"Legendary Protest" vehicles paid parking fees to occupy roadside parking spaces for a long time, and the street scene was once "the daily life of Tainan people."

The picture shows the parking situation on February 3 this year.

(Photo by reporter Hong Ruiqin)

[Reporter Hong Ruiqin/Tainan Report] In front of the Bank of Taiwan on Fuqian Road, Tainan City, "protest legend" vehicles evaded the law and occupied the parking space for a long time. They were towed and kept returning to their original places.

In order to effectively prevent vehicles from occupying parking spaces by illegally changing their bodies for advertising purposes and affecting the public's right to use, the Transportation Bureau announced today (30) that illegal parking of mobile advertising vehicles within its jurisdiction on prohibited road sections will apply the Road Traffic Management Penalty Regulations. There is no need to improve the deadline, fines and towing will be imposed on the spot once the report is checked.

Chen Yingjie, chief of the parking operation section, said that this type of mobile advertising vehicle has been towed 5 times (12 vehicles in total) so far this year, all of which were done by the same owner, and most of them were parked by taking advantage of the vacant parking spaces at night. Attaching iron chains and locks, and using adhesives to destroy the structure of the locks, in an attempt to interfere with law enforcement operations, shows no intention of improvement. We call on car owners to return to the normal channels of appeal, and do not challenge public power again and again, harming the public's right to use parking spaces.

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The Transportation Bureau said that such illegal mobile advertisements will be fined and towed in accordance with Article 56, Item 1, Item 9 of the Road Traffic Management Penalty Regulations. Time limit, it can be banned and towed immediately, and the offending vehicle can be removed in the shortest time.

In order to effectively manage the illegal advertisements and the occupation of the parking spaces on the prohibited road sections, the Transportation Bureau, the police, the Legal Affairs Office, and the supervision unit have held several meetings and discussions. In the field of vehicles, and after completing the publicity and delivery of legal procedures for violations in accordance with the law, the mandatory removal of the towing will be enforced.

Director of Transportation Wang Mingde said that after three months of law enforcement, it was found that the violation of the car owner was still in violation. The city government team determined that it was the same violation, and the circumstances were serious. Although the time for public notice delivery and deadlines for improvement have been gradually shortened, they have not been effectively curbed. Car owners’ violations, the relevant units met again to discuss, and today further officially announced that such violations are applicable to the Road Traffic Management Penalty Regulations. If they are found, they will be fined 600 to 1,200 yuan in accordance with the law and towed, so that the law enforcement unit will receive the report. Immediately check the report and issue a fine for towing and moving the offending vehicle to achieve the deterrent effect.

Some people sympathize with the practice of hanging white cloth strips on vehicles to occupy parking spaces in the "Legendary Protest" to appeal for grievances, while others disagree.

The picture shows the parking situation on February 3 this year.

(Photo by reporter Hong Ruiqin)