Public parking lot
Between Jan and Sept 2026, the traffic police cracked down on 11 lakh vehicles for unauthorised parking across the city. He encouraged the use of Public Parking Lots (PPLs) which have a combined capacity of over 30,000 vehicles. The traffic department also carried out a four-month-long campaign against abandoned vehicles that clutter streets and registered 169 offences. If the vehicle is not removed within 60 to 80 days, our teams tow them,” said a traffic police officer. More than 450 abandoned vehicles have been towed.
We will register FIRs against repeat offenders for parking vehicles at such places,” said city traffic police chief Satya Narayan. Our personnel remove such vehicles and fine them,” said Satya Narayan. Mumbai: For the first time, Mumbai traffic police will get FIRs registered against those parking vehicles on footpaths repeatedly and obstructing pedestrian movement. Encroached footpaths force pedestrians to walk on the carriageway, putting their lives at risk. “Blatant parking on footpaths will not be tolerated. “We have been going after illegal parking at bus stops, near railway stations and near intersections, in particular. The traffic police and BMC have been jointly sprucing up PPLs to increase their occupancy. The location of every PPL can now be viewed on online maps. “Abandoned vehicles also obstruct traffic. Our teams identify such vehicles and inform the BMC. Notices are pasted on the vehicle.