The Star, Saturday April 26, 2014
The illegal parking operators usually work on random days to avoid being nabbed by the authorities.
VISITORS to Stadium Kajang are upset that touts are illegally collecting parking fees in the evening and on weekends.
The stadium’s parking lot is adjacent to Kajang Medan Satay and many patrons park there especially on weekends.
The stadium has 20 public parking bays that are equipped with parking machines, and visitors have to pay 50sen per hour if they park before 6pm.
Parking after 6pm should be free. However, visitors complain they have to pay RM5 even after 6pm.
IT consultant Faridah Yahya said some men would sometimes show up to collect parking fees.
“Sometimes they are here, sometimes they are not. I think that is why it is hard for the authorities to nab them,” she said.
Faridah added that she frequently visited the satay restaurant for dinner.
“If the satay restaurant’s parking space is full, we have no choice but to park at the stadium. Usually if I see parking fees being collected, I will go somewhere else,” she said.
Faridah said a fee of RM5 is collected per entry.
Another visitor, Halim Zulkiflee, also complained about having to pay.
“The stadium parking lot should be free after 6pm. Outsiders may not know that some individuals are taking the opportunity to make a quick buck,” he said.
He added that the Kajang Municipal Council (MPKj) should take stern action against these individuals.
Student Victoria Lee said she goes to Stadium Kajang to jog almost every evening.
“These people can be seen on weekends, when the parking in the Medan Satay is full. So they take advantage of those who park in the stadium,” she said.
Lee added that parking fees had been collected illegally after hours for a few years.
“MPKj should do something about it because this is giving them a bad name,” she said.
MPKj public relations head Kamarul Izlan Sulaiman said enforcement officers conducted operations to nab the culprits.
“However, it is difficult to catch them in the act,” he said.
The stadium’s parking lot is adjacent to Kajang Medan Satay and many patrons park there especially on weekends.
The stadium has 20 public parking bays that are equipped with parking machines, and visitors have to pay 50sen per hour if they park before 6pm.
Parking after 6pm should be free. However, visitors complain they have to pay RM5 even after 6pm.
“Sometimes they are here, sometimes they are not. I think that is why it is hard for the authorities to nab them,” she said.
Faridah added that she frequently visited the satay restaurant for dinner.
“If the satay restaurant’s parking space is full, we have no choice but to park at the stadium. Usually if I see parking fees being collected, I will go somewhere else,” she said.
Faridah said a fee of RM5 is collected per entry.
Another visitor, Halim Zulkiflee, also complained about having to pay.
“The stadium parking lot should be free after 6pm. Outsiders may not know that some individuals are taking the opportunity to make a quick buck,” he said.
He added that the Kajang Municipal Council (MPKj) should take stern action against these individuals.
Student Victoria Lee said she goes to Stadium Kajang to jog almost every evening.
“These people can be seen on weekends, when the parking in the Medan Satay is full. So they take advantage of those who park in the stadium,” she said.
Lee added that parking fees had been collected illegally after hours for a few years.
“MPKj should do something about it because this is giving them a bad name,” she said.
MPKj public relations head Kamarul Izlan Sulaiman said enforcement officers conducted operations to nab the culprits.
“However, it is difficult to catch them in the act,” he said.
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