Last Saturday, 22nd September, I met up with Mike at Papparich in Taman Danau Desa, around 2pm.
At my suggestion, Mike parked right beside the restaurant, in an area clearly indicated as a “No Parking” zone.
It was going to be right next where we sat, and I thought since it was a short meeting, should the enforcement officers come along, Mike could move his car.
I don’t know how, but Mike and I completely missed the arrival of the enforcement officers.
Car clamped and summons issued.
As you may already know, DBKL outsources this work to a private company.
In another post, I will share why I think this is wrong.
Back to Saturday.
I had to pay RM100.
RM50 to have the clamp removed and another RM50 to compound the summons.
Actually, this exercise at law enforcement in the Taman Desa / Taman Danau Desa had been troubling me for some time.
Here’s why.
Now, just around the corner from Papparich, there used to be a popular Indian foodstall commonly known as “Selvam’s Corner”, located on an inner road, Jalan 3/109.
Early this month, DBKL had it closed down.
Before that, almost on a daily basis, DBKL enforcement officers would come round to clamp vehicles illegally parked in the vicinity of Selvam’s Corner.
Law enforcement, right?
Well, yes, if it is applied consistently.
I had for long suspected that it wasn’t.
Monday, 24th September, I decided to do a little bit of investigation to see if my suspicions were well-founded.
Around 1.30pm, I got in my car and drove around to see if I could spot any DBKL patrol vehicles carrying out enforcement activity.
1.50pm, bingo!
On Jalan Desa Jaya, I spotted DBKL patrol vehicle registration number WKY 7337.
Jalan Desa Jaya
Predominantly Malay foodstalls along Jalan Desa Jaya
There were several vehicles illegally parked along the road, but no enforcement action ( clamping and issuing of summonses ) were taken.
For those familiar with the area, Jalan Desa Jaya is one of three roads that form a ‘U’ around the De Market supermarket.
The other two roads are Jalan Desa Bahagia and Jalan Desa Bakti.
This morning, 26th September, I decided to do a little snooping again.
12.05pm, I spotted DBKL patrol vehicle registration number WPG 7061 on its rounds in the commercial area of Taman Danau Desa.
Within minutes, an illegally parked vehicle in front of Watsons was hit.
I drove around and found another vehicle hit in front of KFC.
Then I headed out to the De Market supermarket vicinity.
Clamped and summoned on Jalan Desa Bahagia
Clamped and summoned on Jalan Desa Bakti
Two of the three roads that form a ‘U’ around De Market.
Now onto Jalan Desa Jaya.
In front of the Malay stalls.
Four vehicles, unoccupied, and illegally parked.
No clamp.
No summons.
Nothing.
Are we looking at a case of selective enforcement?
On race considerations?
FT minister, are my fears unfounded?
The People's Parliament 
Mchelle
September 26, 2018
Not surprising!!!
Govt changed…..but the inner mindset and blood are not changed!!!
Paul Warren
September 26, 2018
Question you got to ask is, has DBKL provided for the public more than sufficient car park spaces? You see, for shopping and office areas, there is a certain, albeit outdated, standard that requires the developer to ensure X number of car parks for the proposed development. Since that is not to the developer’s advantage, they would settle with the local authority to pay a penalty so that they can reduce the number of car parks provided. So if the number of car parks provided had been compromised through the payment of penalties, I reckon the authorities have no business penalising when drivers park indiscriminately.
E. Taggert
September 26, 2018
Remember the emensely popular Indian Muslim Fish Head restaurant at stadium merdeka in the ’70s? They were told to move out. The restaurant closed and the space given to Malay who opened up a Fish Head restaurant. It failed.
In Kota Bharu, Kelantan, in Sri Cemerlang, there was thiis emensly popular fried everything stall, so much so it caused a bit of a trafic jam.
MPKB shut them down and gave the gerai to Malays who are doing roaring business till today, with the uusual traffic jams.
There are many more such progoms all over Malaysia waiting to be documented.
Have they got no shame?
Clarence Ying
September 26, 2018
I was in brickfield not too long ago. I was just standing about 7 metres from my car. When I turned around, I saw them clamping my car. Despite my protest, that guy who issued the summon just ignored me and his colleague was waiting to see if he should clamp it. That summon guy just instructed him to continue clamping. This clamping thing is going out of hand and I had to wait for an hour before another team came to unclamp after paying $100. Tried to look into their website to protest, nothing there to make a complaint. I thought the FTminister said no more clamping by the outsourced company, why the u turn?
hurricanemax
September 26, 2018
Bisa lah tu Pak… Dbkl officers together with all its pengarah and also duh mayor all are in need of retraining…
lavaniyan
September 26, 2018
this is so comm9n
Berny Tom
September 27, 2018
normal la. Its the same old house, but new painting. Same old racist govt ppl. U see the sohai kill cats straight go jail. That cibai use bow shoot the dog no jail. Seremban mass kill dog, no kes. Next GE, no need come out vote. Let it die, dont care who take over govt , all same. Want me to go and vote , sorry la , bye bye la.
Mat salleh
September 29, 2018
What 2 do memang rasis Sgt negara ni- maha ke jibby sama je
Shanghaifish
September 27, 2018
These out-sourced companies are all crony companies from the corrupt Najib era still actively milking the nation. Were their then contracts with DBKL terminated when the PH government took over ? Most of these “gangster” companies have ties with UMNO and you are very right about selective clamping in selective areas. It’s the same here in the Sentul area and almost everywhere else too. Even selective tell tale signs of a “kafir’s” car is targeted if no one is watching. I was one victim a long time ago. Next question bro. Why are food vendors and trucks not clamped or summoned as the operate ON pavements and five-foot-way ? Is that allowed even if these vendors are obstructing and unconvincing pedastrians of a safe passage in public roads ? There too you will notice a race privilege exemption. New Malaysia, my foot. Its the same with problem with even TNB or Telecoms and others who have “out-sourced” their duties. So what do these agencies actually do with their bloated staff force in the office ? Collect tax-payers money as salary plus another “cut” from their crony out-sourced company too ?
Same shit different packaging bro.
Paul Simone
September 27, 2018
Bro Harris, the next obvious ones that are excluded from these clamping exercise are parked cars right outside of The Scott Garden on the main road despite the many signs of clamping and towing(I call that bullshits’ signs) but every single day the road is clogged with cars preventing the uses of the lane. I suggest DBKL remove the signs and turn the lane with parking lots. A waste of public fund when the road was re built and structured with a proper buffer that look right and posted with non parking and towing signs. What are you guys doing in DBKL,? Apparently a blatant failure to discharge your duties while shoplots far down the stretch at TNB and Hong Leong cars are never spared! 😠😠😠😠😠
Aldrin
September 27, 2018
Not only in KL. Its a way of life in other states too.
L H Tan
September 28, 2018
In the first case if DBKL have outsourced the enforcement work to a third party , it is already wrong. Furthermore the same racial discrimination is happening in Penang and elsewhere because most if not all of the enforcement officers are of a particular race.
Calvin
October 1, 2018
I stay in the vicinity and this is unfortunately true. Also, you can see vehicles parked right at the entrance to a junction and yet, no clamps. Clamping is mostly around the shoplot where KFC, PapaRich, and fish head noodles area. The area right opposite the main entrance of Faber Towers never gets any clamping. The cars parked at the roadside rendering a two way road to a single lane barely passable my two cars… These needs to be addressed.