Colombo Mayor, Rosy Senanayake has instructed the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) Commissioner to suspend all fines charged from parking meters in the city.
“With regard to the recent complaints on parking meter fines. Pending council approval, I have given instructions to the commissioner to suspend all fines charges relating to parking meters,” the Mayor tweeted on her official Twitter account.
The new parking meters set up around Colombo have caused a stir among the general public with not only the system of payment but also with many not being aware that a parking meter functioned in the area, thus running fines amounting to several thousands of rupees, state run Daily News reported.
Local media recently reported that a resident in Wellawatte who had failed to pay his parking fee of Rs 30, had been fined Rs 10,120 after a lapse of 13 days. His complaint has gone viral on social media drawing the attention of the Mayor and officials.
