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5 Of Klang Valley’s Hottest Parking ‘Saman’ Spots (And How To Avoid Them)
Is your glove compartment piling up with unpaid samans? This list is for you.
Not every parking spot is made equal. In some locations your car can be left alone for days without a parking ticket while in some others, leaving your car for five minutes will result in a parking ticket. We've gone out into some of the hottest spaces in the Klang Valley to find out which ares receive the most parking tickets and at what times.This means that yes, we walked from shop to shop asking the shop keepers what are the hottest times for the tickets to show up.
This list is not exhaustive and is part of an on-going effort to ease our city’s congestion. Check back again from time to time as we will be adding more places and more parking alternatives. If you’d like to contribute to our list, email [email protected]
Saman frequency: 5/5
Damansara Uptown
Saman frequency: 5/5 Hottest saman times: 9am, 11am, 12pm, 3pm
Tow trucks: Yes
Council: MBPJ
A police car with a loud speaker will drive around warning people to move their cars once a day and tow trucks are often seen outside of Jalan SS21/39 (Texas Chicken). Don’t park on the road opposite Wondermilk either; your car will be towed.
Park here instead:
Uptown 7, Jalan SS21/39
Visitor parking starts at level 5 to level 10. The stairways are stinky, so take the elevator. It is an autopay carpark so pay before you exit.
Uptown 1, 2, & 5
Visitor parking starts at level 5 to level 10. The stairways are stinky, so take the elevator. It is an autopay carpark so pay before you exit.| 6am – 7pm (Monday – Friday) | RM1 first hour / RM1 per hour 2nd and 3rd hour/ RM3 per hour 4th hour above |
| 7pm – 6am (Monday – Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays) | 1st hour FREE/ RM1 per hour for 2nd and 3rd hour/ RM2 per hour 4th hour and above |
Visitor parking is available in all of these buildings as well with the same parking rates. NOTE that parking hours are 6am – 10pm everyday and the exit CLOSES at midnight.
The Starling, Entrance from LDP at Maybank
| Monday – Friday (excluding public holidays) | RM3 first hour / RM3 subsequent hour |
| Saturdays, Sundays, Public Holidays | RM3 per entry |
| After 6pm | RM3 per entry |
The mall is officially opened! Not everything is done but the parking is fully opened to those of us who don’t want to get ticketed.
Saman frequency: 3/5
| Everyday | 1st hour FREE/ RM1 per hour 2nd and 3rd hour/ RM2 per hour 4th hour above |
| Premier Parking Rates (Basement 1) | RM5 first two hours/ RM2 subsequent hour |
| Valet Parking | RM10 first w hours/ RM2 subsequent hour |
USJ Taipan
Saman frequency: 3/5Hottest saman times: 9.30am – 2pm
Tow trucks: Yes
Council: MPSJ
Surprisingly, Taipan is not the hottest area for you to get summonses. The council reps come twice a day, consistently. And they mostly target double parkers and yellow line parkers. So make sure your ticket is paid up to 2pm and your car will be left alone.
Park here instead:
SCP Parking, Jalan USJ 10/1D
There are four floors in total (the roof is blocked) to park in. Be warned, there are no elevators and the stairs are a little dodgy.
ASIAPARK, Jalan USJ10/1
| 7am – 6pm (Monday – Friday) | RM2 first hour / RM1 subsequent hour |
| 7am – 3pm (Saturday) | RM2 first hour / RM1 subsequent hour |
| 6pm – 7am (Monday – Friday) | RM2 flat rate |
| 3pm – 7am (Saturday) | RM2 flat rate |
| Sundays and Public Holiday | RM2 flat rate |
| Drive-by 15 minutes |
It’s conveniently located (opposite McDonald’s) but it is expensive and can be full a lot of the time.
Saman frequency: 3/5
| After 4pm (Daily) | RM4 flat rate |
| Before 11am (Daily) | RM8 flat rate |
| 11am – 4pm (Daily) | RM3.50 first hour/ RM2.50 subsequent hour |
| Maximum rate per day | RM16 |
SS15
Saman frequency: 3/5Hottest saman times: 11am – 2pm
Tow Trucks: No
Council: MPSJ
The local council comes only once a day to saman. But apparently it is the most frequent during lunch hours. There are no warnings before the saman so be on your toes.
Park here instead:
SS15 MPSJ Multi-storey Car Park
This was projected to finish on 7 May 2017 and cost RM11.1 million. The date was then moved to June. As of 8 June, the fencing on the ground floor and the area surrounding it was still not done. Chances are slim for it to finish in June.
This was projected to finish on 7 May 2017 and cost RM11.1 million. The date was then moved to June. As of 8 June, the fencing on the ground floor and the area surrounding it was still not done. Chances are slim for it to finish in June.Excel Parking (Asia Café)
Expensive with very limited parking space available. It has also increased in price from a year ago.
Menara Rajawali, Jalan SS15/8
| 7am – 5pm (Everyday) | RM2.20 First Hour / RM2.20 Subsequent Hour |
| 5pm – 7am (Everyday) | RM1 First Hour / RM2 Subsequent Hour/ RM3 The Next Subsequent Hour |
The residential/commercial tower comes with a little more security if you’re worried about the open air carparks. The rates are also surprisingly reasonable considering the alternative.
Saman frequency: Over 9,000!!
| 7am – 7pm (Monday – Friday) | RM1.50 first hour / RM1 subsequent hour |
| 7pm – 2am (Monday – Friday) | RM3 flat rate |
| Saturday | RM3 flat rate |
| Sunday and Public Holiday | RM4 flat rate |
| Season Pass | RM150 |
Bangsar
Saman frequency: Over 9,000!!Hottest saman times: 10am, 12pm, 3pm, 4pm
Tow trucks: No
Clamping: Yes!
Council: DBKL
Jalan Telawi is a mad house of parking tickets. It is also a spot for rampant clamping these days. Do not park on the shoulders of roads. Police have also been known to saman and they will saman at night. Their targets are people who park on the yellow line. Don’t park on the yellow line. Repeat: police will saman at night.
Park here instead:
Bangsar Selera
Bangsar Village II
Bangsar Village I
Valet Service (if you just have too much money)
Saman frequency: 3/5
| 7am onwards (Every day) | RM1.5 per hour |
| 7am onwards (Monday – Friday) | RM2 first hour / RM2 subsequent hour |
| 7am onwards (Saturday and Sunday) | RM3 first hour / RM2.50 subsequent hour |
| 7am onwards (Monday – Friday) | RM2.5 first hour / RM1.5 subsequent half-hour |
| 7am onwards (Saturday and Sunday) | RM3 first hour / RM2.50 subsequent hour |
| 10.30am – 10.30pm (Monday – Friday) | RM12 first hour / RM4 subsequent hour |
| 10.30am – 10.30pm (Saturday, Sunday and Public Holiday) | RM14 first hour / RM4 subsequent hour |
SS2
Saman frequency: 3/5 Hottest saman times: 8am, 10am, 2pm
Tow truck: No
Council: MBPJ
This is a place where a man once died fighting for a parking space. They saman twice a day and reports say they patrol the area throughout the day.
Park here instead:
That Open Air Carpark Thing, Jalan SS2/67
It’s RM3 per day. As long as there’s someone there to collect your money, it’s RM3 per day.
It’s RM3 per day. As long as there’s someone there to collect your money, it’s RM3 per day.KENA SAMAN. HOW NOW?
Worry not, if you’ve had a shiny new ticket dumped on your windscreen, here’s how you can pay:Majlis Bandaraya Petaling Jaya (MBPJ)
- How do I check and pay my saman online?
- What’s the address?
- How do I get a monthly pass?
Majlis Perbandaran Subang Jaya (MPSJ)
- How do I check and pay my saman online?
- What’s the address?
- How do I get a monthly pass?
Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL)
- How do I check and pay my saman online?
- What’s the address?
- How do I get a monthly pass?
There are so many more places where you can get a parking ticket in the Klang Valley and this is just the beginning. Please write to us and we can add more places to this list and also more alternative parking spots. Let's do our part, lessen the congestion around these areas and empty our gloveboxes of parking tickets!
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