OF THE 353 buildings in the Central Business District, only eight do not have a driveway, side road or taxi stand in the immediate vicinity.

But it will not take more than a 100m walk to get to any of the buildings after alighting from a cab close by, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) said.

One such building identified by LTA is the BMC Building in Orchard Road, which is hemmed in by buildings on either side and a canal at the back.

Staff working at the private school there told The Straits Times that visitors do not have any problems getting off in Handy Road or at Plaza Singapura.

LTA has not identified the other seven buildings, but a check with commuters and cabbies found others with some 'site constraints'.

These include Shenton House in Shenton Way, Hitachi Tower at Collyer Quay and Hotel 81 Chinatown in Upper Cross Street, all of which require visitors to get off elsewhere to reach the premises.