MOTORISTS in Seremban are complaining of faulty parking meters which do not indicate time credit when coins are put in. They end up getting parking summonses from the local authority.
They are also complaining of parking meters with frosty display screens that are not easily readable, leaving them to wonder if it was safe to park their vehicles at the chosen parking bays.
Not working: A piece of paper has been placed into the coin slot to indicate that this parking meter in Seremban is faulty.
With parking space a scarce commodity here, motorists who parked at bays with “dead” meters frequently returned to find a summons on their car windscreens.
Retired teacher Anthony Pillay, 71, said he had been a victim many times over because there were so many faulty parking meters in town and the authorities had not taken the trouble to replace these contraptions.
He added that most meters simply swallow the coins without registering any time credit.
Pillay said motorists were losing the right to park their vehicles despite slotting in the right amount of coins.
“I have been slapped with several summonses but who is to know which meter is functioning until we have parked our vehicle there. With limited parking bays, there is no room to troop in and out in search of a parking meter that works,” said Pillay.
He added that at one instance he had parked his vehicle at a bay where the display screen on the parking meter was frosty and the information could not be read clearly.
“I slotted in a 20sen coin and instead of giving me 20-minute credit, the meter did not show any difference in the reading,” said Pillay.
Another motorist who had parked his vehicle at one of the parking bays in front of the Maybank building in Jalan Tunaku Munawi, said he had also experienced a similar situation.
The motorist who only wanted to be known as Khoo, said as regular visitor to town, he had noticed so many parking meters with either the “Rosak” sign stuck to it or papers stuck into the coin slots to indicate a non-functional meter.
“And despite this motorists still received parking summonses for not paying and it is not fair to them,” added Khoo.
Khoo said if the Seremban Municipal Council (MPS) could install new parking meters at new commercial areas, they could also do the same in the town area.
“Some of the parking meters are outdated. Alternatively the council must ensure that the meters are upgraded regularly,” he said.
When contacted MPS public relations officer Nor Mursydah Chik said they were aware of the problem and the maintenance team was always on their rounds to ensure the parking meters were in good working condition.
She said there was also a team going round to get the day’s collections and would submit a report if a particular meter has recorded a poor collection.
“However, there are some faulty meters despite regular checks,” said Nor Mursydah.
She said if motorists have received summonses because of non-functional parking meters, they can apply to have their summonses rescinded by quoting the serial numbers displayed on the parking meters.
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