While the first-ever survey on parking in Mumbai showed how lack of civic planning has resulted in the city's parking woes, a Right to Information (RTI) response has revealed another aspect of the same issue. The data shows that the offence which has bagged the maximum number of e-challans is parking in 'no parking' spots, with as many as 7.59 lakh motorists being booked for it between January 2017 and January 2019, and fined Rs 15.19 crore.

The 'no parking' offence is followed by jumping the signal and driving vehicles on 'no entry' roads. The data has been shared by the traffic police on the RTI application which demanded information about all offences for which e-challans have been issued in the city. Cops have said that from January 1, 2017 to January 2019, a total of 34. 55 lakh e-challans have been issued in Mumbai. Cops are issuing e-challans for 171 different offences mentioned in the Motor Vehicle Act. However, they have not revealed the amount of fines they've collected. Shakeel Ahmed Sheikh, who sent in the application, said, "On the one hand there is a huge scarcity of parking space in the entire city, but on the other, citizens have to pay for parking their vehicle in the 'no parking area', this is a huge paradox. BMC must consider the parking issue seriously."