Motorcyclist tailgates car to escape parking fee, pillion rider smacked by gantry arm

Singapore – Karma hit fast for a rider of a Malaysia-registered motorcycle who tried evading parking fees by tailgating an exiting vehicle. The gantry arm was caught on camera closing on the pillion rider.

Facebook page SG Road Vigilante – SGRV uploaded footage of the incident said to have happened on Feb 2 at a Singapore carpark.

The video started with the motorcyclist sticking close to the vehicle exiting the car park and zooming past the gantry.

Although it seemed that the rider succeeded in his attempt, the gantry arm began closing.

The gantry arm hits the female pillion rider, forcing her to dismount the motorcycle and walk around the exit.

The rider appeared embarrassed by what happened and began pushing the motorcycle outside the car park while his companion followed on foot.

This is not the first time motorists have been spotted trying to avoid parking fees by timing their exit out of a car park.

The Housing and Development Board and the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) introduced stiffer fines for parking offences beginning July 1, 2019, to ensure effective deterrence.

“It is an offence for motorists to evade payment of parking charges by tailgating other vehicles or bypassing car park gantries at EPS car parks,” said HDB.

HDB and URA have issued about 4,400 notices every year to motorists for evasion of parking charges.

Motorcycles, cars and heavy vehicles currently face a fine of S$35, S$70 and S$100, respectively, for payment evasion./TISG

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