KUALA LUMPUR: After refusing to pay RM15 for parking in Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur, a woman discovered her car was then scratched.
In a TikTok video shared by @ballerina391 detailing the incident, it is specified that it occurred in the Bukit Bintang Maybank area.
The woman recounted: "They threatened me for not paying them for the parking spot. Look at what has happened to my car."
"They even claimed that all the parking spots there are theirs, and as they please, they set a price of RM15 for each car," she said in the video.
The video also depicted a long scratch on the door of her car.
The video garnered over 317,000 views and 5,000 likes, with netizens flooding the comments section, hoping authorities would take action against 'ulat tiket' (ticket touts).
User @mohdmat2 commented: "We hope the authorities, such as the police, will take action and conduct an investigation in cases like this. There should be monitoring at all times to identify the mastermind behind all of this."
User @CikguBoga said: "Ticket touts have been doing this for a long time. Why are they so bold in committing unauthorised acts?"
There were also a few who commented, expressing frustration about having to pay parking fees ranging from RM10 to RM25 just to take a stroll or buy meals near Bukit Bintang.
User @LynaRahman shared: "Yesterday, I just wanted to go eat shawarma, but I had to pay RM15."
Meanwhile, user @kxrmxlx said: "I have experienced this before. They asked for RM10, but I told them that I would call Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) and they immediately ran away."
The New Straits Times has reached out to the relevant authorities for their comments.
