KUALA LUMPUR, July 20 ― Following public outcry over the new parking charges in Kuala Lumpur, City Hall has scrapped the new rates at Taman Tun Dr Ismail (TTDI) area with immediate effect.

According to The Star Online, the revision was made this morning after a meeting between Kuala Lumpur City Hall and Federal Territories Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor.

Kuala Lumpur mayor Datuk Seri Mohd Amin Nordin Abdul Aziz said, "After taking in the views of all parties, City Hall had decided to revert the parking charges at TTDI since it is a residential township.”

Star Metro reported on Monday that City Hall had increased their parking charges in the central business district (CBD) by 150 per cent.

The hourly parking charges in the CBD has been increased from 80sen an hour to RM2 for the first hour.

The affected areas are Bukit Bintang, Bukit Damansara, Sri Hartamas, Desa Hartamas, Solaris Mont Kiara, Taman Tun Dr Ismail and Bangsar where 75 per cent to 100 per cent parking spaces are taken up during peak hours.

The new parking charges will be enforced in stages from now to August 1 depending on its locality.