Parking enforcement should not be a revenue collection exercise

Kuala Lumpur City Hall's (DBKL) 'Ops Clamping' carried out along Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman and other major roads around the city. The operation involved officers slapping compound fines and clamped cars immediately without prior warning to vehicles parked illegally. - Rohaizat Md Darus/Star.

THE sight of tow trucks patrolling our streets has become increasingly common in many municipalities. While no reasonable person disputes the need for parking regulations and the importance of keeping roads clear, one cannot help but wonder whether some local councils have inadvertently transformed parking enforcement into a lucrative business model at the expense of ordinary citizens.

Many Malaysians have experienced the frustration of returning to find their vehicles missing, only to discover that they have been towed away.