EPS parking good or not?

In the car park below my block of flats, illegal parking has always been a problem, particularly so because the suppliers and customers of the wet market and hawker centre find it more convenient and cost-effective to park at the loading/unloading bay of the market. The problem is compounded because the entrance of the car park is a narrow strip of access road which gets even messier when inconsiderate drivers park along this road.

So, earlier mid last month, when we saw that gantries were being put up for EPS parking, our common conventional wisdom was that the illegal parking scene will simply get worse, because now that these motorists need to pay anyway, they will illegal park and stay put even longer.

EPS started today.

When I came home in the evening, what greeted me was not the usual scene of haphazardly parked vehicles, but unusual empty lots along the loading/unloading bay.

Seems like whoever is doing this is smarter than me! And I am thankful.

Hope this lasts.