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        "msgid": "blok-m-parking-goes-cashless-residents-urged-to-report-double-charges-1778730833",
        "date": "2026-05-14 09:42:58",
        "title": "Blok M Parking Goes Cashless, Residents Urged to Report Double Charges",
        "author": "Mohamad Bintang Pamungkas",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Regulation",
        "summary": "Jakarta's transportation authority has mandated cashless payments for parking at Blok M Square to curb illegal levies, with electronic cards or e-wallets as the only accepted methods. Officials are investigating reports of double charging and underreported revenues, estimating the area generates up to Rp100 million daily but remits less than 60% to the government. This follows the sealing of six parking gates amid suspicions of three years of irregularities by the operator, aiming to enhance transparency and compliance in urban parking management.",
        "content": "<p>JAKARTA - Parking payments in the Blok M Square area, Kebayoran Baru,\nSouth Jakarta, are now prohibited from using cash. Residents are also\nurged to report any instances of double parking charges or payments\noutside the official rates. The Head of the Parking Unit of the DKI\nJakarta Transportation Agency, Massdes Arouffy, emphasised that the\npayment system in the area should fully utilise non-cash methods. \u201cWith\nour system taking over, I am starting to enforce it strictly\u2014no more\nasking if they want cash or not, just ensure it\u2019s non-cash,\u201d said\nMassdes when contacted on Wednesday (13\/5\/2026). Massdes explained that\nvisitors can pay for parking using electronic money cards or digital\nwallet applications or e-wallets. Currently, the Parking Management Unit\nis considering providing sales of electronic money cards at the parking\nexit to facilitate visitors. \u201cIf there is a demand for parking fees\ntwice, immediately report it to the nearby officers and do not give\nadditional money outside the official parking rates,\u201d said Damanik on\nWednesday, quoted from the official DKI Jakarta Provincial Government\nwebsite. Meanwhile, although cash payments are no longer allowed, when\nKompas.com visited the location on Wednesday morning, officers at the\nparking exit were still offering cash payment options to visitors. \u201cCash\nor card payment?\u201d the officer asked Kompas.com. When asked again if cash\npayments could still be made, the officer replied, \u201cStill can.\u201d In fact,\ninformation banners regarding non-cash payments have been installed in\nthe area for the past two months. This measure was taken after six\nparking gates in the Blok M area were sealed by the Transportation\nAgency along with the Special Committee on Parking of the DKI Jakarta\nDPRD on Monday (11\/5\/2026). The Chairman of the Special Committee on\nParking of the DKI Jakarta DPRD, Ahmad Lukman Jupiter, stated that they\nfound suspicions of illegal levies carried out by the Best Parking\noperator over the last three years. According to him, the Blok M area is\nestimated to have parking revenue potential of up to Rp100 million per\nday. However, the levies deposited to the local government are said not\nto reach 60 percent of the total revenue. \u201cThe revenue potential here is\nmore than Rp3 billion per month. That means in one day it can reach\nRp100 million,\u201d said Ahmad Lukman Jupiter.<\/p>",
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