CITIZENS of Taman Desa and Kuchai Entrepreneurs Park in Jalan Kelang Lama, Kuala Lumpur, were captured by shock upon seeing uniformed males scanning lorries in active business locations in their area.
They later on figured out that the males were selected by Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) to gather information on lorries parked on DBKL-owned vehicle parking bays.
Wearing vests birthing the DBKL logo design and equipped with an automated number plate acknowledgment (ANPR) gadget, the males watched for lorries with exceptional vehicle parking costs.
At Taman Danau Desa, out of 30 lorries checked along Jalan 2/109f, just one had actually paid.
The information on debtors was quickly sent out to enforcement police officers to release summonses.
At Kuchai Entrepreneurs Park, one more vehicle parking driver did the exact same job.
Banners on trees, posts and entrances advising vehicle drivers of DBKL’s vehicle parking repayment guidelines show up.
The campaign is targeted at raising vehicle parking earnings in Kuala Lumpur.
Each driver involved by DBKL has actually been entrusted to check at the very least 1,000 lorries a day.
Fines gathered from debtors are funnelled to DBKL, which will certainly after that share earnings with the selected drivers.
“The more vehicles we scan, the more people pay (after enforcement officers take action), and ultimately more revenue for the city,” claimed one vehicle parking driver that decreased to be called.
However, the system is much from best, as hold-ups in enforcement impede its efficiency.
“For this system to work, enforcement must be immediate. If there’s no prompt action, it is back to square one, with people reverting to the ‘no enforcement means no need to pay’ mindset,” a sector resource discussed.
The driver’s task is even more made complex by the hand-operated nature of the procedure.
“Once our officers move on to another street after scanning, they cannot come back and re-scan the same spot,” the resource included.
Taman Desa local Koh Swee Hyong claimed, “Ideally, the enforcement team should take action immediately. If there is delay, people don’t take paying for parking seriously.
“Lack of enforcement encourages defaulters to break rules without fear of consequences.
“If enforcement isn’t prompt, the system falls apart, and people won’t bother paying,” he included.
Taman Desa Residents Association chairman Wong Chan Choy claimed the system’s success rested on prompt cooperation in between drivers and enforcement police officers.
“Without timely action, this system is at risk of becoming another failed attempt to improve Kuala Lumpur’s parking woes,” Wong claimed.
Meanwhile citizens throughout the city have actually seen banners and the raised visibility of vehicle parking workers scanning lorries, stimulating combined responses.
“Paying for parking ensures that spaces are available and not monopolised by the same cars all day,” claimed Bangsar resident M. Viknendran.
Sheila Aziz, a 29-year-old white-collar worker from Wangsa Maju claimed, “With proper enforcement, there’s less double-parking and more turnover, which makes my daily commute smoother,” she claimed.
However, others really feel DBKL has actually refrained from doing sufficient to educate the general public concerning the brand-new system.
“We were never given proper notification about these changes,” claimed local Jaclyn Chin.
“Parking has always been free in my neighbourhood,” she claimed, describing some components of Taman Desa.
“It’s frustrating to wake up one day and find that areas that were previously free are now chargeable,” claimed Chin.
Some senior citizens are discovering the shift tough.
“For someone my age, navigating these complex parking apps is daunting,” claimed 72-year-old senior citizen Joseph Rajamanikam.
“I miss the days of coins and simple machines. Now, I feel lost and stressed every time I need to park,” he included.
Brickfields Rukun Tetangga chairman SKK Naidu claimed a banner on the vehicle parking application had actually been set up in his location however scanning had yet to begin.
Kuala Lumpur’s road vehicle parking is from 7.30 am to 6pm, Mondays to Saturdays, leaving out Sundays and public vacations.
Parking prices differ by area, and a regular monthly pass of RM140 stands just in Zones B and C (see visuals).– By BAVANI M
