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What are the premium parking locations?

"The locations for premium parking spaces were selected based on
three criteria: first, ease of access to the area using public transport,
such as areas within 500 metres of a metro station; second, areas with

high parking occupancy during peak periods; and third, density and
congestion, such as markets and commercial activity zones," said Eng
Mohamed Abdulla Al Ali, chief executive of paid parking facilitators
Parkin.
"It was clarified that premium parking spaces include, for example,
commercial areas in parts of Deira and Bur Dubai, Downtown Dubai,
Business Bay, Jumeirah and Al Wasl Road and other locations."
How have motorists reacted?

The National spoke to people who use Salik tolls most days on their

commute from Sharjah to Dubai. They said they would have little option
but to pay the extra cost, given the alternative routes were simply too
long.
Yaser Msabbeh, a 49-year-old Jordanian who lives in Sharjah, commutes
daily to the Al Wasl area in Dubai for work, passing through at least two
Salik toll gates in each direction.
“With each gate charging Dh4, my daily toll expenses total Dh16, or
about Dh352 monthly,” he said. “The new fees are a strain on my daily
expenses. Everything is expensive now, rents are going up and so are

the general living costs. We’re barely making ends meet as it is.”
He considered starting using Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Road as an
alternative route. “But it’s in the opposite direction, and it would add a
minimum of one hour to my daily commute," he said.

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