Coupon parking system from next month
Penangites on the island are bracing for a new coupon cum smart tag parking system starting on Nov 5.
The Penang Island Municipal Council (MPPP) launched the system recently after a delay of more than a year after a group of disgruntled parking attendants protested against the move.
The coupon system will do away with the parking attendants and parking meters which have been widely damaged by vandalism.
The move is expected to reduce the staff deployed for daily operations.
State Local Government, Traffic Flow Management and Flood Mitigation Committee chairman Chow Kon Yeow said the new system would solve the problem of widespread vandalism of parking meters.
"The new system will get rid of frequent meter malfunction.
"Motorists can opt to buy the coupons or reloadable prepaid smart tags," Chow said.
Road user Rohayati Zainal, 49, said she was happy that the new parking system was implemented to replace the old metered parking system.
"I am all for the new system but I am concerned about the parking attendants' livelihood," she said.
The parking system with scanning features would start in May next year when the enforcement officers are able to detect the coupons and prepaid smart tags displayed using a smart detector.
The summonses will be printed out on-the-spot before the officers place them on the vehicle's windscreen.
The coupons will be available in MPPP offices and selected 24-hour convenient stores.
MPPP enforcement officers showing the parking coupons which will be introduced next month for motorists. Pic by Anis Nabilla Md Wazilah
~News courtesy of New Straits Times~
Penangites on the island are bracing for a new coupon cum smart tag parking system starting on Nov 5.
The Penang Island Municipal Council (MPPP) launched the system recently after a delay of more than a year after a group of disgruntled parking attendants protested against the move.
The coupon system will do away with the parking attendants and parking meters which have been widely damaged by vandalism.
The move is expected to reduce the staff deployed for daily operations.
State Local Government, Traffic Flow Management and Flood Mitigation Committee chairman Chow Kon Yeow said the new system would solve the problem of widespread vandalism of parking meters.
"The new system will get rid of frequent meter malfunction.
"Motorists can opt to buy the coupons or reloadable prepaid smart tags," Chow said.
Road user Rohayati Zainal, 49, said she was happy that the new parking system was implemented to replace the old metered parking system.
"I am all for the new system but I am concerned about the parking attendants' livelihood," she said.
The parking system with scanning features would start in May next year when the enforcement officers are able to detect the coupons and prepaid smart tags displayed using a smart detector.
The summonses will be printed out on-the-spot before the officers place them on the vehicle's windscreen.
The coupons will be available in MPPP offices and selected 24-hour convenient stores.
MPPP enforcement officers showing the parking coupons which will be introduced next month for motorists. Pic by Anis Nabilla Md Wazilah
~News courtesy of New Straits Times~
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