DBKL rakes in RM20m from parking fees
Published on 19 Mar 2018, 5:27 pm | Modified on 19 Mar 2018, 7:27 pm
[size=1.25em]New parking contractor Yayasan Wilayah Persekutuan has helped Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) collect RM20 million in parking fees since mid-2015. [size=1.25em]According to a Federal Territories Ministry's parliamentary written reply, the new contractor, appointed on July 1, 2015, was better than previous ones. [size=1.25em]The ministry explained that the RM10 million collected by previous contractors was less than the RM17 million per annum cost of running the parking ticket machines. [size=1.25em]"This showed that this privatisation effort provided better returns for DBKL. [size=1.25em]"Moreover, the technology behind the parking system is modern, systematic and people friendly," said the ministry in the reply to Cheras MP Tan Kok Wai. [size=1.25em]Yayasan Wilayah Persekutuan appears to have strong Umno links. [size=1.25em]Its executive director is Cheras Umno division head Syed Ali Alhabshee while the board of trustees includes Umno secretary-general Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor, Umno supreme council member Johari Abdul Ghani, Seputeh Umno division chief Mustapa Kamal Mohd Yusoff, Setiawangsa MP Ahmad Fauzi Zahari and Labuan MP Rozman Isli. [size=1.25em]Following the appointment of Yayasan Wilayah Persekutuan as DBKL's parking contractors, parking rates in some areas went up by 150 percent. [size=1.25em]87,466 vehicles clamped [size=1.25em]Meanwhile, in a separate parliamentary written reply, the ministry said DBKL had started wheel-clamping operations since September 2016 and had clamped 87,466 vehicles as of January this year. [size=1.25em]In addition, it had towed 7,222 vehicles over the same period. [size=1.25em]The ministry said this in a written reply dated March 15 in response to Bukit Bintang MP Fong Kui Lun who asked for the figure.
[size=1.25em]The DAP parliamentarian also asked the ministry to comment on complaints that the parking fees are too high. [size=1.25em]The ministry said the new parking rates implemented on July 18, 2016, and revised on July 29, 2016, following public feedback had taken several factors into account. [size=1.25em]These include the fact that the parking rates had not been revised since the late 1970s, and the new but higher rates are not excessive compared to other Asian cities. [size=1.25em]The rates are also meant to encourage carpooling and the use of public transport, while discouraging drivers from holding a parking spot for too long.
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