{{Short description|Type of scammer}} {{More citations needed|date=August 2025}} [[Image:JagaKereta001.jpg|thumb|250px|A valet boy at Puduraya district, Kuala Lumpur]] [[Image:JagaKereta002.jpg|thumb|250px|A valet boy at Puduraya district, Kuala Lumpur]]
'''Valet boy''' ({{langx|ms|Jaga kereta}}) is a term used in some countries to refer to young people who ask for fees from those who park at the roadside.<ref>[http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/9/8/focus/15365675&sec=focus Valet boys have taken over Bangsar Baru]</ref> Valet boys usually work in groups, and demand an RM 1-5 "parking fee" from car owners, under an agreement that they will protect the car. If the driver refuses to pay, the valet boys will vandalise the vehicle. This "protection" service is thus a form of extortion. The valet boys do not park the cars for the owners, but direct the owners into parking lots. <ref>[http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/3/5/focus/17046173&sec=focus Government needs to get rid of ‘jaga kereta’ menace]</ref>
==See also== * Valet * Valet de chambre * Trapito * Car guard * Franelero
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==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20070311045032/http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_561536118/jaga_kereta.html Encarta: definition of ''Jaga kereta''] * [http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/9/14/focus/15422882&sec=focus Bangsar valet boys a nuisance] * [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1:87935305/%60Jaga+kereta,+jockey+menace+in+Bangsar.html?refid=SEO `Jaga kereta', jockey menace in Bangsar]{{dead link|date=January 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
Category:Transport in Malaysia Category:Child labour Category:Parking Category:Extortion Category:Crimes Category:Criminal occupations Category:Organized crime activity Category:Property crimes
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