Valet parking services are banned at Holland village even after they have been there for so long. They will be replaced by new electronic parking system which you see pretty frequently nowadays almost everywhere. This means that there is no more free parking on Sundays nor Public Holidays. I would say our government is 'good' as they shift the attention to road usage. Look at it this way:
Vehicle ownership cost (COE) have gone down to make cars more affordable (Good for people, bad for environment). ERP have gone up because it claims to speed up traffic during peak hours by a few km/h and you get to go home earlier to spend time with your family(that's great! According to our transport minister). With higher ERPs, people tend to use their cars less which means more parking time and taking up parking space for longer. This means the need to buy season parking. This means more revenues for the government to build infrastructure for Singaporeans to enjoy like ERPs so that they can travel faster by a few km/h in the CBD area and have more family bonding time.
Yes, revenues collected from ERPs may be lower, but how about from parking fees? Not forgetting almost every parking lot in Singapore requires you to pay in some form be it cashcard or coupons.
Moral of the story: Don't own a car. Because if you own a car in Singapore, you may Pay lesser to own the vehicle(initially), but whether you use it or not, you will end up Paying more on top of your COE. Don't use, Pay parking fees, use, chances are you'll Pay ERP. Anyway, if you parked your car in your own garage, do you still need to pay road tax? But the best solution is to ride a bicycle, not only is it environmental friendly, but you also do not need to have a license yet, and there's not ERP for it yet as well. Though if the number of cyclists increase, there are chances where you need a license to own 1 and you need pay ERP when going into high cyclists traffic area like Chinatown perhaps?
Pay is the virus that you don't want to minus, you must be serious, just use your blain use your blain la=)
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