Free car parking for Hijri New Year holiday in Dubai, Abu Dhabi

Dubai - All parking areas in Dubai Emirate except for the Fish Market parking lots and multi-level parking terminals which apply a 24-hour daily tariff, will be free of charge.

By WAM

Published: Mon 12 Oct 2015, 4:38 PM

Last updated: Thu 15 Oct 2015, 3:39 PM

The Roads and Transport Authority has announced that nearly all parking areas in Dubai will be free of charge during the holiday to mark the Hijri New Year on Thursday, October 15, and there will be no changes to the timetables of public buses, metro, tram or marine transit during the holiday.

Moaza Al Marri, Director of Marketing and Corporate Communication of RTA, said, "All parking areas in Dubai Emirate except for the Fish Market parking lots and multi-level parking terminals which apply a 24-hour daily tariff, will be free of charge during the Hijri New Year holiday, and the payment system will be re-activated on Saturday, October 17, 2015.

"Vehicle testing and registration centres' services will not be available during the holiday except for Al Qusais Quick Registration Centre and Dubai Mall Platinum Registration Centre, both of which will remain open during the holiday," she added.
Meanwhile, the Department of Transport (DoT) in Abu Dhabi announced that Mawaqif services in all surface public parking bays will be free of charge on Thursday, October 15, 2015.
Parking services will be free from Midnight (12:00am) Thursday, October 15th to 07:59am Saturday, 17th October 2015. The DoT recommends that all drivers should avoid parking their vehicles in prohibited areas at anytime including residents’ bays from 9 pm to 8 am.
Mawaqif Customer Care Centre branches in Electra, Muroor Road, Al Falah Street, the Central Market, ADCCI, ADCP, and Etisalat will remain closed on Thursday, October 15 and will resume work on Saturday, October 17. DoT Customer Care Centre at the DoT’s headquarters will remain closed on Thursday, October 15 and will resume work on Sunday, October 18, 2015.