It is possible to subscribe to the service online

"Dubai Roads" sets the conditions for free parking for senior citizens

Parking permit for senior citizens, renewed every 3 years.

Photography: Ahmed Arditi

The Roads and Transport Authority in Dubai confirmed that the benefit of senior citizens from free parking in Dubai is subject to conditions, the most important of which is the obligation of the vehicle to adhere to the traffic law system, and not to use the parking spaces designated for others, such as the category of people of determination, or those previously reserved by some institutions or owners in Residential areas, or using the parking lots designated for public transport vehicles.

She explained to "Emirates Today" that the service gives senior citizens who are over 60 years old, the right to issue a permit exempting them from public parking fees in Dubai, and they can choose the most appropriate way to participate, so that the permit is issued for the vehicle led by the elderly, or the permit is issued. With his personal data, so that he can use it in any vehicle in which he is traveling by placing it on the inside of the windshield, and the subscription is renewed every three years, to prevent misuse by another person in the event of the death of the beneficiary.

The authority added that it is possible to subscribe to the service through its website or smart application, or through customer service centers, and the permit card can be obtained via WhatsApp.

She indicated that the authority’s inspectors scan vehicle numbers through smart devices, which in turn shows the vehicle’s payment of fees in the authority’s parking system, as it turns out if it subscribes to seasonal packages or is basically exempt from paying fees, as in the case of senior citizens.

She added that if an elderly person issues a permit for the vehicle, there is no need to put the plastic card on the glass front, because the vehicle is defined in the parking system, as being an exempt person.

According to the authority, free public parking for vehicles in Dubai has been a service that has been available to senior citizens in the emirate for several years, and it was confirmed in the 2016 legislation regarding public parking for vehicles. Senior citizens also benefit from other facilities in transportation services, such as benefiting from a discount of 50 % Of the fees when using public buses in Dubai, and a 50% discount on the taxi trip when booking through the "Hala" service.

Provide the service on the website

Last March, the Roads and Transport Authority in Dubai announced the development and automation of a number of public parking services, including free parking services for senior citizens and people of determination, and transferred them to its website www.rta.e.

The free parking services provided to senior citizens and people of determination, which were developed and made available on the authority’s website, included services for issuing and renewing senior citizens ’permits, (permanent) permits for people of determination, a temporary permit for people of determination, a tourist permit for people of determination, a permit for rehabilitation centers for people of determination, and a permit For special medical cases.

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Privileges that senior citizens get in transport services and public transportation in Dubai.

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