Dubai:RTA Publishes Dubai Parking & Pavements Use Handbook

RTA Publishes Dubai Parking & Pavements Use Handbook

Dubai – (RTA)
Roads & Transport Authority (RTA) recently published a handbook listing the services & facilities of using paid parking zones and road pavements by individuals & companies in the emirate of Dubai. The step aims to educate the public on how to benefit from of public parking and provide guidance about the best means of daily, seasonal and temporary usage of public parking.

The booklet contains detailed information covering the definition of relevant services & how to obtain them. It also narrates the stipulations & documentation required in respect of each type of service. The list of services includes utilization of private lands as rented parking lots, reserving car parks for authorized bodies, Emiratis parking permits, utilizing pavements and car parks for promotional campaigns, reserved parking, NOCs to install and remove parking machines, seasonal parking permits, and occupying pavements / external courts of restaurants & cafes. It also contains details of applicable fees, offences associated with the misuse of every service, and information about the recommended means of using public parking.

The CEO of RTA Traffic & Roads Agency Maitha bin Adai described the booklet as a new addition to the package of services rendered by the RTA to the public in general and parking users in particular. “The manual provides definitions of services rendered by Parking Dep’t and how to make use of such services. The handbook contains information about seasonal parking permits for individuals which comprises two categories: (A) for all controlled parking zones and (B) for specific parking zones. Such permits are valid for various periods, such as 3 months, 6 months or 1 year, and enable holders to park their vehicles for any period without having to get tickets issued from machines. It also includes definitions of a host of services such as pavement occupation of roads & external courts of restaurants & cafes, permits of utilizing private land plots as paid public parking zones, and certificates of removing or shifting paid parking machines or signboards issued to organizations undertaking construction projects, such as contractors. It also includes permits of reserving & using parking for authorized bodies such as hotels, hospitals, banks, mosque imams, construction sites, Emiratis residing at controlled parking zones, pavement utilization service and promotional campaigns launched by commercial outlets.

Maitha also stated that the booklet gives elaboration on the data of the said services in addition to information about the system, and offences related to the use of paid parking, road pavement and external courts in the emirate of Dubai.

RTA provided this booklet at all affiliated customer service centers, auto dealer outlets, petrol stations where parking cards are sold. It is also obtainable at the time of issuing seasonal parking permits. The whole exercise comes in the context of the drive to realize the vision of the RTA to provide safe and smooth transport for all.

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- The Manual
- Engineer Maitha bin Adai.