MCC introduces online payment for parking tickets
MIRI: Miri City Council (MCC) and Miri Parking System (MPS) have introduced a friendly mobile apps for online payments of parking tickets by car owners.
Chairman of the Parking Task Force Committee Councillor Bruce Chai said this new online service which started yesterday was created as an alternative payment method to the existing counter payment for the convenience of motorists especially visitors from others areas such as Brunei Darussalam.
“With this online system, members of public can make their online compound payments for over parking and others parking offences issued by MPS anytime,” he stated in a press conference after a full council meeting yesterday.
To enjoy this online service, Chai said motorists have to download the MPS apps from Apple store for IOS or Play Store (for Android) for registration purpose where the payment can be done using a reload card obtainable through MPS.
In addition to the mobile apps system, he said the council’s parking task force was also in the discussion process to enable parking payment via online banking.
“We are hoping with these online systems, motorists particular visitors from outside Miri will not have any excuse for not able to make their parking compound payment with MPS.”
He also announced that the council was reducing the amount of compound fees for certain offences committed under The Road Transport (Provisions Of Parking Places) (Miri City Council) Order, 2006.
“The main purpose of MCC in reducing the compound fee is to lessen the burden of the people and encourage the people to pay their compound fee immediately.”