL TO PARK!!! BEWARE PARKING OUTSIDE 43 EDEN GROVE!!!
Dear all,
I have a really traumatizing incident that just occurred to share with all drivers, would-be drivers, or anyone that is interested.
Just now at about 9.30pm, I went to the curry house along Sunshine Terrace with my friends for a dinner after work. As there are no parking sites around the area, so I took a turn to behind the private estates at Eden Grove. I drove on and found a nice spot with a single white line drawn over (legal parking after 7pm). It does have a rubbish bin placed at the spot, but very near to the edge of the road, which I thought is fine and could fit my vehicle in that space. Thus I just parked at that spot.
After ensuring that my vehicle was parked correctly, not obstructing the traffic flow or the gates of the occupants in the house, I left my vehicle and went for my dinner. At about 11.20pm, I came and retrieve my vehicle. From far, I saw the house that I parked my car in front of was brightly lit. Thus I know that I might be ticked off for parking the vehicle outside their house, which they might not like.
I went over and I saw this lady in her 40’s, reading a newspaper. I called out to her, telling her that I am sorry for taking up the space, apologized to her. She immediately stared me in the eye and gave me a very unhappy look. I get into the car and immediately drove off.
After driving about 2-3 mins, I feel the steering is always steering to the left. I tried to position it back, but it still give the same problem. Then I heard a “thup thup thup” sound. I stopped my car at a bus stop to check. To my dismay, MY PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AND REAR TYRES WERE PUNCTURED!!! THERE ARE DIRT STUFFED UP IN MY EXHAUST PIPES!!!
As I have no 2 spare tyres in my car, I tried my best to drive my car to the nearby City Tyres to examined the tyres. As I am driving on punctured tyres, the tyres were damaged easily due to the abrasions. After the mechanic pumped up the tyres, they found that, there are no punctured holes and there are no leaks. But the two air caps are gone. Someone have open the caps and let off the air. The mechanic says that the tyres looks to be damaged, and it cost $350 to change each one. As I dun really have that amount of cash, I asked if I use back the two tyres, is that ok? They say no guarantee. No money to change, means safety at risk, I use back the tyres.
I am really pissed off, and feel that it is really ugly, ungracious for whoever is doing that. They could have just told me off, scold me, or leave a note. Why do they have to put my life at risk. Punctured tyres could have gotten me killed on the road!
As my car was only parking outside one family’s house (again I want to stress, I did not obstruct the traffic or gates), I went back to that house to confront the lady whom I suspect could be the culprit, but its just a suspection, not an accusation (I do not want to be sued).
When I arrived, press the doorbell, first thing she told me is my vehicle was parking in front of her house, obstructing traffic. I say, no, I am sure its not! Which driver in the right mind would want to park directly in front of their house gates? She said she had called LTA and have taken the photos. I say ok, show me the photos. She gladly showed me the photos she took from all angles of my vehicle. One of the photos she is so proud of taking from inside her gates, showing boot lid of less than 20-30cm obstructing her gates. She said that she will put the photos of my vehicle plate no. on YouTube, STOMP, etc. I ask her husband to take a look at the photos to see tif there is anything wrong, he keep quiet, I am sure if she put it online, you all can see there is totally nothing wrong with my parking in the photos, so I am fine about that.
She also mention that she has placed the rubbish bins there to chop the place for her third car coming back to park (2 cars were inside her pouch already). I told her that I will only be having my dinner which would finish in an hour or two. She then relate say that last time there are cars parking down there overnight, who knows what time I will be coming back.
But I told her that she don’t own the road and I am not in fault in the eyes of law to park there. Then she kept showing me the picture showing my boot lid obstructing her gates. Then her husband said that there are devoted religious people, and would not do such a thing and kept denying it. I somehow believe the husband, but not the lady. Really in doubts. The lady was so prepared for my return to confront her, the camera, the threatening of calling LTA, and kept arguing that I am at fault.
Without any concrete evidence, except the obvious tell tales signs… I left… an angry and disappointed man. I don’t know whether its obvious or not, but I don’t expect that the occupants from the far end corner would play a prank on my vehicle lah. What do you people think? If you were in my shoes, who will you suspect? Could it be a dog passing by, thought its nipples on my car wheels, get horny and bite them away and suck all the air out?
I have since reported police and they treat the case as mischief. Once they do more investigations around that area, they will get back to me. But I think it will end up being an unsolved case.
I have tried to do a search online to see whether there are similar cases in Singapore. To my surprise, there are many, like a scratch on the car, rubbish bins chopping the place, rubbish bins placed at the driver door by the owners, industrial glues on the wind screens of the cars with the notes, etc. So many. To think, I will never be the first, and never the last, but just the unlucky one.
Having said all these, I do understand the frustrations and agony that the house owners have when there is no parking space for their vehicles when they lived there. But they should not prank on the safety of the drivers. We also have our families to feed on. What if we really passed on in the accidents due to these unforgiven pranks, what would become of our families? I am really traumatized by this behavior.
I am looking forward to inform the authorities including the newspapers and TV programmes about this. Hope that through this incident, it could allow people to realized that it is indeed wrong, very wrong to do that.
BEWARE PARKING OUTSIDE 43 EDEN GROVE!
Dear all,
I have a really traumatizing incident that just occurred to share with all drivers, would-be drivers, or anyone that is interested.
Just now at about 9.30pm, I went to the curry house along Sunshine Terrace with my friends for a dinner after work. As there are no parking sites around the area, so I took a turn to behind the private estates at Eden Grove. I drove on and found a nice spot with a single white line drawn over (legal parking after 7pm). It does have a rubbish bin placed at the spot, but very near to the edge of the road, which I thought is fine and could fit my vehicle in that space. Thus I just parked at that spot.
After ensuring that my vehicle was parked correctly, not obstructing the traffic flow or the gates of the occupants in the house, I left my vehicle and went for my dinner. At about 11.20pm, I came and retrieve my vehicle. From far, I saw the house that I parked my car in front of was brightly lit. Thus I know that I might be ticked off for parking the vehicle outside their house, which they might not like.
I went over and I saw this lady in her 40’s, reading a newspaper. I called out to her, telling her that I am sorry for taking up the space, apologized to her. She immediately stared me in the eye and gave me a very unhappy look. I get into the car and immediately drove off.
After driving about 2-3 mins, I feel the steering is always steering to the left. I tried to position it back, but it still give the same problem. Then I heard a “thup thup thup” sound. I stopped my car at a bus stop to check. To my dismay, MY PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AND REAR TYRES WERE PUNCTURED!!! THERE ARE DIRT STUFFED UP IN MY EXHAUST PIPES!!!
As I have no 2 spare tyres in my car, I tried my best to drive my car to the nearby City Tyres to examined the tyres. As I am driving on punctured tyres, the tyres were damaged easily due to the abrasions. After the mechanic pumped up the tyres, they found that, there are no punctured holes and there are no leaks. But the two air caps are gone. Someone have open the caps and let off the air. The mechanic says that the tyres looks to be damaged, and it cost $350 to change each one. As I dun really have that amount of cash, I asked if I use back the two tyres, is that ok? They say no guarantee. No money to change, means safety at risk, I use back the tyres.
I am really pissed off, and feel that it is really ugly, ungracious for whoever is doing that. They could have just told me off, scold me, or leave a note. Why do they have to put my life at risk. Punctured tyres could have gotten me killed on the road!
As my car was only parking outside one family’s house (again I want to stress, I did not obstruct the traffic or gates), I went back to that house to confront the lady whom I suspect could be the culprit, but its just a suspection, not an accusation (I do not want to be sued).
When I arrived, press the doorbell, first thing she told me is my vehicle was parking in front of her house, obstructing traffic. I say, no, I am sure its not! Which driver in the right mind would want to park directly in front of their house gates? She said she had called LTA and have taken the photos. I say ok, show me the photos. She gladly showed me the photos she took from all angles of my vehicle. One of the photos she is so proud of taking from inside her gates, showing boot lid of less than 20-30cm obstructing her gates. She said that she will put the photos of my vehicle plate no. on YouTube, STOMP, etc. I ask her husband to take a look at the photos to see tif there is anything wrong, he keep quiet, I am sure if she put it online, you all can see there is totally nothing wrong with my parking in the photos, so I am fine about that.
She also mention that she has placed the rubbish bins there to chop the place for her third car coming back to park (2 cars were inside her pouch already). I told her that I will only be having my dinner which would finish in an hour or two. She then relate say that last time there are cars parking down there overnight, who knows what time I will be coming back.
But I told her that she don’t own the road and I am not in fault in the eyes of law to park there. Then she kept showing me the picture showing my boot lid obstructing her gates. Then her husband said that there are devoted religious people, and would not do such a thing and kept denying it. I somehow believe the husband, but not the lady. Really in doubts. The lady was so prepared for my return to confront her, the camera, the threatening of calling LTA, and kept arguing that I am at fault.
Without any concrete evidence, except the obvious tell tales signs… I left… an angry and disappointed man. I don’t know whether its obvious or not, but I don’t expect that the occupants from the far end corner would play a prank on my vehicle lah. What do you people think? If you were in my shoes, who will you suspect? Could it be a dog passing by, thought its nipples on my car wheels, get horny and bite them away and suck all the air out?
I have since reported police and they treat the case as mischief. Once they do more investigations around that area, they will get back to me. But I think it will end up being an unsolved case.
I have tried to do a search online to see whether there are similar cases in Singapore. To my surprise, there are many, like a scratch on the car, rubbish bins chopping the place, rubbish bins placed at the driver door by the owners, industrial glues on the wind screens of the cars with the notes, etc. So many. To think, I will never be the first, and never the last, but just the unlucky one.
Having said all these, I do understand the frustrations and agony that the house owners have when there is no parking space for their vehicles when they lived there. But they should not prank on the safety of the drivers. We also have our families to feed on. What if we really passed on in the accidents due to these unforgiven pranks, what would become of our families? I am really traumatized by this behavior.
I am looking forward to inform the authorities including the newspapers and TV programmes about this. Hope that through this incident, it could allow people to realized that it is indeed wrong, very wrong to do that.
BEWARE PARKING OUTSIDE 43 EDEN GROVE!
