Informal parking entrepreneurs are the plague, authorities look the other way

[Dolores]

A recent report in Diario Libre by journalist Adalberto de la Rosa exposes the systemic challenge informal parking entrepreneurs represent to the general public. He looks into how they exploit public infrastructure without legal accountability. While authorities acknowledge the issue, they do little. Their responses to the inquiries for the Diario Libre story were that they remain limited to administrative measures and collaboration with law enforcement, leaving a gap in addressing the root causes of this informal economy.

Informal parking entrepreneurs in the Dominican Republic have turned public streets into private business zones by blocking spaces in high-traffic areas (e.g., hospitals, parks, event venues, and churches) to charge unauthorized parking fees. These operators, known as “parqueadores,” have taken charge of public spaces without legal authorization, oversight...

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[drstock]

These people drive me crazy. Why should I pay to stop my car on a public street where there are no formal parking restrictions. I usually say that I will pay them when I return if my car is still there in good condition. Often, they have gone when I return. So much for "looking after my car".

 

[Manuel01]

"Informal parking entrepreneurs" !!! i love it !

 

[CristoRey]

To Adalberto and drstock I ask, Would you rather they broke into your car, home or business instead?

Most of these guys are drug addicts and they are gonna get the money they need to get high one way or another so consider it the lesser of two evils.

Pretty new blue uniforms aint gonna fix this problem.

 

[Big]

They hawk belle vista mall, they will even place a large piece of cardboard over your wind shield to keep the sun out and your car cooler.

 

[Manuel01]

This could be stopped in 24 hours.
Just stop paying them. But People feel intimidated and therefor give them Money.
They are definitely the most useless persons on Planet Earth.
And True, most of them are crackheads.

 

[CristoRey]

This could be stopped in 24 hours.
Just stop paying them. But People feel intimidated and therefor give them Money.
They are definitely the most useless persons on Planet Earth.
And True, most of them are crackheads.

Park your car where they work two or three times without giving them anything and I bet you'll never park there again. Scratched paint, cracked windshields, busted tail lights, flat tires.. ect. Living near the center of town and spending a lot of time in the downtown area during the day and night time hours, I've seen it all.

 

[Manuel01]

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Park your car where they work two or three times without giving them anything and I bet you'll never park there again. Scratched paint, cracked windshields, busted tail lights, flat tires.. ect. Living near the center of town and spending a lot of time in the downtown area during the day and night time hours, I've seen it all.

UNFORTUNATELY 100% TRUE

 

[Peterj]

Park your car where they work two or three times without giving them anything and I bet you'll never park there again. Scratched paint, cracked windshields, busted tail lights, flat tires.. ect. Living near the center of town and spending a lot of time in the downtown area during the day and night time hours, I've seen it all.

Take an Uber, solves so many problems and other sh*t

 

[drstock]

To Adalberto and drstock I ask, Would you rather they broke into your car, home or business instead?

Most of these guys are drug addicts and they are gonna get the money they need to get high one way or another so consider it the lesser of two evils.

Pretty new blue uniforms aint gonna fix this problem.

Well, I have to agree with that, because they could be gaining the money they need by more dangerous means, and it is my attitude to the car window washers at traffic lights too. I don't like either set of people, but I do give them a few pesos.

 

[Big]

Well, I have to agree with that, because they could be gaining the money they need by more dangerous means, and it is my attitude to the car window washers at traffic lights too. I don't like either set of people, but I do give them a few pesos.

wow, something we agree on.