India, May 26 -- As Bengaluru's housing societies struggle with limited parking availability and rising car ownership, the cost of securing an extra parking slot is becoming a growing concern for residents in the city's large gated communities. A Reddit user living near Whitefield triggered an online debate after claiming that while parking spaces in the society are rented out for about Rs.1,000 a month, the apartment association quoted nearly Rs.5 lakh for the purchase of a second parking slot.

"I stay in a society near Whitefield and was looking to buy a second car parking slot. Right now, people here rent out their parking slots for around Rs.1,000 per month. When I checked with the association to buy an additional slot, they quoted a...