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App helps drivers steer clear of 'summons auntie'
In coffee shops, one can count on seeing motorists make a mad dash to their cars nearby when the coffee-shop keeper yells 'Auntie lai liao!'.
The call in Hokkien signals the arrival of the parking warden -usually a white-uniformed middle-aged woman, hence the term 'auntie' -so being fleet-footed may mean escaping a parking fine.
Technology has taken a leaf from this and given iPhone users an electronic 'early warning system' in the form of a free iPhone app called Summon Auntie. It has enjoyed 6,800 downloads since its launch on Aug 9, sending it to the top of the Singapore app chart in the last two days.
The app counts on motorists banding together to watch one another's back. Upon sighting a summons auntie in the carpark, an iPhone user can use the app to send out warnings to all iPhone use app within a 200m radius, so they can rush back to their cars to put u missing parking coupon or to add fresh ones.
In coffee shops, one can count on seeing motorists make a mad dash to their cars nearby when the coffee-shop keeper yells 'Auntie lai liao!'.
The call in Hokkien signals the arrival of the parking warden -usually a white-uniformed middle-aged woman, hence the term 'auntie' -so being fleet-footed may mean escaping a parking fine.
Technology has taken a leaf from this and given iPhone users an electronic 'early warning system' in the form of a free iPhone app called Summon Auntie. It has enjoyed 6,800 downloads since its launch on Aug 9, sending it to the top of the Singapore app chart in the last two days.
The app counts on motorists banding together to watch one another's back. Upon sighting a summons auntie in the carpark, an iPhone user can use the app to send out warnings to all iPhone use app within a 200m radius, so they can rush back to their cars to put u missing parking coupon or to add fresh ones.
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