Neighborhood Head: Rp 10,000 Parking Fee at Kalijodo Only Saturday Nights, Used for Cigarettes

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Visitors to Taman Kalijodo area in Pejagalan, Penjaringan, North Jakarta, are charged a parking fee of Rp 10,000.

However, according to Suryana, Head of RW 05 in Pejagalan Village, this charge only applies on Saturday nights or Saturday evenings.

Suryana explained that the Rp 10,000 collected from visitors is used for various needs, including cigarette and meal expenses for the parking attendants on duty at the location.

"If it's Rp 10,000, that's correct, because Karang Taruna activities also take place there. Plus, the parking attendants need money for cigarettes and food, since they organize the motorcycles there," Suryana told Kompas.com during an interview on Friday (18/9/2026).

He said there is a parking management team in the area involving several youths from Karang Taruna.

Suryana noted that the parking fee collection usually runs from 6 p.m. until around 2 a.m. Western Indonesia Time (WIB).

"Only on Saturdays. That’s from around 6 p.m. until 2 a.m.," he said.

Nonetheless, Suryana emphasized that visitors who are just passing through the area are not charged.

Visitors are only asked to pay if they park their vehicles.

"If they just say, ‘Sir, I’m just passing by,’ we let them through. Unless they park," he explained.

He clarified that the Rp 10,000 fee applies to a motorcycle including the rider and is valid until the vehicle leaves.

"Rp 10,000 covers the person and the motorcycle. Even if they stay until morning, if they don't leave," said Suryana.

Regarding parking tickets, Suryana said these are provided by the management, whom he described as community figures.

However, when asked about any guarantees or responsibilities if a visitor’s vehicle or belongings are lost, he admitted he did not have precise information.

"For motorcycles, I think there are almost no cases of loss because entry and exit are controlled by checking parking tickets. Mostly only helmets go missing," he said.