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Salik will be adjusted by the end of January 2025. Motorists will enjoy toll-free passage
between 1am and 6am. On weekdays, the toll will be Dh6 (a Dh2 hike) during morning
peak hours (from 6am to 10am) and evening peak hours (4pm to 8pm). For off-peak
hours – between 10am and 4pm, and from 8pm to 1am – the toll will be Dh4 (same as
the current charge). On Sundays, excluding public holidays, special occasions, or major
events, the toll will be Dh4 throughout the day and free from 1am to 6am.
By the end of March 2025, new parking fees will be Dh6 per hour for premium parking
spaces and Dh4 per hour for other paid public parking spaces during morning peak
hours (8am to 10am) and evening peak hours (4pm to 8pm). The tariffs will remain
unchanged during off-peak hours – from 10am to 4pm, and from 8 pm to 10pm.
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Parking will be free at night, from 10pm to 8am, and all day on Sundays and public
holidays. A new congestion pricing policy will also be introduced around the Dubai
World Trade Centre (DWTC) during major events in February 2025.
Dr Mostafa Al Dah, founder of MA-Traffic Consulting and former head of the traffic
studies section at Dubai Police, said, “The variable timing might benefit those who
commute to work for night shifts or early in the morning when the roads are empty
anyway.”

Dr Mostafa Al Dah
The traffic safety researcher said Dubai’s Salik toll fee adjustment was inevitable. Al
Dah told Khaleej Times, "Salik charge hasn't changed since introduction in 2007, but,
for example, London’s congestion charge has gone up three-fold – from £5 to £15 in
2020 – since it started in 2003.”
He added, "And regarding parking near the DWTC, I would be curious to see the effect
of that. Recently, I gave myself two hours to get there – because I chose to go by

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