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Hoping to avoid paying 65 cents a day in parking, more than 20 motorcyclists were alleged to have had their wheels clamped in one day, resulting in them having to pay a $409 fee each to have their vehicle released. The incident occurred on Thursday (Oct 10Costly lesson: Over 20 motorcyclists who evaded 65-cent parking fee at carpark get $409 fine, wheels clamped
Hoping to avoid paying 65 cents a day in parking, more than 20 motorcyclists were alleged to have had their wheels clamped in one day, resulting in them having to pay a $409 fee each to have their vehicle released. The incident occurred on Thursday (Oct 10) at a carpark located at Block 3025 Ubi Road 3, reported Shin Min Daily News. A Facebook post by a user stated that her boyfriend had returned to the carpark after lunch that day to find the wheels of his motorcycle clamped. Looking around, he'd observed that the wheels of several other motorcycles around his were also locked. According to the Facebook user, when her boyfriend contacted a number left on his vehicle, he was told that he'd left the carpark on Oct 5 without paying the parking fee, which is why his wheels were clamped. He was also told to pay $409 to have the clamp released. The woman added that her boyfriend's request to review the CCTV footage from Oct 5 was rejected and he was told to take his complaint up with the management. He eventually paid the fine to have the wheel clamp released as he didn't want to be late in picking her up, said the Facebook user. Read more