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WEDNESDAY, MAY 26, 1976

TICKET ISSUING SYSTEM AT CAR PARKS MODIFIED

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THE COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT HAS TEMPORARILY MODIFIED THE TICKET ISSUING SYSTEM AT GOVERNMENT PUBLIC CAR PARKS TO FURTHER REDUCE THE WAITING TIME AND CONGESTION AT THE CAR PARK ENTRANCE, THE SECRETARY FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, THE HON. JAMES ROBSON, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY.

UNDER THE MODIFIED SYSTEM, THE VEHICLE REGISTRATION NUMBER WOULD NEED TO BE WRITTEN DOWN ONCE ONLY ON THE PARKING TICKET.

HE SAID THIS HAD SPED UP THE PROCESS +BUT, OF COURSE, ONLY AT THE RISK OF EVASION OF PARKING FEES - WHICH WILL HAVE TO BE ACCEPTED PENDING A REVIEW OF THE INTERNAL ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES.+

MR. ROBSON WAS ANSWERING QUESTIONS FROM THE HON. ROGER LOBO ON DELAYS AND CONGESTION AT PUBLIC CAR PARK ENTRANCES.

HE POINTED OUT THAT THE SYSTEM WHICH ORIGINALLY REQUIRED THE VEHICLE REGISTRATION NUMBER TO BE WRITTEN DOWN ON TWO PARTS OF THE PARKING TICKET WAS INTRODUCED ON THE ADVICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTING SERVICES TO PREVENT MALPRACTICES AND AVOIDANCE OF FEES.

THE SYSTEM WAS SUCCESSFUL BUT HAD ALSO RESULTED IN DELAYS AT THE CAR PARK ENTRANCE.

THE COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT LATER TRIED TO REDUCE THE INCONVENIENCE BY OPENING A SECOND ENTRANCE LANE AND BY HAVING SOMEONE TO WRITE DOWN, IN ADVANCE, THE REGISTRATION NUMBERS OF THE CARS WAITING TO ENTER THE CAR PARK WHEN THERE WAS A BUILD-UP, HE SAID. +BUT, HE IS HAMPERED BY A SHORTAGE OF SUPERVISORY STAFF.+

AND AFTER CONSULTING THE DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTING SERVICES AGAIN, THE TEMPORARY MODIFICATION OF THE SYSTEM WAS INTRODUCED.

MR. ROBSON ALSO POINTED OUT THAT THE LAW REQUIRED THE VEHICLE REGISTRATION NUMBER TO BE RECORDED ON THE PARKING TICKET.

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