Thousands of 'iron horses' were forgotten at Tan Son Nhat bus station, some were left there for 7 years

The domestic terminal parking lot at Tan Son Nhat airport (Tan Binh district, Ho Chi Minh City) currently has to reserve an area of more than 500 square meters on the 5th floor to park motorbikes that passengers leave behind and then 'forget'.

According to records, thousands of "overdue" motorbikes are stacked up and covered in dust, stretching out as far as the eye can see.

Observing, the area has a sign "Overdue Vehicle" with many types of motorbikes such as: manual transmission motorbikes, scooters, motorcycles... Due to being 'forgotten' for a long time, most of the vehicles are covered in dust, have flat tires, and are rusted.

Overdue parking area at Tan Son Nhat airport domestic terminal parking lot.

A representative of TCP Investment Joint Stock Company (the management unit of Tan Son Nhat Airport's domestic parking garage) said that the above number of vehicles were parked by customers, but after 12 months they still had not come to pick them up, so they were considered overdue. Every week and every month, the garage counts the number of overdue vehicles and then moves them to the 5th floor area.

"All vehicles are cleaned, drained of fuel, and disconnected from the power source before being brought to the assembly area to ensure safety and prevent fire and explosion," the representative informed.

However, the parking lot management unit believes that leaving too many "ownerless" motorbikes here for a long time will increase the business's costs, especially for fire safety. Therefore, the unit hopes that the competent authority will support and guide the business to handle expired vehicles in accordance with the law.

At the same time, we also hope that people and passengers when parking their vehicles must comply with the regulations of the garage and avoid leaving them for too long.

Thousands of motorbikes were left behind by customers at the parking lot.

Most motorbikes have Ho Chi Minh City license plates, but there are also many with license plates from other localities in the North, Central, Central Highlands...

Many types of motorbikes are 'forgotten' such as: manual transmission motorbikes, scooters, motorcycles...

This motorbike has been 'forgotten' since 2016, for 7 years now with a symbol on it. This is not an isolated case, there are many similar vehicles.

From manual to automatic, there are even quite new and expensive cars.

This Honda Dream motorbike was also sent in 2016.

Motorbikes left for too long, over time, become dusty and rusty.

A motorbike has its battery removed to ensure fire safety.

The parking lot staff said that the customer had parked the motorbike for 4 years, but had not come to claim it yet. "This motorbike is now rusty, if we calculate the amount of money for 4 years of parking, it probably exceeds the value of the vehicle," the male staff shared.

Most of the cars are rusty and have flat tires. Currently, the number of cars left by passengers at the Tan Son Nhat airport parking lot is increasing day by day.

There is currently no way to deal with the number of motorbikes 'forgotten' at parking lots. The management unit hopes to receive support from state management agencies to come up with a solution in accordance with the law.

Proposal to build an additional 3,500m2 parking lot for Tan Son Nhat airport . The parking lot is located adjacent to the entrance to the international terminal, at the corner of Bach Dang - Truong Son - Hong Ha streets, with an area of over 3,500m2, managed by the Southern Airports Authority.

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