Councils to cater to food trucks

Motorists are not allowed to park their cars at the Smart Trak bays even if it is vacant because it is designated for food trucks. Motorists found parking here can be fined.

ALTHOUGH the Selangor Food Truck Regulations to regulate and license food trucks have been in place since September, many are still unclear about how these businesses operate.

In Petaling Jaya, for example, although there are clearly demarcated operating bays for food trucks, some food trucks park in normal bays or trade at any empty spot, causing congestion.

Licensed food trucks are supposed to operate from brightly painted orange bays with the words “Smart Trak” painted on them but whenever these bays are unoccupied, cars park there illegally.

These scattered bays can be found at the SS2 commercial area, Old Town Section 1, Section 14 and Section 52 New Town.

Motorists who may be unaware of the ruling parking their cars in the Smart Trak bays.

In Section 14, there was only one food truck selling burgers in the Smart Trak bay, while others were parked nearby but on public parking bays.