C. Jakarta Starts Operating City’s First Parking Meters

Jakarta Globe, Lenny Tristia Tambun, Sep 26, 2014

One of the parking meters now in use on Jalan Sabang in Central Jakarta.
(Antara Photo/Vitalis Yogi Trisna)

Jakarta. Drivers looking to park on Jalan Sabang in Central Jakarta will now have to pay at one of eleven parking meters stationed on the road.

Jakarta Transportation Agency Deputy Chief Benjamin Bukit launched the system — the capital’s first — on Friday.

Eleven orange parking meters have been positioned along the road, and parking attendants will help drivers exchange notes for coins. The fare has been set at Rp 2,000 ($0.17) per hour for motorcycles and Rp 5,000 per hour for cars.

“There will be no additional fee for the coin exchange,” said Oje, a parking attendant. “You go press the green button, insert your car number and the machine will give you a ticket of your car number and how long you may park your car.”

The parking meters are the first that have been installed in Jakarta, where illegal parking is a massive business, which has traditionally been controlled by rackets.