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Kai Tak District lacks electric bicycle parking spaces, takeaway drivers receive 5 tickets a month

2022-09-28T05:35:22.827Z


A takeaway courier launched a boycott action today (28th), refusing to deliver all orders from Mu Ning Street, Kai Tak District, including but not limited to 5 companies including Long Yu, Jia Hui, oasis, Kai Tak One, and Tian Huan. a housing estate. one


A takeaway courier launched a boycott action today (28th), refusing to deliver all orders from Mu Ning Street, Kai Tak District, including but not limited to 5 companies including Long Yu, Jia Hui, oasis, Kai Tak One, and Tian Huan. a housing estate.

A group of "drivers" issued a statement stating that the two takeaway platform companies Deliveroo and foodpanda have recently cancelled the policy of reimbursement for illegal parking tickets for drivers, and there are no public parking spaces in the entire Kai Tak area, so they have to bear the amount of each order. 7 times as much as a ticket; they described Kai Tak as not a "safe and friendly delivery area" and said the operation would continue until private housing estates were willing to provide drivers with free 15-minute parking spaces.


A group of "drivers" issued a statement stating that the two takeaway platform companies Deliveroo and foodpanda have recently cancelled the policy of reimbursement for illegal parking tickets for drivers, and there are no public parking spaces in the entire Kai Tak area, so they have to bear the amount of each order. 7 times the income of the ticket.

(File photo/Photo by Wu Weihao)

A group of "cyclists" from the Kowloon Bay, Kwun Tong, Kowloon City and To Kwa Wan areas issued a statement recently, stating that because there are no public parking spaces in the entire Kai Tak area, and the housing estate management office has refused to allow motorcycles to enter, takeaway couriers are not allowed to enter. Do not park motorcycles outside the estate, but frequently receive fixed fines for illegal parking.

They pointed out that each person received an average of more than 15 orders from Muk Ning Street in Kai Tak every week, but every month they received about 3 to 5 fixed penalty tickets at the place for illegal parking, with a total amount of 960 to 1,600 yuan. .

The statement also pointed out that Deliveroo and foodpanda used to reimburse "drivers" for several illegal parking tickets each month, but recently they have cancelled the relevant policies together.

They said that a single ticket was 7 times the average revenue per order, and the company's practices made them bear the risk and huge financial burden alone; they initiated this action and indicated that they would refuse to deliver all orders from Muning Street.

"Rider" hopes that the residents of the housing estates around Muk Ning Street, including Long Yu, Jiahui, Oasis, One Kai Tak, Tianhuan, etc. can understand the practice, and said that they will stop sending orders until the private housing estate is willing to provide Riders are provided with free parking for 15 minutes.



They also stated that the food delivery companies Foodpanda and Deliveroo have the responsibility to take the initiative to solve the relevant parking problems, requiring the platform to meet with the Transport Department on the establishment of sufficient public parking spaces for motorcycles in Kai Tak District, and publicize the results of the meeting, as well as with 5 private housing estates Communicate with the management office and explain the negotiation situation to the salesman.

In addition, it is also hoped that the company will reimburse at least two illegal parking tickets for "drivers" every month, instead of letting the delivery driver bear all the costs and risks alone.

Husband died and was kicked out of the house. 21-year-old single mother delivered food and wanted to buy a building to give her daughter a place to live. Poor college student worked as a food delivery infantry for 3 years. Difficult to do: I can't even play in such a big room

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Source: hk1

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