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Parking defaulters given until July 31 to pay up

MIRI: Motorists who have been dragging their feet to pay up parking compounds have been given more time to settle their dues. Miri City Council has extended its amnesty offer, where these motorists will be given a 50 per cent discount on their compounds, until July 31, after which it will resort to sterner action […]

Parking woes resolved

KUCHING: Late last month, members of the public complained that they were issued summons for parking their vehicles along Lorong Liu Shan Bang 4B here despite the absence of any ‘yellow line’ and/or ‘no parking’ signs. “This area had been a parking bay for the people here for many years. The council had re-tarred the […]

Do you really need the handbrake? Or is parking in ‘P’ enough?

IF you drive an automatic, you might have wondered if it’s enough to just put the gearshift in “Park” when you stop the car — or do you also need to engage the handbrake, no matter what? Safety experts say if the gearshift lever of a vehicle with automatic transmission is in the “P” position, […]