$100,870 for a 5-minute parking stop at River Valley? Gantry glitch logs driver as parked for nearly 20 years在河谷停车场停车5分钟就要罚款100,870美元？龙门架故障导致司机被记录为停车近20年。
A driver who parked for just five minutes in River Valley was reportedly hit with a parking charge of more than $100,000 due to an apparent gantry glitch.Reddit user Templar817 shared a photo on Friday (Sept 25) showing a staggering bill of $100,870, after the system allegedly recorded the vehicle as having been parked for 7,204 days, 22 hours and...
A driver who parked for just five minutes in River Valley was reportedly hit with a parking charge of more than $100,000 due to an apparent gantry glitch.
Reddit user Templar817 shared a photo on Friday (Sept 25) showing a staggering bill of $100,870, after the system allegedly recorded the vehicle as having been parked for 7,204 days, 22 hours and 51 minutes, or nearly 20 years.
"Accidentally parked for 20 years," the user jokingly titled the post, adding that he had in reality stopped for just five minutes and was still within the grace period.
He proceeded to call the hotline for Times Parking, the company managing the gantry, and was informed that the system had failed to detect his vehicle entering despite the barrier opening.
"Luckily it didn't debit my CashCard," Templar817 added.
In the comments, netizens responded to the user's experience with humour, with one joking about the duration of his parking: "Extended COE (certificate of entitlement) to secure that one spot next to the lifts. Nice!"
Another user referenced the time-travelling plot of the movie Back to the Future, questioning: "Did you park a DeLorean by any chance?"
A user also advised, tongue-in-cheek: "Tell them (Times Parking) your card actually got deducted and ask for refund."
Other netizens, however, were curious about the significance of the duration cited by the gantry system.
One speculated that it could correspond to the date the system was commissioned.
"The cashcard EPS (electronic parking system) was launched in 2004," the user wrote.
AsiaOne has contacted Times Parking for more information.
khooyihang@asiaone.com
据报道，一名司机在河谷停车仅五分钟，就因停车闸门故障而被罚款超过 10 万美元。
Reddit 用户 Templar817 于周五（9 月 25 日）分享了一张照片，照片显示一张惊人的账单金额为 100,870 美元，据称是因为系统记录显示该车辆已停放 7,204 天 22 小时 51 分钟，即近 20 年。
“不小心停了 20 年”，该用户开玩笑地给帖子起了这个标题，并补充说他实际上只停了 5 分钟，还在宽限期内。
他随后拨打了管理该闸门的 Times Parking 公司的热线电话，被告知尽管栏杆已打开，但系统未能检测到他的车辆驶入。
“幸好我的现金卡没有被扣款，”Templar817补充道。
在评论区，网友们以幽默的方式回应了这位用户的经历，其中一位网友开玩笑说他停车的时间太长了：“为了确保能停在电梯旁边的那个车位，我延长了拥车证（COE）。真棒！”
另一位用户提到了电影《回到未来》中穿越时空的情节，问道：“你是不是碰巧停了一辆德罗宁跑车？”
一位用户还半开玩笑地建议：“告诉他们（Times Parking）你的卡实际上已经被扣款了，然后要求退款。”
然而，其他网友则对龙门架系统所引用的持续时间的意义感到好奇。
有人推测，这可能与系统投入使用的日期相对应。
“现金卡 EPS（电子停车系统）于 2004 年推出，”该用户写道。
AsiaOne已联系Times Parking以获取更多信息。
khooyihang@asiaone.com