MBPJ to introduce coupon system as alternative to parking machines

PETALING JAYA: A coupon parking system will be implemented as an alternative to the current parking machines in the city, the Petaling Jaya City Council announced today.
In a press conference held at its headquarters, Mayor Datuk Mohd Azizi Mohd Zain said the system will take effect from Sept 4 throughout Petaling Jaya.
"This system is implemented to manage the control of car parks in Petaling Jaya. It is also an alternative to the existing parking machines. This system will include all the on-street parking currently existing in PJ," he said.
There will be three types of coupons available, an hourly coupon booklet sold for RM6 where each booklet has 10 coupons worth RM0.60 for hourly use.
The daily coupon booklet is sold for RM25 and has five coupons, each at RM5 for daily use.
There are also monthly passes at RM100 where each pass can be used for the whole month.
"With this system, there is no more excuse of the parking machines not working. The booklets will be available easily at most retail shops," Azizi said.
Currently, the council has appointed 16 agents to distribute the booklets to the shops.
It was previously reported that the new parking system will be implemented citywide once the services of current parking concessionaire Godell Parking Sdn Bhd are terminated.
There are over 700 parking machines in the city to cater to about 21,000 public parking bays, but more than half of them are faulty.
The coupon parking system was in use in Petaling Jaya previously but was discontinued in 2001.