On-street parking fee still Rp 1,000

JAKARTA: The head of East Jakarta Parking Management, I Made Sutapa, has confirmed that the official on-street parking fee was Rp 1,000.

"Parking attendants have been ordered to stick to the official rate," Made said.

He said that due to a limited number of parking officials, it was almost impossible for his office to closely monitor parking fee collection across the country.

"We just rely on complaints from the public because we do not have enough officers to check parking attendants one by one," he said.

However, most, if not all, on-street parking attendants were charging motorists Rp 2,000.

Made said that strict measures would be taken against parking attendants who charged more. He did not elaborate. --JP