00:00 Abandoned cars and motorcycles are not only an eyesore in neighborhoods.
00:04 They take up prized parking spaces or get abandoned by roadsides,
00:08 especially near car workshops.
00:11 They have also become an environmental hazard.
00:13 Penang Island City Council (MBPP) Enforcement Director Nurazrin Nurazlan Ong
00:20 said the onus was on owners to dispose their unwanted vehicles properly.
00:24 He believed many were put off by the tedious and lengthy process of parting ways
00:29 with their vehicles, while some decided to keep them for sentimental reasons.
00:33 I would like to advise car owners who have more than one vehicle or vehicles that are no longer in use,
00:40 please go to the Road Safety Department to cancel the registration and also
00:46 dispose of your own vehicles.
00:47 Do not leave them in public places, which will cause inconvenience to the public.
00:53 MBPP is empowered to remove abandoned cars
00:56 that cause obstruction in public places under Section 46 of the Street, Drainage and Building Act 1974.
01:03 Nurazrin said the Council would move in upon receiving public complaints.
01:07 Enforcement officers would first be deployed to investigate.
01:11 If it is a derelict car left in a public place,
01:14 a notice to remove the car will be issued to the owner.
01:18 If the owner fails to do so within the given time,
01:21 enforcement officers will tow it to the MBPP depot,
01:24 where owners have three months to reclaim the vehicle.
01:27 Before getting their vehicles back,
01:29 the owners would have to pay a RM100 towing fee and RM10 per day for storage fees.
01:35 The Council would also check with the police if the vehicle had been used for criminal activities
01:41 before it is considered for disposal through public auction or scrapping.
01:45 Nurazrin said the entire process can take a minimum of six months,
01:49 which means these vehicles are left idle in the depot.
01:52 He lamented that the local authority is running out of space
01:56 to store these auto junk at their depots in Relau, Patani Road, Bagan Jarmal and Batu Uban.
02:03 However, more vehicles are coming in each day.
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