Transport | DSAT frees public car parks from ‘abandoned vehicles’

In order to promote the best use of public car parking space, the Transport Bureau (DSAT) and the public car parks management companies are monitoring the use of parking spaces on a daily basis in order to fight parking abuses and speed up the way vehicles are dealt with when infringements occur.
According to the figures from DSAT, in 2015 a total of 198 vehicles were found to be infringing parking codes in the 38 public car parks. Of those non-compliant vehicles, 59 were moved by the owners after paying fines; the other 139 were removed by DSAT and the management companies in order to free up space.
According to the “Public Car Parks Service Regulations” any vehicles left for a period of over eight consecutive days, except in cases where a previous agreement was made in writing with the management company, may incur penalties  such as a parking fine or having their vehicle impounded by the Financial Services Bureau. Those cars may then be sold at a public auction.  RM