The Integrated Transport Center develops and provides the “Mawaqif” fee payment service through the Darb application

The Integrated Transport Center of the Department of Municipalities and Transport in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi announced the provision of a new digital service "Payment of Parking Fees" through the "Darb" smartphone application, which allows customers to use the financial balance available in the Darb e-wallet to pay public parking fees for vehicles.

This step aims to simplify the procedures for obtaining the service and to save time and effort for customers by developing an easy and flexible digital payment method to pay the main and secondary surface parking fees in the emirate without the need to send SMS text messages, which would save the cost of SMS text messages to customers.

The center confirmed the ease and speed of completing this service with the least effort on the customer, as it takes only a few seconds to implement it through the “Payment of Parking Fees” icon listed on the “Darb” smartphone application, and then select the vehicle for which the parking fee is to be paid and choose the type of parking / Major or minor/ and the number of hours required, then confirm the process and pay, as the parking fees will be deducted from the vehicle’s electronic wallet in the “Darb” application.

At the same time, customers who have accounts in the current Mawaqif wallet /m-mawaqif/ can use the remaining balance they have in the wallet via SMS until the balance runs out, and then go to use the smart application “Darb” to pay the parking fees.

The refillable Mawaqif card can also be linked to the electronic wallet in the Darb application.

The center explained that customers can top up the Darb e-wallet through refillable Mawaqif cards by choosing the “Add a recharge card” option, and follow the steps in the Darb application, and the balance will be added to the Darb e-wallet of the customer’s account.

The balance available in the wallet can be used to pay parking fees via the card or the trail e-wallet.

The new service also provides the ability to add other vehicles not listed in the customer's account to pay parking fees and extend the parking period for additional hours through the smart application with ease and in just one step.

The Integrated Transport Center expected that the new service would be very popular with customers due to the ease of obtaining it compared to other payment methods, which include cash payment, refillable Mawaqif card, SMS messages sent to the number 3009, and credit card / so that The value is not less than 15 dirhams, as the new service, which allows the possibility of paying fees through the "Darb" application, is the most easy and convenient for customers.

The center explained that the development of this service comes within the framework of its continuous endeavor to provide the easiest, fastest, simplest and most secure way to complete transactions, enabling the integration of its services and unification of payment channels in a more effective and efficient manner. Surface parking fees, and this also provides a record of all fees deducted from the e-wallet balance in exchange for the services obtained.

In addition, the Integrated Transport Center urged all customers to download the “Darb” smartphone application, which provides an integrated set of transport services, and take advantage of the new service and the many advantages it brings through the application, which gives them a unique transportation experience and an integrated, smooth and simple journey.

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