Delhiites fake identity, pay bribe to park cars
Delhi’s parking problem just keeps getting worse with no solution in sight. Apparently, Delhiites have their own innovative ways to deal with it. Recently, a 35-year-old man was caught by police for allegedly posing as a doctor at AIIMS, apparently for a free parking spot. And he isn’t alone. Several in the Capital are working their imagination to save the parking fee or to park easily.
“I stay near Hauz Khas Village (HKV). Many party goers don’t want to take their cars inside the village (where there are pubs and restaurants) because it’s too expensive to park there and also congested. So, they bribe the watchman of our colony, who allows them to park inside. It is really annoying for residents,” says Raghav Bindal, a businessman.
Nikhil Sharma*, a regular at HKV says, “You have to wait in queues to get your car to the allotted parking area. So pay the nearby society guard ` 50, and you can easily park.” Sometimes a fake sticker comes in handy. “I have got blue and red sticker on my bike, parking attendants don’t even ask for parking fee from me, because they assume it is a police vehicle,” says Nitin Tyagi*. Joginder Singh, a parking attendant who works at a NDMC authorised parking says, “People use fake stickers for free parking. Sometimes, they will even name the company that rents bulk space for its employees.” (*Some names have been changed)