From next year onwards, the Seberang Prai Municipal Council (MPSP) will be imposing a new RM100 fine on those who illegally park in lots reserved for the disabled. This is an increase from the current RM30 to RM50 enforced in the area.
According to a report from The Star, MPSP’s president, Datuk Maimunah Mohd Sharif said that no attempts to plea for discounts on the fines would be tolerated, nor will there be any leniency shown.
Maimunah said, “It is an offence to park in a disabled person’s parking lot without a disabled persons car sticker and offenders can be fined up to RM300 under Order 20 (2) of the Road Traffic Order (Car Parking Using Coupons) MPSP 1995.”
In total, there are 49 disabled-only parking spots available on the Penang mainland, and Dr Tiun Ling Ta, a municipal councillor and a disabled person himself, had initially suggested that the fine be raised to RM100, just as it was recently enforced by the Penang Island City Council (MBPP). His reasoning was that the RM30-50 rate was too insignificant of a fine to properly deter errant motorists.
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Another puppet show from penang. Fine 1k or even 1mil will make no difference if there is no effective enforcement. It can either be no enforcement or selective enforcement. No enforcement is very common but selective enforcement is even worse. PG1 parked as he liked yet no summons for him. Talking about selective enforcement it is like a day light robbery in penang. Just look at the kg buah pala, tjg tokong eatery all being demolished on the name of enforcement but yet places like ferringhi fake markets, dirty eateries and red light area in georgetown all still in business. Utter hypocrites.
in b4 jangan persoal. Lu tak sukak lu kluar pegi seberang!
better to stay in BN area. BN really look after the people well.
The way MPK (Klang) handle this is by towing your car to their depot. So, you get a fine and the shock of your life that your car go disappear! Seen them doing it, a great pleasure to watch! Every municipal should do the same. RM100 is nothing for inconsiderate people and most of the time the fine will be thrown into the rubbish bin only.
They should also stick a big sticker on the car windscreen, which cannot easily removed.
“Untuk OKU SAHAJA,BODOH”
Ai Yoh, in this case the law enforcers would be committing vandalism.
It’s about time!!
Good show from MPSP and MBPP, but just RM 100 ? How about RM 1,000 instead ? … that will definitely make some waves.
I’m serious.
Good idea. They should be fined 1000 and blacklisted if not pay the saman. So that they cannot renew their roadtax!
slap a 10%-of-your-purchase-price summon lagi best!!! lagi kaya lagi besar saman!!!
They will just throw the fine into the dustbin knowing that there will be no action from the Council. Either tow their cars away or immobilize them until the fine is paid.
should tow the car parked at the disable parking lot instead of just saman.
Should just forcefully toll the car out of the box and don’t give a shit whether the gearbox or brake will damage or not.
And penalty 10% of the car purchase value to release it.
It is about time bro
Question is.. Who eligible to use the sticker?
Do the person need to register?
Or just buy one and paste to windscreen?
Is it for OKU driver or driver who drive the OKU as occupant?
i not sure in penang, but in KL. i saw some perfect fine poeple park at OKU parking just because they have OKU sicker on the car. problem is no one know is he/she real or not OKU.
The driver of the car may not be OKU, but one of the occupants has to be an OKU.