'Happens 3 to 4 times a year': Landed homeowner frustrated after van parks in front of gate and obstructs driveway
A homeowner was left at a loss after he was prevented from exiting his property due to a van parked in front of his gate.
In a TikTok video uploaded on Monday (June 10), Thomas Tong, who lives in a landed estate at Upper Paya Lebar, shared details of the incident, which occurred past midnight last Saturday.
«I realised there was a van parked right here,» Tong said, referring to the road right outside his front gate.
The 36-year-old property agent had planned on driving to a nearby gym to work out, but was unable to do so because the van was «directly obstructing» his driveway, preventing him from getting his vehicle out of his home.
Stating that he «knows for a fact» that this is an issue for the Land Transport Authority (LTA) to resolve, he claimed that the agency doesn't operate 24 hours and would therefore not be able to help him.
Desperate, he called the police to seek assistance. When they didn't arrive, it prompted a second call from Tong.
This time, the police informed him that it was an issue he had to take up with LTA.