Comfy and Convenient Living at the Italian Forum Leichardt - ITALY

We were heading to a funeral when ten of us got into the car park lift. The sign said it was rated for 17 people and 1250kg. Instead of going up, it went down and displayed “General Error”, leaving us trapped for over 30 minutes. Three people in our group were over 80, and it got quite hot inside, putting their safety at risk. We all weighed under 100kg each, several of us much less, so the combined weight was several hundred kilograms below the posted limit. When the repair person finally arrived, he said there were too many people. I pointed to the 17-person sign, and he replied, “that’s 17 people at 45kg”? His calculation seems off: 1250kg divided by 17 is about 73kg each. He suggested the limit should instead be under 765kg, based on 17 x 45kg. If that's the correct limit, the sign needs changing. It's a safety hazard to display a load limit that the operators know to be wrong. We arrived at the funeral much later than expected. Afterward, people told us the same thing had happened to them or someone they knew on different occasions over several years. Something needs to be done about these lifts. We checked the sign before entering and wouldn't all have gone in if it showed the correct limit. The lift should be closed for safety until it's replaced or the safety signs show the correct load. Avoid parking in the car park if you can, and DO NOT USE THE LIFTS.