City Hall parking rate adjusted according to zones - Tengku Adnan

After receiving numerous complaints from consumers, Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) finally decided to re-adjust the new parking rates which took effect on July 18.

Federal Territories Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor said, even though the increased rate had received positive response, there were also people who complained and described it as extreme.

"As a government that cares for the people, the Ministry of Federal Territories and DBKL have agreed to revise the new rates.

"Various modes of payment were also made available, such as using coins, Touch n Go and smartphone applications," he said in a statement today.

With this adjustment, Tengku Adnan said, parking rates in the city centre is set at RM1.50 for the first hour and RM2.50 for the second hour, with a maximum parking of two hours.

Meanwhile, for areas outside the hectic city centre such as Bangsar, Bukit Damansara, Jalan Ipoh, Taman Maluri and Sentul, the rate is fixed at RM1 for the first hour and so on.

For these areas, there is no maximum limit for parking.

As for areas outside the city centre such as Danau Kota, Sungai Besi, Taman Tun Dr Ismail and Segambut, the rate is set at 80 cents for the first hour, as well as the next hour, without any maximum parking period.

City Hall also provides for monthly passes for each zone which can be subscribed on-line through its website www.citypark.my.

Tengku Adnan added that the new revised rate has taken into account the different needs of the people and is based on the principle of 'moving people, not vehicle'.

Previously, Mayor Datuk Seri Mhd Amin Nordin Abdul Aziz said the new parking charges at DBKL-owned parking bays, which saw an increase of between 100% and 200%, would not be scrapped.

The new rate, enforced in stages from July 18 until August 1, had caused an uproar among the people.

This is because, most people felt the timing was not right as public transportation within the Klang Valley had yet to be fully integrated as even the Mass Rail Transit (MRT) is still undergoing construction.