Illegal parking fees at Senayan

Illegal parking fees at Senayan

From Kompas

I have been to Istora Senayan, Central Jakarta, several times to watch badminton matches or exhibitions. Every time I wanted to park my car someone always came over to ask for Rp 3,000 (which I consider too much) in an impolite manner.

When I said I objected to paying that amount, the person retorted that every car there had to pay that much according to the regulations; as I departed through the gate, some parking officials inspected my ticket, demanding additional money as I had been there for more than an hour.

I adamantly refused to pay any extra because there were no regulations on the ticket stating that I had to pay more if I stayed there longer.

Grumbling, they let my car go. I drove slowly out of the area. I thought they were going to chase after me to force me to pay the additional fee but they did not. I came to the conclusion that they had made up their own regulations to pocket money for themselves. How much money can these people make every day by extorting others? I have not seen any action taken by the management to enable visitors to feel safe when parking there.

THEN ANDREAS, Jakarta