Illegal parking is blatantly operating
As noted by Labor, unlicensed parking lots in Hoang Mai district are often concentrated near under-construction projects, such as the Ring Road 2.5 area in Dinh Cong ward .
Through observation, on only about 1km of road around the Belt 2.5 project area, there have been 3-4 parking lots, most of which are expired or unlicensed with many unsafe risks.
It was noted that on July 20, all parking locations here were still operating normally, even though about half a month earlier, this activity had been reported by Lao Dong newspaper and informed to local leaders.
At the parking lot at 89 Tran Dien, this area is cleverly "hidden" by the owners of the illegal car park inside a large-scale car wash shop. With a capacity of hundreds of cars, motorbikes... here, most fire prevention and fighting equipment systems are not guaranteed in both quantity and quality to prevent emergencies such as fires. can happen.
Talking to the reporter (PV), a parking attendant here said that this unit's operations have been going on for a long time with a fixed fee of 1.2 - 1.3 million VND/car/car. month.
"There are many parking lots around here, many of them are cheap, only from 700,000 - 800,000 VND/month, but people still choose your lot because it is covered and clean. Parking here is extremely safe with reasonable prices. depending on vehicle type.
Just pay and send it, it's not a ticket at all, I guarantee it. If you leave it at the curbside, there are many risks such as being splashed with paint, then being hit and scratched. In the past, many cars were damaged because they were parked in yards around here," the owner of the parking lot next to 89 Tran Dien (Dinh Cong, Hoang Mai) told reporters.
In addition to spontaneous unlicensed parking lots, talking to Lao Dong, Ms. Le Thi Thanh Nga, Vice Chairman of Dinh Cong Ward People's Committee, said that parking lot No. 2 Dinh Cong (Dinh Cong urban area) has expired since May. May 2024. Up to now, even though it has not been re-licensed, this unit still continues to perform car parking.
Reflecting on Lao Dong Newspaper, some people living around Dinh Cong urban area said that many spontaneous parking lots appearing here have a significant impact on traffic in the area, especially the traffic situation. congestion at rush hour.
Because of overcrowding and lack of parking space, people are forced to bring their cars to these spontaneous business lots to park them for the month, accompanied by many worries.
"The curbside parking lots here get more and more crowded as the evening progresses, so moving is very difficult and there are often congestion. People lack parking spaces so they are forced to bring their cars into these lots. If you park them on the street, you will have to worry about it. Due to rain and sun damage, the yard in the temporary shack is worried about fire and explosion.
We hope that there will be more safe, reasonably priced, fully licensed parking lots in the area so that people can have a place to park their cars," said a resident of Dinh Cong area.
Recently, the district's Steering Committee 197 has inspected and handled many violating parking lots in Hoang Mai district, however this phenomenon still appears in many places with a series of unsafe risks.
