ILLEGAL PARKING OF FOREIGN VEHICLES

Mr Goh Choon Kang asked the Minister for Home Affairs if his Ministry will work together with the Housing and Development Board (HDB) and Town Councils to address the problems of illegal parking of foreign vehicles, in particular motor cycles, in HDB estates.

Mr Wong Kan Seng: The Police is already working closely with other relevant agencies such as the HDB, Town Councils, URA, LTA and grassroots organisations to address the problem of foreign vehicles, in particular motorcycles, which are parked illegally in HDB estates.

Illegal parking in HDB estates can take various forms, such as along public roads and footpaths, in HDB car parks or at HDB void decks. Police have always taken, and will continue to take, enforcement action against vehicles, including foreign-registered ones, that are illegally parked on public roads, especially where such parking causes serious obstruction to traffic flow. HDB wardens and Town Council officers are respectively responsible for enforcement action against vehicles that are illegally parked within HDB car parks and at HDB void decks.

Police's assessment is that illegal parking within HDB estates is generally under control. Town Councils have been able to deal with complaints of illegal parking at HDB void decks.

Where illegal parking, be it by foreign or local-registered vehicles, is rampant, Police and the relevant agencies would jointly work out ways to address the problem. Solutions to the problem can include public education, enhanced enforcement or even road scheme engineering.