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RTA starts implementation of new parking fare on May 28

The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) confirmed that the decision to modify the parking fee structure in Dubai Emirate was triggered by the requirement to find out solutions for the problem of the reducing number of vacant parking slots in overloaded parts of the city. The charge hike does not influence 77% of the overall number of paid parking slots in Dubai amounting to about 130 thousand vehicle parks.

Engineer Metha bin Udai, CEO of RTA's Traffic & Roads Company stated: "the decision to control the use of parking in Dubai involving a parking fee hike efficient from this Might 28 covers just 23% of overall parking slots in Dubai i.e. 77% of parking slots are not influenced by this revision. The Decision means to increase the rotation of using parking slots in high-demand areas in order to make them available to the biggest possible number of users. Therefore, the overall objective of the decision is to provide a solution for the shortage of vacant parking slots in busy locations of the city.

"A complete system including totally free packages & services has actually been established for citizens & residents spanning a wide spectrum of the community such as the handicapped, elders, and government entities among others. 11 kinds of parking authorizations will for that reason be readily available to a variety of community segments to serve their genuine needs, supported by documentary evidences, to avail such licenses. These 11 categories include permanently disabled, temporary disabled, disabled tourists & visitors of the Emirate, patients with chronic illnesses regularly visiting hospitals, seniors over 60, citizens residing in controlled public parking zones, in addition to GCC citizens residing in controlled public parking zones, government entities, consulates operating in the Emirate, and residents in residential communities where parking is prohibited at night for non-residents, in addition to permits at discounted rates offered to university students, explained Metha.

"The new policy of revising the tariff of public parking in Dubai is built on principle of guaranteeing that parking slots are not unjustifiably occupied, and are offered to the biggest possible number of users specifically at midday, to allow people visit hospitals, malls and banks. RTA is continuing to update & widen its service network through offering alternative options to motivate the people to use public transport means, which are considered integral part of Dubai infrastructure.

"The new parking policy complies with the top practices of the industry and is considered the least expensive when as compared to comparable policies of major cities such as London, Singapore and Hong Kong. The new policy thinks about the rate of parking occupancy in the area, proportion of business & residential buildings, and the availability/congestion of public transport means," she noted.

"The totally free parking period at midday has been eliminated under the brand-new policy and the paid parking period will hence continue flawlessly from 8 am to 10 pm throughout weekdays except Friday and public holidays. The move is meant to increase the frequency of using the single parking throughout that duration in response to the requirements of the regional market and the wishes of clients to control the general public parking during that period. The parking fare in multi-level parking terminals has likewise been upped from AED3 to AED5 per hour in order to increase the rotation of using the parking slots in these buildings," continued Maitha.

"RTA constantly looks for to offer convenient mobility to customers & neighborhood members in Dubai in terms of using public transportation means & car parks, and finding out appropriate options to any challenges encountered in optimizing the benefits of RTA services," she included.

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