This week...since Friday, I have been around Marina Square area. I found that the carpark notice board had the "Carpark Full" indication up. Well...strangely for the three days, Friday, Saturday & Sunday (today where I parked in Marina Square to got to the IT show) - the same sign board that lists the parking availability shows "Carpark Full" for Marina square.
For the three straight days, I just ignored the sign board and easily went into the parking and found that there were "many" empty lots. Many ....as in enough for me not to have to do a tour round the car park for say a minute or two. All three days, I got to park right when I enter the car park.
So discussed with my wife today....and kinda thought of the possible reason. Illegal Parking. Seems like the Marina Square Parking uses counters instead of lots-sensors. So there were tonnes of illegal parking...singapore style...squeezing on the sides of the narrow parking routes.
Apparently if say there are 500 lots occupied at 10am. and another 50 cars park illegally at that time....and for the next hour or so, 50 "real" lots are emptied....then the system will still trigger the "Carpark Full" on the boards. :think: