Letter of the week: Unenforced rules on illegal parking may embolden others

Vans, tipper trucks and mini-lorries are seen parked illegally along Seletar Link. PHOTO: ST FILE

I am concerned with the general state of enforcement of road regulations (Illegally parked trailer still there despite repeated feedback, Jan 25).

I have made many reports of illegal parking along Taman Sireh on the OneService app, and received the same standard reply each time. I have not observed any physical ticket being issued to the errant vehicle so far, and the same vehicle has remained illegally parked for the past seven days.

I was also advised by the Land Transport Authority’s helpdesk to use the OneMotoring website to make the report. But I have used it since Jan 1 to report offenders, and have yet to see any action being taken against them.

What concerns me the most is that illegal parking, like littering, may seem like a trivial offence, but once such simple rules fail to be enforced effectively, it can signal the start of a decline in general law and order.

Unenforced rules will embolden other potential offenders.

Singapore cannot afford to go down this path.

Ong Eng Hua

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