YLKI hails newly proposed parking scheme<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Consumers Foundation (YLKI)
\nhailed a proposed parking scheme which includes insurance for
\nstolen or damaged vehicles.<\/p>\n
The foundation's chairperson, Tini Hadad, urged the
\nmunicipality to give its full support to the scheme to assure
\nmotorists' protection while parking their vehicles.<\/p>\n
\"Currently, there is no protection for motorists,\" Tini said
\nyesterday.<\/p>\n
The parking scheme, which includes insurance and a sports
\nfund, was proposed by PT Kartika Talang Mas to the City Council
\non Monday.<\/p>\n
Under the proposal, a parking fee of Rp 1,000 (U.S. 41 cents)
\nwill be charged for the first hour and Rp 500 for each subsequent
\nhour for sedans. Motorcycles would be charged a flat fee of Rp
\n500.<\/p>\n
In the scheme, the initial fee of Rp 1,000 for cars would be
\ndivided into Rp 500 for parking, Rp 300 for insurance and Rp 200
\nfor the National Sports Council (KONI), while Rp 500 for
\nmotorcycle parking would comprise Rp 300 for parking, Rp 100 for
\ninsurance and Rp 100 for KONI.<\/p>\n
An earlier city proposal to increase parking fees received
\ncriticism because it did not provide insurance.<\/p>\n
Tini said motorists would not object to higher parking fees as
\nlong as they felt secure about their vehicles.<\/p>\n
She said insurance companies involved in the scheme should be
\ncarefully selected.<\/p>\n
\"An insurance company should really guarantee it will
\ncompensate for a stolen or damaged vehicle,\" Tini said.<\/p>\n
However she questioned the need to raise sports funds through
\nparking.<\/p>\n
\"There is no point in raising sports funds through parking if
\nthe public is still required to support sports events, such as
\nbuying stickers for the coming SEA Games,\" Tini said.<\/p>\n
Besides, there are other things which badly need funding,
\nsuch as education, she said.<\/p>\n
As host for the 19th SEA Games from Oct. 11 to Oct. 19, the
\ngovernment is selling stickers to the public for between Rp 1,000
\nand Rp 50,000 to help finance the Rp 100 billion sports event.<\/p>\n
Stickers are included in various bills, including water,
\nelectricity and telephone bills, as well as entry to
\nentertainment establishments. Stickers must also be bought by
\ngrocery shoppers spending more than Rp 50,000 and those applying
\nfor land titles.<\/p>\n
Governor Surjadi Soedirdja said that the city welcomed the new
\nproposal to manage city parking.<\/p>\n
\"But no decisions have been made... Proposals to manage city
\nparking have to go through the City Council,\" Surjadi said.<\/p>\n
He said some private companies have proposed to manage
\nparking, but none of them have been approved yet.<\/p>\n
Tini said if the proposal was approved, there should be a
\ndetailed use of funds by the management.<\/p>\n
Tini urged the city and the council to carefully evaluate the
\nproposal before making it effective.<\/p>\n
Several companies who proposed to manage city parking lost
\ninterest after further evaluation of chronic parking problems,
\nsuch as the illegal, widespread collection of parking fees. (ste)<\/p>",
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