Street parking woes: Costly reminder as Thai condo car ignites

A car was set ablaze after being parked on the street due to a lack of parking spaces at a condominium in Pluak Daeng district, Rayong. The street parking incident serves as a costly reminder of the risks associated with street parking.

A member of the We Are Consumers group shared the cautionary tale, stating that she had recently moved to a condo in the Pluak Daeng area and was shocked at the lack of parking spaces. Despite previous visits during the evening, she had not noticed the parking problem. She assumed it was due to it being a Sunday and most residents were at home.

At around 1am, she was forced to park on the street as the condo’s parking was already full. After sleeping for about an hour, she was awakened by a fire alarm and discovered her car was on fire. She ran to find the condo’s security, but they were unable to do much help as they did not have emergency contact numbers, nor did they have any information to contact the owners of the two cars parked next to hers.

Eventually, the fire was extinguished by the fire department, but not before her car had been significantly damaged. She suspected that a drunk or someone on drugs had ignited her car after passing by on a motorcycle and seeing the high number of cars parked on the street.

She advised others not to make the same mistake.

“Don’t make the same mistake we did. We were wrong to park on the street, where anyone could damage our car. We also failed to investigate our accommodation properly to ensure there were enough parking spaces and whether there were security patrols or other safety measures in place.”

She also mentioned that she had spoken to other residents, who shared her concerns about the lack of sufficient security and limited parking. However, their concerns were dismissed by the condo management, who simply thanked them and assured them that security patrols were already in place.

She felt that more measures needed to be implemented and was in the process of moving out, no longer feeling safe, reported KhaoSod.