MOTORISTS are increasingly growing less tolerant of those who reserve public parking bays without the local council’s approval.
The top four culprits are said to be restaurants, street hawkers, automobile workshops and car accessory shops who often place chairs and plastic containers among other items to reserve a spot for their customers.
For the public’s knowledge, parking bays legally reserved by business proprietors for their customers would have red lines painted to demarcate a lot.
There are also special stands or barriers placed in the centre of the reserved lot, while some councils have their name painted on the space.
Bays with yellow or white lines are meant for public parking and are not legally reserved.
To make things worse, the area is surrounded by a shopping mall, hospital, hotels and a university.
Although there is ample parking space at the Sunway Bus Rapid Transit Complex nearby, business owners say they often had to deal with squabbles over parking bays.
The public would rather go to the industrial area as parking is free whereas the maximum charge at the complex is RM6 a day.
“So far the workshops have managed to come to an understanding with drivers.
“We tell them nicely that if they block our entrance, we will not be able to do business.
“But if the owner is not around, we have a jack on standby to move the vehicle to the side.
“When the driver returns, we will explain,” said JC Racing Car Service Centre owner Jackie Ng, who has been running his business in the area for the past 10 years.
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