Extended grace period for HDB and URA car parks to aid deliveries

The Housing & Development Board (HDB) and the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) have released a joint statement announcing an extention of the grace period for short-term parking in all HDB and URA car parks with the Electronic Parking System (EPS).

The new grace period will apply with immediate effect until 31 May 2020.

Prior to this announcement, motorists were given a grace period of 10 minutes at HDB and URA's EPS car parks. Motorists who exit the car parks within the grace period will not be charged parking fees.

However, as more residents are turning to online services for food, groceries, and other essential goods as they stay at home during this circuit breaker period, the HDB and URA will extend the grace period at EPS car parks from the current 10 minutes to 20 minutes to facilitate the increased volume of deliveries.

This will give sufficient time for motorists, especially those providing delivery services, to park their vehicles and deliver their goods. Motorists who park their vehicles beyond the grace period will continue to pay parking fees for the full duration, including the first 20 minutes, when they exit the car parks.

The extended grace period will be in place until 31 May 2020, to cater to the demand for delivery services, while allowing sufficient time for transition as demand for deliveries gradually eases.

This announcement follows ComfortDelGro's recent move to utilise its taxi fleet to aid Redmart deliveries, helping to get groceries to its customers quicker.

The HDB and URA continues to seek the cooperation of all motorists to carry out their activities speedily and to not linger at any location longer than necessary, in view of the safe distancing measures.