Review Parking Violations Enforced upon Private Estate Residents

Ms Sylvia Lim asked the Minister for Transport whether the Government will consider a review of parking enforcement legislation and policy so that private estate residents parking vehicles in front of their own gates without causing obstruction to pedestrian paths or road users can be exempted from enforcement for parking violations.

Mr Khaw Boon Wan: For parking provisions in private estates, the Land Transport Authority adopts a consultative approach and works with Neighbourhood Committees, grassroots leaders and resident groups to strike a balance between meeting parking needs and ensuring safety and smooth traffic flow.

Rules, once instituted, will have to be uniformly applied to all, residents and non-residents alike. The Government cannot be giving to residents of private estates exemptions from the law in the use of public roads, to which other Singaporeans are subject.