Getting a parking space in a shopping mall during a peak period is often a challenge, so when you do come across a bay where the car in it is ready to exit, you rejoice, switch on your indicator and wait to complete the parking process after the car leaves. Then you see a person walking up to the parking bay, but don’t really don’t bother too much about it at first, until it dawns upon you that the person is attempting to “chup” the parking spot for their car.
Chances are, you’ve probably come across it at one point. The act of reserving a parking spot in such a manner isn’t a rare occurrence – it isn’t exclusive to us. A recent case that surfaced in a video that has since gone viral cements the fact that the practice continues to occur, but what makes this one quite special is that the people doing the “chup” weren’t local, or at least, the vehicle wasn’t.
According to the owner of the Hey XpG Facebook account, which the video was uploaded to, the incident happened to her younger brother, who was waiting to enter a parking space that would soon be vacated by a Toyota Corolla Altis. It was not stated where the incident occurred.
However, a woman then pops up at the parking lot to ‘reserve’ the lot. After the Altis left the parking space, the woman stopped the car who was waiting to park by standing in front of the car to block access, following which a Mercedes-Benz GLB with a Singapore registration plate moves in front and then proceeds to reverse into the bay. Honking at the offender proved futile.
Now, it may be simple enough to brush it off as trivial (perhaps not, if you’re the one waiting there and then played out in such fashion), but the act of reserving a parking space in this manner is actually a punishable offence.
The police has said it before, and so has the road transport department (JPJ), that stamping your claim on a parking lot by standing in it (or for that matter, by placing a chair, cone or whatever object) and denying another the right to park in it is an offense under Section 50(3) of the Road Transport Act 1987.
The rule clearly states that “if any person, otherwise than with lawful authority, remains on any road or at any parking place for the purpose of importuning any other person in respect of the watching or cleaning of a motor vehicle, or for the purpose of directing any driver of a motor vehicle in respect of parking on such road or at such place, he shall be guilty of an offence.”
According to JPJ, this law is applicable in all areas, whether in public places or private premises including shopping centres. Chargeable under Section 119 of the Act, the penalty for the offence is a maximum fine of RM2,000 or imprisonment of up to six months, with a RM4,000 fine or 12 months jail term for subsequent offences.
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Common. Nothing new.
Come here shake the car when pumping petrol. What can you expect
Reserved and ‘chup’ is different.
Reserved is when the lot is assigned to someone. Its not an open lot. If we are to follow your logic then OKU lot is also illegal.
Bro can’t differentiate between “reserved” parking bays and standing in place to “reserve” the parking bay lol
Bro u embarrassed urself
This Sinkie buta ke, cannot differentiate between reserved parking and trying to block an open parking lot?
ALL Sinkies are buta. Haven’t you seen their eyes? They hardly have eyes. They’re more like slits. Sinkies are parasitic vermin. In SG they obey their local laws. They cross tambak Johor and they feel like they’re in an inferior country and they proceed to break every law as they please. These babis are worst kind of travellers you can come across. Arrogant, narcissistic, freeloading, contemptuous rodents who think they’re better than all their poorer neighbours. But when they see a Mat Salleh in their owncountry, they bend over backwards to be nice and even put on fake American or British accents to impress orang putehs. I tell you, Sinkies are truly hilarious bangsats.
To be fair, many but not all la.
You are the real babi here..knn. bastard
Triggered ah?
So have they been punished for the deplorable act as they must!
Sinkies are bahliaaaas BangsAt I agree with your pov , they worship the mat Salleh ground and behave like arrogant bahriassss across tembok Johor
Use your brain. Those reserved parking spot are registered and reserved through the management. In other words, registered for use only by a specific person, and not open to public. The law wording is clear to anyone that can read, it says “otherwise than with lawful authority”
The only lawful authorities are the police and JPJ.
Are you for real? In Malaysia, indeed even in Singapore, there are reserved parking lots either for OKU, or ladies only, or reserved season parking lots (the ones with num plate on top), or lots for emergency vehicles, or short term duration parkers, so there are no such thing as police and JPJ could dictate what is reserved except the company operating that space. What is wrong, as seen by the acts of your fellow sinkie, is blocking an open parking space!
You still don’t understand. Reserved is different from blocking. Look up in the dictionary.
Otherwise, when requested to handle such a dispute, the carpark operator says, I allow the woman to do it in this case, because eg she is an employee in the building, she has special needs, or just because we like her or sympathize with her, then the woman becomes one with “lawful authority”, or with a privilege granted by a “lawful authority”. This is when you allow authority to be propagated along a chain without an explicit and clearly stated relationship. How does anyone know where the chain ends? Then when the police or JPJ is asked to step in, who will decide whether it is right or wrong? Lawful authority at the top of the chain, or lawful authority at the bottom of the chain?
I am so happy that so many people scold you.
Okaayyyy, how about this then. Back into that biatch, smashing her legs so she’ll be on wheelchair for life that way she can ‘chup’ any OKU parking lots whereever she goes. OK wat, OKU parking much closer to entrances. Win-win for all.
This is what would happen to your brain if you watch too many p0rns.. Can’t even differentiate between ‘reserved’ and open public spot. Bro got ratioed too many times but still cannot accept that he’s in the wrong here ♀️
When you are too stupid to understand the rules stated above
Your parking lots designated ABC1234 & Director of XYZ Department are authorized, legal & legit reserved parking lots. The lady who stood in a car parking lot to reserve it for parking of her car is unauthorized & illegal. Likewise, her standing there in that car park lot is akin to her parking her butt there & that in itself can already tell you why it’s illegal because she is not a car hence she can’t park herself there. Same thing goes to cones, chairs, etc. If you want to park your chair then look for chair parking lots!
How many dislike you will have?
U are way too wrong. Pls read more
Cow brain…. My bad, even a cow is much smarter than you HWT…..
With your statement, all condos are f*cked up, all owners can park wherever they like
Normally not many people add comment here. The fact that so many ppl comments on your statement is a prove that not many ppl can tolerate idiots.
Brainless, the hospital surgeon and specialist need to run around for parking instead of treating patients, you need to go back to school and learn comprehension.
Either there are 5 Sinkies or 5 Malaysian IC holder but Sinkie bootlickers liking this comment.
I’m surprised with your ignorance. Do you even know the meaning of RESERVED?
You got OKU card? Seems like you need one
An idiot will not know that he is an idiot because he’s too stupid to realise he’s an idiot
Probably a fellow Singaporean trying his best to defend his countryman
You’re stupid laa bro haha . Cant differentiate chup and reserved.
Then complain laa KLIA, toll booths, toilets, all why need reserve to specific items. Open to all la
Just pretend to not see the bitch and reverse your car into the parking bay, my fellow Malaysian.
Besides just getting fined, the authorities should make it legal to run over those standing at parking bays like this. That’s a good way to stop this stupid kiasu practice.
well, it’s time to go around the busy shop lots in PJ area and you can easily find chairs placed by the shop owner in front of the parking space…and issue the 2k fine/ 6 months jail. can’t expect citizen to go quarrel or end up fighting with these jokers right. u set up the rule, u enforce it.
The notice board shown above should be displayed at entrance to every level of parking bays. Also at point of entry near barrier gate so no excuse for ignorance of law which we are all famous for.
i think driver yg video sopan sangat.
move in front n block the empty parking.
wait….don’t quarrel or fight la…just smile.
Make a report with JPJ and Police on this incident.
People like this, just let them park. Mark the car. Then when they’re gone into the mall, create some “art” to the car. Act natural. A 50sen “coin brush” would do the job! Them dispose “the brush” in any charity box.!
Actually coin is too much, prepare some superglue is better
Oh my. I miss those 50sen. Always keep that in my wallet in case of sudden ’emergency’. Hehehe
It can go both ways. If you insist on parking in that lot where the girl wants to ‘reserve’, and you did succeed, you may find an art mural on your car, done for free. Shed that “scratching” mentality and move on to find another.
if it were me, I’d just pretend she doesn’t exist and back into and park as usual. humans can’t hold back a moving car
How about the many car workshop or tyre shop owners who only reserve 1 bay (painted red for them) but build their entrance ramps accross 4 or 5 bays and won’t allow people to park there because it will block their workshop entrance? Why do enforcement authorities and local councils allow it? Should have made them paid reservations for all the bays surrounding their workshop. Oh Malaysiaku..
Malaysia should start implementing system like Singapore once you reported a traffic offence, it will shows in the system for the offenders to be able to exit Malaysia is to pay the consequences either the fine or jail time. Please make sure the system is easily available for anyone to report easily and wisely.
Simply snap a video ,send it to the police as well as uploas it to social medias
Developed country mentality?
Should have installed
Front & rear bars
So that it will be easier
To shove / over
This shittyporean away
Come to Ipoh, many tyre shops, accessories, air cond. repair center doing this. But looks still legal.
I understand the law is there but without taking legal action, the law is useful.
Not only that. I was on the highway on Sunday (4th September) and most of the speeding cars were Singaporean. How do I know they were speeding? I was already going way about the 110 limit and they were ZOOMING past me.
deport them back to sinkieland
Aiyah, Malaysia got Keptomami culture , we have “chop” culture . Isn’t that a wonderful world.
Copy paste: “want to talk politic, somewhere else. Here, only automotive! Get lost!”
Singaporean love to put tissue to chup a place…
I hope the authority concern would take zhe necessary action not withstanding the nationality nor racial status when evidence/s could be produced when a report is filed.
This is disgraceful behaviour and shame on the Singaporean – not being nasty but this Mecedez owner deserved to get his car vandalised – well deserved – especially when it is against the law
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