The civic body's new on-street parking rule came into effect on Friday with the BMC and traffic officials towing away vehicles from around five areas in the city after preliminary warnings. While vehicle owners in four of these areas had to shell out hefty fines, the Dadar area was an exception owing to the festive season that brings heavy crowds to the shopping hub that is Dadar. Officials from G North ward spent Friday spreading awareness about the no-parking areas and have decided to start fining from next week.

Authorities have put up boards across all five stretches to inform the public about areas where parking is no longer allowed. Since the rule came into effect on Friday, civic officials gave citizens a warning before clamping or towing their vehicles. In K West ward, for instance, civic officials said that many vehicles drove away after they saw a couple of cars being towed.