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http://www.straitstimes.com/forum/letters-on-the-web/why-peak-hour-charge-at-popular-carparks http://www.straitstimes.com/forum/letters-in-print/differential-pricing-to-better-manage-parking-demand http://www.hdb.gov.sg/cs/infoweb/car-parks/short-term-parking/short-term-parking-charges Take note of the extra charges of these HDB car parks..

I went to First Center (Serangoon North) yesterday from 830pm to 9pm. When I exited the carpark, I was charged $2.14 for roughly 30mins. Got quite a shocked because I went there before and they charged by the minute. So the issue is: 1. No parking charges were displayed. Zero signs. (Can i assume it's free?) 2. No notice of change in parking charges I tried asking the security guards but they wouldnt provide me the Management's contact be it email or phone number. They asked me to go down the next day. I also Tried googling online but to avail. I would like redress as I felt cheated by the way they go about doing this.

I posted an article on MCF on the parking charges at MacRitchie Reservoir slight more than a year ago (http://www.mycarforum.com/blog/myautoblog/160/welcome-to-macritchie-reservoir-to-pay/). My running buddy told me that there were some amendments made to it and I decided to do some research. The extracted information from sgcarmart.com shows that the 1st hour of parking from 11am to 5pm is free during weekdays; and the 1st hr of parking from 2pm to 5pm is free on Saturday, Sunday and public holidays. Well, this is a welcomed amendment made but I am not sure of the purpose of it. I believe the change is to attract more visitors to the park and at the same time, deter non-park users from taking advantage of the free parking. If that is the case, the change is not very effective. It would be better if the period of 1st hour of free parking on all days is from 7am to 10am & 5pm to 8pm. Very few people would go to the park and be under the mercy of the sun between 11am to 5pm and 2pm to 5pm. My suggestion would benefit people who wants to do their morning or evening workout. Of course, it would be a bonus if the free parking can be extended to 2 hours. I hope that the relevant authorities read this posting and make the necessary adjustment.