Daily Obeservation (Holland Village Valet)

HDB bans valet parking. Reasons which I'm not so clear. I did not do a follow-up, but let's presume...


To continue:

1. It is entrepunership.
2. There is a demand for it. Poeple want to park their cars and not waste their time waiting for a lot. If someone wants to do the parking for them, and earn from it, why not? It's the risk of the car owner.
3. The valets would move the cars away if the cars are blocking the way of other drivers.
4. Someone is responsible for the safety of the cars.
5. If the customers spend less time waiting for lots, they should be happier in the shop, comparing to customers spending time waiting for lots and may be very unhappy when the step through the doors of the shop. (who wants to wait for lot anyway) Think about hungry kids at the back of the car screaming for food and waiting for lot.
6. Impatient customers may take their business elsewhere.
7. Illegal parking does occur but finding the owner to move the vheicle is next to impossible.
8. Illegal parking does occur but valets can move them away thus clearing the path.
9. It is value add to the businesses in Holland Village and the bosses do not have to pay extra. (win-win except for HDB)



To discontinue:

1. Reserving lots for the gain of the valets.
2. Lesser fines issued because of alert valets.
3. Valets deny fines when the cars are in their charge.
4. Theft.
5. Damage car.
6. If these people pay no income tax- or any tax from the valet parking income, then they have no business running a business.