Blok M Parking Goes Cashless, Residents Urged to Report Double Charges

JAKARTA - Parking payments in the Blok M Square area, Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta, are now prohibited from using cash. Residents are also urged to report any instances of double parking charges or payments outside the official rates. The Head of the Parking Unit of the DKI Jakarta Transportation Agency, Massdes Arouffy, emphasised that the payment system in the area should fully utilise non-cash methods. “With our system taking over, I am starting to enforce it strictly—no more asking if they want cash or not, just ensure it’s non-cash,” said Massdes when contacted on Wednesday (13/5/2026). Massdes explained that visitors can pay for parking using electronic money cards or digital wallet applications or e-wallets. Currently, the Parking Management Unit is considering providing sales of electronic money cards at the parking exit to facilitate visitors. “If there is a demand for parking fees twice, immediately report it to the nearby officers and do not give additional money outside the official parking rates,” said Damanik on Wednesday, quoted from the official DKI Jakarta Provincial Government website. Meanwhile, although cash payments are no longer allowed, when Kompas.com visited the location on Wednesday morning, officers at the parking exit were still offering cash payment options to visitors. “Cash or card payment?” the officer asked Kompas.com. When asked again if cash payments could still be made, the officer replied, “Still can.” In fact, information banners regarding non-cash payments have been installed in the area for the past two months. This measure was taken after six parking gates in the Blok M area were sealed by the Transportation Agency along with the Special Committee on Parking of the DKI Jakarta DPRD on Monday (11/5/2026). The Chairman of the Special Committee on Parking of the DKI Jakarta DPRD, Ahmad Lukman Jupiter, stated that they found suspicions of illegal levies carried out by the Best Parking operator over the last three years. According to him, the Blok M area is estimated to have parking revenue potential of up to Rp100 million per day. However, the levies deposited to the local government are said not to reach 60 percent of the total revenue. “The revenue potential here is more than Rp3 billion per month. That means in one day it can reach Rp100 million,” said Ahmad Lukman Jupiter.