Abu Dhabi: Parking in paid zones will be free on Saturday, April 14, on the occasion of Al Isra Wal Miraj, the Abu Dhabi Department of Transport announced in a statement sent on Thursday.
This means that parking fees for paid areas will resume at 8am on Sunday. The transport sector regulator, however, urged motorists to avoid parking in non-designated spaces, and to adhere to residential parking regulations from 9pm.
A Mawaqif parking inspector places a violation ticket on a car parked along Hamdan Street in Abu Dhabi.
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Mawaqif officials launch a new parking meter at the Tourist Club area in Abu Dhabi. Around 70,000 paid parking spaces are expected to come up by the end of June.
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A motorist takes parking ticket from Mawaqif machine at a parking area on Muroor street in Abu Dhabi.
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Paid parking has been introduced to new areas in Abu Dhabi. Standard parking will cost Dh2 per hour or Dh15 per day. Kerb stones of regular slots are painted in turquoise and black.
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Residents in Abu Dhabi are avoiding paid parking zones and are instead parking in nearby neighbourhoods for free. Gulf News reader Afroz Mohsin said: "[People in] these areas are now suffering, due to the lack of parking spaces."
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