Written Answer by Ministry of National Development on conversion of coupon parking to electronic parking systems
Sep 13, 2016
Mr Muhamad Faisal Abdul Manap: To ask the Minister for National Development what are the considerations and deliberations behind the decision to convert coupon parking to electronic parking systems within residential neighbourhoods.
Answer:
The Electronic Parking System (EPS) was initially implemented at all car parks serving Neighbourhood Centres and Town Centres to better manage the high parking demand, and thus far, it has been effective in doing so.
With a per-minute charging structure, the EPS is also a fairer system as motorists will pay for the actual duration of parking, instead of half hour blocks if they use parking coupons. Furthermore, it is more convenient for motorists as they are informed when a car park is full so that they can park in another location.
While there are upfront capital costs in setting up EPS at carparks, on average, the EPS has resulted in cost savings of 25% in the of daily operating costs of car parks as compared to the coupon parking system. With the benefits cited above, HDB will be implementing EPS at all residential car parks where it is feasible to do so.