No parking fee in Hyderabad city malls or multiplexes from April 1

The municipal administration department on Tuesday instructed the managements of shopping malls in the city not to collect parking fee from any visitor for the first 30 minutes. And for those parking their vehicle up to one hour, no parking fee should be levied provided the shopper produces a copy of the purchase bill as proof of shopping in the respective malls or multiplexes. This will come into force from April 1.

As per the order issued by municipal administration department principal secretary Arvind Kumar, if a



person has parked his or her vehicle for more than one hour but produces a purchase bill or movie ticket for an amount that is more than the parking fee, no parking fee should be collected. Finally, the managements will have a right to collect parking fee from those who do not do shopping in the malls, but park their vehicles beyond half an hour.

The government issued order in the wake of complaints against several malls and multiplexes that they are fleecing visitors in the name of parking fee.