Coupon parking system to resume on Feb 15
The coupon parking system, which was suspended about two weeks after it was implemented on Jan 1, will resume from Feb 15.
The Penang Island Municipal Council said, in a press statement, that those who had purchased the January monthly parking pass could renew them for use in March.
A total of 335 outlets that sell the coupons are listed at www.mppp.gov.my.
It also warned of strict compliance by motorists, failing which they would be severely dealt with.
On Jan 16, the council suspended the system after motorists complained of a shortage of coupons.
Motorists had complained about the poor quality of the scratch coupons.
They had also complained that some agents were fleecing the public by selling RM4 booklets at RM4.50 and RM6 booklets at RM7.
The council did not say anything about the fate of the parking system concessionaire, Perkhidmatan Alam Indah Sdn Bhd, which had been blamed for the problems.
When he made the announcement about the indefinite postponement of the coupon parking system, state Local Government ommittee chairman Chow Kon Yeow had said that the state government was satisfied with the actions taken by the council and Perkhidmatan Alam Indah, and that the public would have free usage of all 11,103 parking spaces on the island.
Perkhidmatan Alam Indah managing director Abdul Malik Abdul Kader had admitted that there was a shortage of coupons and that the coupons were of poor quality.
~News courtesy of New Straits Times~
The coupon parking system, which was suspended about two weeks after it was implemented on Jan 1, will resume from Feb 15.
The Penang Island Municipal Council said, in a press statement, that those who had purchased the January monthly parking pass could renew them for use in March.
A total of 335 outlets that sell the coupons are listed at www.mppp.gov.my.
It also warned of strict compliance by motorists, failing which they would be severely dealt with.
On Jan 16, the council suspended the system after motorists complained of a shortage of coupons.
Motorists had complained about the poor quality of the scratch coupons.
They had also complained that some agents were fleecing the public by selling RM4 booklets at RM4.50 and RM6 booklets at RM7.
The council did not say anything about the fate of the parking system concessionaire, Perkhidmatan Alam Indah Sdn Bhd, which had been blamed for the problems.
When he made the announcement about the indefinite postponement of the coupon parking system, state Local Government ommittee chairman Chow Kon Yeow had said that the state government was satisfied with the actions taken by the council and Perkhidmatan Alam Indah, and that the public would have free usage of all 11,103 parking spaces on the island.
Perkhidmatan Alam Indah managing director Abdul Malik Abdul Kader had admitted that there was a shortage of coupons and that the coupons were of poor quality.
~News courtesy of New Straits Times~
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