Please note that MPSJ will start clamping illegally parked cars, starting 2nd July 2012. The areas where this will start is SS15, SS16, USJ9 & USJ10. Charges to release the clamp is RM80. However, please note that to release the clamp, you must make payment at MPSJ. Upon payment, then you return to the site to release the clamp.

I have raised that this is going to be frustrating to people. I have suggest that MPSJ's "kaunter bergerak" to be stationed at the clamping zones for a start, until a solution that doesn't violate government financial rules is put in place.

Please do not get your car clamped. The hassle will be great.


Article below as appeared in The Star,
http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file=/2012/6/28/central/11560957&sec=central

MPSJ to start clamping vehicles in commercial areas

By TAN KARR WEI 
karrwei@thestar.com.my


THE Subang Jaya Municipal Council (MPSJ) will start clamping illegally parked cars at four commercial areas starting Monday.
MPSJ president Datuk Asmawi Kasbi said that they currently have 12 clamps and will start the operation at SS15, SS16, USJ9 and USJ10 Taipan because of the rampant illegal parking in these places.
“Cars which double-park or park illegally along the yellow line at the main entrances into the commercial area will be clamped. For cars illegally parked within the commercial areas, we will continue using the lock summons on side mirrors,” Asmawi told reporters after the monthly full board meeting at the MPSJ headquarters.
Practical move: Asmawi (right) being shown how the car clamp works.
Cars that were not moved within four hours of being clamped will be towed. Car owners have to pay a compound of RM80 if their cars are clamped and from RM170 to RM230, depending on the offence, if their cars are towed.
“We will have officers stationed at the area but owners have to pay their compounds at the MPSJ headquarters before they can collect their car,” he said.
The council is currently leasing six tow trucks and Asmawi said that they were currently looking into purchasing two trucks.
“We will be putting out a tender for the two vehicles and we expect to purchase them by August. We will also look into purchasing more clamps if the need arises,” he said.
For now, Asmawi said it was more cost-efficient to clamp illegally parked cars than to tow them.
“We pay a fee of RM80 to the contractors for each car towed,” he said.
Meanwhile, the full board has endorsed the proposal to have residents monitor and endorse the services of rubbish contractors before the council issues payment to the contractors.
Councillor Chang Kim Loong said that they will start out the pilot project in his zone, mainly in the Bandar Puteri and Taman Wawasan area.
“This will only involve residents’ associations, joint management bodies and management corporations who want to participate in this.
“They will submit names of the authorised representative that would sign off on a log book after they assess the services of their contractor,” he said.
Chang said that they would be trying out the system to see if it works and identify the most practical approach for other MPSJ areas.