Property Hunter Magazine August Issue 2014 | Page 29

And while multi-storey car parks
often struggle to keep up with the
spill over, there are times when
parking bays are left empty as
they are reserved for seasoned
card holders. The percentage of
car parks reserved depends on
the management and, to a certain
extent, parking habit of the drivers
who frequent the area. Unless
drivers stop parking indiscriminately
to get away from paying parking
fees, car parks would have to find
a way to maximise profit from their

car park investment. On the flip side,
car parks that display the number
of vacant car park space available
would still see drivers circling on the
lookout for a ground level parking.
A few months ago, a video went
viral on the social media depicting
a scene where an irate driver
smashed the window of a car that
was parked behind him, effectively
preventing him from leaving his
properly, and legally, parked car.
The offending car was pushed out

of the way but the discovery by its
owner was certainly unpleasant. The
disturbing footage elicited a chorus
of “serve her right” and “I-told-youso” comments from netizens who
had probably been in the same
position as the irate driver and had
secretly harboured the urge to react
in the same way.
Not too far from where the incident
occurred is the multi-storey Damai
Point car park that charges RM0.60
per hour. Which begs the questions:

KOTA KINABALU

RM0.60 per hour

Karamunsing Capital

RM2 (first 3 hours)

RM1 (subsequent hour or thereof)

KK Times Square

RM2 (first 3 hours)

RM1 (subsequent hour or thereof)

Lintas Station

RM1.50 (first hour)

RM1.50 (second hour)

Wisma Merdeka

RM3.50 (first 3 hours)

RM1 (subsequent hour or thereof)

City Mall

RM1 (first 2 hours)

RM1 (each subsequent 2 hours - weekday)

KUALA LUMPUR

Rate per hour / subsequent hour

Suria KLCC

RM4 (first hour)

RM3 (after every hour or part thereof)

Berjaya Times Square

RM2.50 (first hour)

RM6 (first 3 hours)

Sungai Wang Plaza

RM4 (first 2 hours)

RM1 (subsequent hour or part thereof)

Starhill Gallery

RM2.50 (first hour)

The fees charged at most car parks
in the city and its surroundings are
very reasonable if you factor in the
amount of time you are going to
spend running an errand. Here’s
a quick look at rates around Kota
Kinabalu:

Rate per hour / subsequent hour

Damai Point Car Park

If you are going to park your car for
20 minutes (which was apparently
how long the unfortunate car was
double-parked), wouldn’t it make
more sense to pay RM0.60 for a
proper car park instead?

RM2.50 (subsequent hour or part thereof)

RM3 (subsequent hour)

RM2 (each subsequent 2 hours - weekend)

RM4 (after 4 hours or part thereof)

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