It is to be noted here with due emphasis that Selayang Municipal has been notified about this exasperating behavior via multiple phone calls and reports but it seems they are shutting one eye to the obvious as to this matter. During the lodge of report every year, Selayang Municipal comes with the same excuse that they will deal with this matter every single year but till this day, nothing appears to have changed.
Justina
Illegal car parking is widely reported on the Net and in newspapers. Adding to this queue, the Batu Caves Temple during Thaipusam is a perfect example demonstrating the atrocities and aggressive behaviors of illegal car park operators.
Its obvious to all who park their cars outside Batu Caves Temple during Thaipusam that the car park rate is at rocket prices. The illegal car attendants charge rates ranging from RM5 to RM10 for a car to be parked the whole day. This is made even worse when they charge for cars parked just nearby the road and claim that they will be taking good care of the car but the hidden truth is the moment the car park space is full, they abscond with the money.
Upon confrontation with them, they appear to demonstrate their aggressive behaviors towards car owners and insult them with humiliating vulgar words. Some even have the courage of telling the car owners that if they wish to park here, they can park at their free will and nobody is forcing them to do so.
It is to be noted here with due emphasis that Selayang Municipal has been notified about this exasperating behavior via multiple phone calls and reports but it seems they are shutting one eye to the obvious as to this matter. During the lodge of report every year, Selayang Municipal comes with the same excuse that they will deal with this matter every single year but till this day, nothing appears to have changed.
Hope this year will be different as the Thaipusam festival is one of the main attractions of Malaysia and matters such as this tends to disturb the occasion and contaminate the reputation of Malaysia for tourists.
