STRONG coordination among the authorities is needed to tackle the issue of abandoned vehicles in Lembah Pantai, Kuala Lumpur.
Lembah Pantai MP Datuk Fahmi Fadzil said abandoned vehicles were creating a host of problems, including parking shortages that often led to illegal parking and traffic congestion.
“There are many abandoned vehicles in People’s Housing Projects (PPR) and apartments in Lembah Pantai.
“For example, in PPR Pantai Ria, there were about 100 to 150 abandoned vehicles when we checked last year.
“In Flat AC4 and Taman Sri Sentosa, some of the abandoned vehicles were turned into storage rooms – becoming breeding grounds for rats and mosquitoes.
“Coordination between the authorities and joint management bodies (JMB) or management corporations (MC) is needed to address the issue,” he said during a press conference on the voluntary vehicle scrapping programme offered by Car Medic Sdn Bhd at PPR Pantai Ria, Kuala Lumpur.
The programme allowed owners to voluntarily deregister old vehicles online via the e-Dereg system, with incentives ranging from RM100 to RM2,000 depending on vehicle type and condition.
On calls by some PPR Pantai Ria residents for a multi-storey carpark to be built to address the issue of insufficient parking, Fahmi said priority would be given to reduce abandoned vehicles occupying PPR parking lots.
“When these vehicles are removed, more lots will be available,” he added.
“This can also help reduce the number of vehicles parked by the roadside outside the PPR.”
Also present were Kuala Lumpur mayor Datuk Seri Fadlun Mak Ujud, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Federal Territories) Hannah Yeoh and Wangsa Maju MP Zahir Hassan.
Fadlun said Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) had been taking consistent enforcement action against abandoned vehicles causing obstruction.
“It is an ongoing issue that has become more serious,” he added.
Fadlun said each case was investigated before a notice was issued, ordering the owner to remove the vehicle.
Failure to comply would result in the vehicle being towed to DBKL depots, with owners required to pay a RM500 compound, along with towing and storage fees.
He added that the penalties were in line with Section 46 of the Street, Drainage and Building Act 1974, and that depot capacity remained manageable.
“DBKL has three main depots in Taman Connaught in Cheras (1,600 vehicle-capacity), Pantai Sentral in Lembah Pantai (900 vehicles) and Jalan Mas in Chan Sow Lin (600 vehicles),” he said.
Fadlun added that from 2022 to 2025, DBKL recorded more than 4,500 vehicle towing and hauling operations, stemming from over 9,600 complaints.
“This year, 768 vehicles were scrapped as of early April.”
Meanwhile, Yeoh called for more efforts to address the issue, which she said was frequently raised in all Kuala Lumpur parliamentary constituencies.
