I came, I saw, I summoned - Travellers Alert

If you see faulty meters like the one above around Penang, DO NOT PARK !!! BUT, you can also park there .. at your own risk Note that if you park on a lot with a faulty meter, you can be summoned if a City Council officer is around. They are usually dressed like “Men in Yellow” and with Black Sunshades. They usually do their rounds around the city on their ‘Men in Yellow Kapcai’ a.k.a small motorcycles like Honda Cub, Yamaha Cub and etc.

You wanna ask why? Why? Because the “Doc” said hor, you have to pay the parking fee when you park on a parking lot. If the meter is faulty, you should not be parking there. Go park somewhere else. Hallo Doc, you think there are a lot of parking lots or spaces around Penang? Do you know how limited the state’s parking spaces are? If you want to promote Penang to be a tourism spot, I think you need to do something about it.

And further information on parking, there are a number of places around Penang that are haunted by parking attendants. They’ll haunt you like green ghost. The moment you reached a parking lot, parked there and got out of your car, you’ll see one in front of you asking “Berapa jam ?” (How Many Hours?).

Parking fees wise, not all the parking fees for all the places around Penang are the same. Some charge RM0.30 and some charge RM0.40 for every 1/2 hour of parking time. And for most of the places, parking fee is on a EVERYDAY basis from 9am - 9pm. So, don’t be suprised, ok ? Also, certain places charge parking fee on a ‘per entry basis’.

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