Under the direction of His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, the Roads and Transport Authority has started to spend 10 million dirhams to the owners of the taxi number of the 5,000 citizens and operated by franchise companies that fall under the umbrella of the authority.
Eng. Youssef Saleh Al-Suwaiji, Chairman of the Roads and Transport Authority, stated that this step comes within the concern of His Highness the Ruler of Sharjah to follow up his children and their living conditions, including owners of old vehicle numbers, to enable them to meet the requirements of life and provide a decent living for them and their families, and to embody the concept of social solidarity prevailing among its members and with a strong follow-up by His Highness Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Crown Prince, Deputy Ruler of Sharjah and Chairman of the Executive Council, bringing the total annual compensation to the beneficiaries of the owners of license plate numbers of old taxis, about 42 million dirhams.
For his part, Abdulaziz Al-Jarwan, Director of the Communications Affairs Authority, stated that the start of spending 2000 dirhams for each number has started as an annual bonus, in addition to the commitment of the authority to pay compensation of 30 million dirhams annually at a rate of 2.5 million dirhams per month at 500 dirhams per vehicle that was operating inside the city and 1000 dirhams per vehicle was It operates outside the city, noting that all the rights arising from the withdrawal of old numbers are fulfilled after fulfilling all special conditions and submitting documents proving ownership.
Al Jarwan called on the owners of numbers who did not meet the exchange terms to not meet the necessary documents, quickly finish the requirements to receive their dues, and the possibility of communicating with the authority at 600525252 to answer all relevant inquiries.