Following a number of groups’ questioning the decision by the Selangor state government to award the parking fee collection and enforcement rights to a company, Selangor local government and tourism committee chairman Datuk Ng Suee Lim has stated that parking management through a concessionaire has been in use in Selangor since 1996, reported Bernama.
The implementation of the concessionary parking management that is to be signed and enforced on August 1 this year will improve the existing system, Ng said. “This privatisation has its pros and cons, so this time the state is ensuring a win-win situation by adopting the approach of using Smart Intelligent Parking (SIP), with Menteri Besar Selangor Incorporated (MBI) playing a role in parking management,” he said.
The decision to implement the parking management system arose from the 33rd 2024 state executive council meeting (MMKN) which convened on November 28, 2024, and this was confirmed in the 34th 2024 state executive council meeting that followed on December 6, 2024, Ng said.
“The Selangor government agreed in principle to implement parking management (TLK) through a collaboration between the Selangor MBI and private companies. Then the 12th/MMKN 2025 on April 23, 2025 confirmed by the 13th/MMKN 2025 on April 30, 2025, agreed that a wholly owned subsidiary under the MBI Group, named Rantaian Mesra Sdn Bhd, be appointed to implement the Smart TLK management in the state of Selangor,” he said.
The Smart Parking model would involve a tripartite collaboration between the local authority (PBT) as the body determining policy, payment rates and parking zones, Rantaian Mesra as the system coordinator responsible for technical reporting, and the concessionaire appointed, the committee chairman continued.
“This implementation will be formalised through a tripartite agreement between the specific PBT, the concessionaire and Rantaian Mesra to define clearly each party’s role, scope and responsibility that comply with the prescribed governance,” Ng said.
The concessionaire would invest RM200 million for the Smart Parking infrastructure, including the installation of 1,800 CCTV cameras in the four PBTs involved in the first phase. Meanwhile, enforcement remained under the jurisdiction of the PBT as provided for in the Road Transport Act 1987 (Act 333) and the Local Government Act 1976 (Act 171).
The concessionaire is only responsible for system maintenance and payment of staff salaries while all enforcement action, including the issuance of compound notices, would still be carried out by PBT officers. The local authorities would not bear any operating costs, but are instead expected to receive higher collections, Ng said.
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i think they misunderstood our meaning, we picked them to change the system, not to follow back old system, if want to follow old system why need to pick them, use back old rotten people also can.
They didn’t misunderstand. They learned how good the gravy train was for the previous bunch and decided to jump on the same train. Gravy tastes good whichever way it flows right?
Initially said only 40% collection to LA and 10% to Selangor state. Now magically say got higher collection after people make noise. Mau kelentong pun kelentong with consistency la.
Its because of this gravy train that way back Selangorians voted for PKR/Pakatan. If Pakatan has turn rotten its time to give PN a go NOW!
big question: do we need to change yet another eParking app?
Whether they privatized or not you still paying the same rate. How much the town council make it will not benefit you too . The only reason I will concerned is the quality of service
Has been used since 1996 want to guess who were running the state back then and how money goes into Cronies, family and friends business with Malaysian receiving the lower quality sad end for decades of syokness.
so, do you think the current one is any better?
they are worse since they continue a system they themselves criticize in the first place, no?
it shows how incompetent they are.
So? You think if Selangorians were okay then why did they voted for PKR/Pakatan to run the state? Now Pakatan has proven to be just as rotten but in a much shorter time, maybe should vote them out and give BN or PN a chance.
Only if they set max 45 cent / hour parking then pengundi only satisfied… And only applicable from 10am – 4pm Monday-Friday
Current collection is about 30%. Expected new collection after outsource is 60%. 50% of collection value will be given to concessionaire. could you see how the business plan is? At the end, only rakyat will suffer..
just you wait and see…. sure got issue come up one