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Outlets report brisk sale of Salik tags
Sales of Salik tags increased steadily throughout the day, according to outlets. A few days ago petrol stations and other outlets had reported as being out of stock of the tag.
- By Emmanuelle Landais, Staff Reporter
- Published: 00:35 July 1, 2007
- Commuters rush to buy Salik tags at an Emarat petrol station in Dubai before the toll gates on Garhoud bridge and Mall of the Emirates interchange are activated on Sunday.
- Image Credit: Asghar Khan/Gulf News
Dubai: Sales of Salik tags yesterday increased steadily throughout the day, according to outlets.
A few days ago petrol stations and other outlets had reported as being out of stock of the tag.
"Today we have sold about 450 tags," said an Emarat petrol station supervisor in Jumeirah.
"We have a lot of stock and we are prepared. On average we can say that we are selling 700 tags a day. About 10 to 20 per cent of people who come here are asking a lot of questions," he said.
"Some people come to buy the tag but they think it is the last day for them to buy it. We have been selling them for about a month now. A lot of businesses are coming to pick up forms for company vehicles," he added. At an Eppco station on Al Wasl Road the manager said sales were steady and by midday nearly 200 tags had been sold.
"It is the last minute syndrome but we were ready for it. Usually we sell about 100 a day and today more people have been coming to buy their tags," he said.
"If we can answer the questions that we are asked we try and help the customers but we are in charge of promoting it so if people really have a difficult question we ask them to call the helpline," he said.
He said tags have been on sale for a while and customers have been encouraged to buy the tag as soon as they were available. "We sometimes help people put it in their car," he said.
Abdullah Al Awadi, an Emirati motorist said he lives on Shaikh Zayed Road and so would have to pay the toll at some point everyday.
"We cannot know yet how expensive it is going to be. I have to wait for the end of the year before I can know. My journey takes me to Shaikh Zayed Road everyday but I think it will be ok," he said.
Another motorist from Dubai, Bashar Juroor, was less optimistic. "If it works it will be very good but I don't think that the traffic will be less. Near Garhoud Bridge it might be better but further on the road the congestion will be the same."
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