Fans at mercy of Oval wrecker

Fans can pay for tickets, jerseys, food and drinks at Queen’s Park Oval, then lose another $500 when their vehicles are towed. The commentary argues that this recurring parking problem turns major matches in the capital into a financial penalty for supporters.

The Oval is described as a landmark venue, but each big game exposes the same weakness: it lacks proper parking for patrons. Vehicles are towed and fines imposed, while spectators receive no warning about where they can park or what alternatives are available.

The writer holds the Ministry of Works and Transport, the Ministry of Planning and Development, the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management and the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service responsible for failing to communicate. Heavy wrecking may be enforced, the commentary says, but notices should come well before match day.

The proposed solutions are straightforward: designate and secure parking areas, organise shuttles and engage the public. Without those measures, the writer says game day remains a parody in which fans pay, watch, lose and hope their cars are still there.