MCC: 300 vehicle owners entered into CTOS system

MIRI (Oct 29): Some 300 vehicle owners with records of tens of thousands of ringgit in outstanding compounds have been classified and registered in the CTOS system by the Miri City Council (MCC).

According to Mayor Adam Yii, this is the latest measure taken by the council to ensure that vehicle owners would always adhere to the regulations pertaining to public parking.

“The 300 vehicle owners are the initial batch recording tens of thousands of unpaid parking compounds and among them, the highest unpaid amount is about RM20,000.

“One of them has settled the outstanding compounds of about RM7,000. Many have actually come to us asking for discounts, and are in the process of settling the outstanding payments,” he told The Borneo Post yesterday.

Yii, the assemblyman for Pujut, added that by registering vehicle owners with outstanding compounds in the CTOS system, it could affect their credit score; thus, pushing them to settle any outstanding amount as soon as possible.

“Having a good credit score is important in making one eligible for personal loan, mortgage, car loan or credit card applications.”

On discounts for the parking compounds, Yii said the MCC had decided to not offer any for now.

“In the past, the council had run countless campaigns to encourage vehicle owners to settle their outstanding parking compounds, and we observed that many had little interest in making any settlement.

“Therefore, we will not be giving discounts anymore. Vehicle owners would have to come to MCC to work out the repayment plan.”

However, the mayor highlighted MCC’s ‘Check & Pay Your Parking Compound’ campaign as its way to show appreciation to the ‘civil-minded members of the public, always settling their compounds on time’.

“Only those with no outstanding compound, and have registered with the Borneo Parking System via mobile application, are eligible for the campaign and stand to win attractive prizes,” he said.