The morning, commuters (at the West) welcome the Friday with yet another MRT train service breakdown, again! This time round, MRT train services along EWL, especially between Jurong East and Queenstown are affected due to reported track fault, again! “No Train Service” information are shown on all TV screens with the stations, including verbal public announcement as well. A commuter staring the TV announcement… At the Jurong East MRT Station (interchange) are jam-packed with lots of unhappy commuters.. Although free bus bridging services are provided, most commuters find it difficult…
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Summoned for Head-In Parking?
An online Facebook post shows a car being issued a parking “summon” (Parking Offense Ticket) for parking “HEAD-IN” in a Singapore public carpark lot. According to the Parking Offense Details, it indicated the offense is “Parking Against Traffic Flow“. . The said Parking Offense Ticket also indicated a fine of S$50 to be payable by 19 March 2019. . Upon close examination, we discovered the said car was parking slightly out of the designated lot marking, which may cause some form of obstruction to other road users. . It seems…
Read MoreFinally, Changes to Bus Stop Benches
Remember the ARTICLE featured in our “Complaint Singapore” website last month about the new bus stop’s benches causing a hazard? Finally, the LTA – “Land Transport Authority” is ready to replace them with wider seats and arm rests too! Quote (from The Straits Times): “An LTA spokesman told The Straits Times on Monday that the wider seats provide for more stable seating while the arm rests would enable commuters, especially the elderly, to sit and get up more easily. The new seats will replace the bum rests and narrow seats…
Read MoreEating On Public Transports Getting Common?
We managed to compile a small collections of people eating on various public transport from our ever-popular Facebook Group – Complaint Singapore !! Seems like it’s getting more common for people to eat and drink on our public transports such as buses, MRT and even Taxis + PHVs… According to the website of SMRT, it is an offense to eat or drink in MRT trains or its stations. It is worth mentioning that even drinking plain water is not allowed too, do you know that? According to the website of…
Read MoreDiscrimination Against Handicap by Bus Driver?
A wheelchair-bound complainant posted her unhappiness on Facebook, in regards to her ride on a 858 SMRT public bus recently. According to her, the said bus driver, when lowering the wheelchair ramp kept questioning her why she never take the 911 bus before his bus arrived.. as both buses are heading the same directions too. Due to that, the complainant felt humiliated by the substandard treatment by the said bus driver, and even wrote to local newspaper and media agency, including SMRT as well.. Below is the content of the…
Read MoreWho Is At Fault Here, Grab Driver or Passenger?
A Grab customer posted her unpleasant experience with a JustGrab driver recently. In the nasty post, she claimed that she waited for 24 minutes for the Grab car to arrive, according to her, the driver is only 1km away from her location.. After she boarded the Grab car, she blasted her unhappiness to the said driver and there were some exchange of “harsh words” between both parties. Subsequently, the driver drove back to the lobby of the pickup location, and drop off the passenger, and uttered some vulgarity before leaving,…
Read MoreRidiculous Delivery Contract?
Someone wrote a post online to raise awareness about a ridiculous job contract her father was offered (and signed) by a delivery company recently. According to the contract details, there are a lot of unreasonable penalties such as $100 for un-attempted parcel, $250 for lost or missing parcels etc.. However, the said delivery company did not pay the complainant’s father for the jobs done, even when he resigned. The company was subsequently un-contactable.. . The original post is here: Hi friends, if you happen to see this post, PLEASE help…
Read MoreHit & Run Accident – Witness Needed
A car owner is complaining and requesting witness to a hit & run accident involving his vehicle, happened on 13 Feb 2019, between 5.45pm to 6.30pm, at Blk124 Toa Payoh Lor 1 carpark. According to a witness who contacted him, it was a “white colour” parked beside his vehicle, when driving off from the carpark lot, hit a Volvo brand vehicle first, and followed by his vehicle. The Original Post Here: Pls help and shareLocation: 124 tpy lor1 Date n Time: 13feb 1745 to 1830According to witness a WHITE car parked…
Read MoreCase of Fake Report?
Someone posted online a police report (looks fake), lodging against the recent trending GoJek case involving a lady who claimed she was “kidnapped” during the trip. From the details of the posted police report, the logo and heading looks real, however the content seems to be a informal to be a real official police report. The manner in which the report was written seems more like a typical Facebook ranting post, rather than a typical police report 🙂 The person who posted this online claimed the report was lodged by…
Read MoreIllegal Heavy Vehicle Parking
A member raised the concern about illegal heavy vehicle (bus) parking along Lorong 31 Geylang, right opposite continuous double yellow lines.. It seems that after several complaints to local authority, the parking problem did not improve.. Such illegal parking poses obstruction to other road users, and making it inconvenient for nearby residents. Many comments generated from the post.. Some even ask gave the complainant some advices.. To report any illegal parking on any roads, you may contact LTA customer service hotline: 1800 – CALL LTA (1800 – 2255 582) or…
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