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  1. Katong man loses fight to park in front of own house. Court tells him: You must use PARKING LOT He's fined $1,400, pays $8,000 legal fees HE was surprised to receive a parking summons - after all, he had parked his car in front of his own house. By Celine Lim 19 September 2007 HE was surprised to receive a parking summons - after all, he had parked his car in front of his own house. The first fine was $50, but Mr Seow Hock Hin, 36, felt it was unfair. So, instead of paying up, he took his case to the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA). And, in the midst of his appeal, he received another $50 summons for the same offence. When the URA rejected his appeal, he decided to take his fight to court. He lost. Last Tuesday, Mr Seow was fined $700 each for two charges of not parking his car in a parking lot. For each charge, he could have been fined up to $2,000 or jailed up to three months, or both. On top of that, he chalked up about $8,000 in legal fees and had to take leave for the one-day trial last Monday. Mr Seow, who works in the finance industry, also estimated that the time he spent fighting his case cost him about $10,000 in lost earnings. So why not just pay the fines? Well, he thought there was nothing wrong with parking in front of his own gate along Marshall Road, near Haig Road in Katong. When he was first issued a parking summons on 23 May last year, he thought it was a mistake. 'I wrote to the URA thinking that if I told them I was the owner of the house which had its entrance blocked by my car, they'd waive the fine.' His letter explained that he had parked in front of his own gate along the one-way stretch of Marshall Road. He noted that he had parked his car in the same spot without incident since moving into the house in 2003. He added that it was 'common' for his neighbours to park in front of their gates, where there are no double yellow lines drawn. He sent about eight letters while corresponding with the URA. Then, on 5 Aug last year, Mr Seow was again fined $50 for the same parking offence. Again, he found it hard to believe that he was at fault. He said: 'I thought it was another mistake made by another parking warden. 'My car was obstructing only the entrance to my house. It was obstructing only me.' He said he used to park his car within the compound of his house. But his three dogs kept biting off his licence plates so he decided to park in front of his gate. He also believed he was obeying the road markings by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) in parking his car by avoiding the yellow double lines on the road. He said that when he called the LTA to check, he was told he could park where there were no yellow lines. But the URA maintained that no parking is allowed outside of a parking lot along Marshall Road and rejected his appeal. It offered to settle both parking summons if he paid a fine of 'a few hundred dollars'. Mr Seow rejected the settlement offer and saw his Member of Parliament for help. He was told to 'seek redress in court', and did just that in April this year. He said: 'I claimed trial because I didn't think I was wrong, and it's against my principles to just pay the fines like that.' Mr Seow said the cost of hiring a lawyer was 'nothing' compared to the time he spent on the case. He said: 'The opportunity cost of the time is worth more than $10,000. Instead of working, I had to meet my lawyer a few times and go to court for the trial.' During the trial, the court heard that since 30 Sep 2000, Marshall Road had been gazetted as a parking place, which means cars are allowed to park only within the designated parking lots. But defence counsel Eric Liew, of Gabriel Law Corporation, noted that 'there are no signboards' informing the public or residents of this rule. CONFUSING MARKINGS Mr Liew said this rule is 'confusing... given the existing road markings' by LTA. He noted that instead of a continuous white line, a broken white line runs down the middle of Marshall Road. He said the broken white line indicated that motorists can park along the road where there are no double yellow lines. Mr Liew noted that there are no double yellow lines drawn in front of Mr Seow's house gate. He said: 'The manner of markings on the road by the authority is thus contradictory to the fact that the road had been gazetted (as a parking place).' Witness Phang Li Bin, an engineer from LTA's traffic management department, told the court she recalled getting a call from a member of the public, asking if parking was permitted along Marshall Road. She said: 'I informed him (Mr Seow) that he can park his car on the side of the road with no double yellow lines.' When asked by the defence if she knew that Marshall Road was gazetted, Ms Phang said it 'doesn't come under LTA, so I'll not be able to comment'. However, she admitted that she did not know what 'gazetted' means. The prosecution then asked her if MrSeow had asked if he could park in front of his house. Ms Phang said he didn't and if he had, she would have 'definitely advised him not to do so'. She was not asked to elaborate why. The defence noted in its closing submission that Mr Seow was 'not obstructing any traffic', having parked along a one-way road. A letter from Mr Seow's immediate neighbour saying he did not mind the car parked in their shared driveway was also submitted to the court. But the prosecution stated: 'It is immaterial whether the vehicle is parked against or not against any lines drawn by LTA. So long as the vehicle is not parked in a designated parking lot, it is an offence.' Despite having to pay almost 10 times more than the original fines, Mr Seow felt it was 'a good investment' if it raises awareness. He said: 'It is only responsible and professional that URA reconciles any conflict between their regulations and other government bodies. 'It has been a year since I appealed to the URA, but nothing has been done.' http://newpaper.asia1.com.sg/printfriendly...,142287,00.html
  2. These days see many big cc car on the road. Just wondering how much must one earn at least in a year to buy 300k car? Any idea?
  3. Is it normal that a particular car forum requires a registered member to go for meet up before the other members are willing to provide info/help if that registered member ask for it? Whats your view?
  4. Hey Everyone, Date : 8 to 10 June 2007 Time : 10am to 6pm daily Venue : Old Police Academy -- MAP LINK Come witness some serious tire burning session as Singapore's drifters do it LIVE in front of the traffic police. There will be drift showoffs scheduled throughout the day at the auto-carnival that will also feature:- - Tire brands like Kumho and Cooper - Engine oil sponsors - Car tuning shops - Car importers - Motorbike events - Go-kart events - and many more besides just cars. There will also be a islandwide car treasure hunt taking place that leaves from the Old Police Academy as well. AND... drifters will also be performing a POLICE & THIEF show too... COME CATCH ALL THE ACTION Here are some snippets from the trial runs. Note the police cars in the background [inline IMG_9018.JPG] [inline IMG_9034.JPG] [inline IMG_9086.JPG] [inline IMG_9101.JPG]
  5. 1. We've been hearing/reading about NCAP crash rating for cars. How about NCAP Pedestrian Safety rating? Is this what a responsible car manufacturer should keep in mind in their designs and that concerned car buyers should also be made aware of it? 2. The new Hyundai Santa Fe was sharply criticised by ECAP for scoring zero in pedestrain safety rating. It is the only 4th such car to do so in 11 years. 3. Chairman of NCAP, Claes Tingvall commented that for Santa Fe not to score a single point shows Hyundai had made no effort to protect Pedestrian and reflects a worrying disregard for road users. Kia was also not spared. Its Magentis only scored one star. What do you think? Regards,
  6. Cars are actually very cheap in many parts of the world USA - Lexus 460 US$50000-70000 Why pay so much for maintenance - ERP, Road TAx, COE and yet JAM JAM JAM JAM Petrol also must be more expensive than neighbour worse - No.1 number of fatalities on the road Any suggestion we can forward to Transport Department on how to get our car prices down to acceptable level? Please do not include suggestion of Kopi Money to minister of transport
  7. After a feedback query sent to the relevant authorities, these are their official replies. From LTA[/size] Dear XXX, CAR PARK WARDENS FEEDBACK NUMBER: 457763 We received your feedback dated 15 Feb 2007. To enable us to better assist you with your query, we would appreciate if you could email us at [email protected] to provide us with more information on the location where you spotted the wardens. You may wish to know that since 1 August 2005, the Housing and Development Board (HDB) and the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) have outsourced their car parks enforcement function to private service providers. Under the current outsourcing exercise, HDB has awarded contracts to the Commercial & Industrial Security Corporation (CISCO) and SembCorp Environmental Management Private Limited on 31 May 2005. CISCO will cover Woodlands, Sembawang, Yishun, Bukit Batok, Clementi, Buona Vista, Queensway, Bukit Merah and Chin Swee. SembCorp Environmental Management will cover Sengkang, Hougang, Geylang, Ang Mo Kio, Bishan, Toa Payoh, Balestier and Sims Drive. URA has awarded the contract to United Premas Ltd, which will manage the parking enforcement function for all URA carparks. Should you wish to contact HDB or URA directly on your query, please refer to their email address below. We thank you for writing in. Yours sincerely, (SIGNED IN LOTUS NOTES) JINNY CLAIRE SIM (MS) MANAGER, PUBLICITY & FEEDBACK CORPORATE & MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS From URA[/size] Dear XXX SERVICE PROVIDER 1 I refer to your enquiry made to the Land Transport Authority. 2 We wish to inform you that the Patrolling Officers of our service provider, United Premas Limited, are required to wear their uniforms when carrying out enforcement actions at URA car parks. Yours sincerely FRANCIS ANG FOR DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT CAR PARKS DIVISION From HDB[/size] Dear XXX Car Park Warden Thank you for your feedback. Under our current Standard Operating Procedures, enforcement staff from our Service Providers are required to be in full uniform while on duty. As such, please let us have more details of your observation ie date/time/place of non-uniformed enforcement staff issuing notice of parking offences. Regards and a "Happy Chinese New Year". Yours sincerely CHNG AH BAH HIGHER ADMINISTRATIVE EXECUTIVE HOUSING ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT
  8. Like to ask the pros here regarding this few issues. I would just like to get some 2nd hand sub to pump up the bass abit. my questions are 1. Is amp a must for passive sub? 2. regard the subwoofer box, can I just get a carpenter to stick 6 piece of board together? or must it be specially made? if can, what kind of board is used? can use acrylics instead of board?
  9. Hi Aveo Owners, I wanted to calculate the "start-up" cost required for Aveo5. So after buying the Aveo (most likely a manual version), what will be the must have items to add-on within the 1st year of purchase to bring the best out of the Aveo (eg. change parts, add-on parts, waxing and etc)). Also I heard that the audio unit that came with Aveo can't play MP3 CDs? Is that true? And what is the main problem Aveo Owners (esp Aveo5) had encounter with the car? (eg. FC, noise, power, pick-up, etc) Thanks in advance.
  10. Saw Berita news today, so many cars missing up north. so next year insurance cost will also head north. S'PORE INSURANCE COS PAY OUT S$3 MLN FOR CARS STOLEN/MISSING IN M'SIA Submitted by / Contact Person: S'PORE INSURANCE COS PAY OUT S$3 MLN FOR CARS STOLEN/MISSING IN M'SIA SINGAPORE, Jan 3 (Bernama) -- Insurance companies in Singapore are said tohave paid out more than S$3 million (RM6.6 million) in compensation the last twyears for cars from the republic reported to have gone missing or stolen inMalaysia. The insurance companies have given a figure of 150 for the number of carsregistered in the island nation and either reported missing or stolen in theneighbouring country in the two-year period, a report in the country's soleMalay paper, Berita Harian, said today. Among the cars have been sports utility vehicles, multipurpose vehicles, aswell as luxury cars such as Mercedes Benz and BMW. Senior manager of claims for NTUC Income, Freddy Neo, was reported in thearticle as saying that there were 123 claims of cars being stolen throughout thperiod. NTUC Income provides insurance coverage to about 280,000 vehicles or 40percent of all cars registered in the republic. -- BERNAMA
  11. US$140 only. suitable for aveo. [/color] Click here for info
  12. Hi guys, i will be going for 5K servicing soon, must i take out the high air filter that i bought from Encik and put in the original filter when i send it to servicing? will they open up the air filter box? Any bro here can advise. Thanks
  13. My friend mention that new car is best to go for polish within the 1st month or 2nd month so that the paint remains shine for at least 6 mths. Any bros here went for polish? can recommend ? or is this one good? anyone try that b4? (i accidentally found it) http://www.mach3.com.sg/ thanks
  14. is camber kit a must after lowering your car?
  15. I just heard the wierdest stupidest thing. My friend has told me that the brand of engine oil and the brand of petrol must be the same or the car will run poorly. Then I ask him, what about other engine oils? Not petrol brand ones? His answer: Cannot trust those brands lah! How to explain to him? I give up! I tried to talk about ELF brand, Amsoil etc... He said those brands are not "A" class brands so cannot use! Aiyah! How to explain?
  16. Hi guys for those interested in knowing more about how stuff works in their car...read on.. below are a few of the interesting topics I have chosen from the website. there are lots more in the website..... http://www.howstuffworks.com/category.htm?cat=sc-engi http://www.howstuffworks.com/fuel-injection.htm http://www.howstuffworks.com/engine.htm http://www.howstuffworks.com/question432.htm
  17. Hi people, Have seen the movie last night. This movie, XXX is a must see for Skoda owners It is film in Czech, Prague. Skoda in the background, and also lots of action! Lots of scenery of the Prague.
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