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Called 'Parkin', the public joint stock company (PJSC) will also be responsible for
issuing relevant permits to individuals, including special parking permits for people
of determination.
Parkin, which will have financial, administrative and legal autonomy to fulfil its
responsibilities, will also “establish, design and manage private parking spaces in
addition to investing in related business activities.”

Paid parking at Dubai Mall soon
By third quarter this year, parking at Dubai Mall will become a paid service, using a
barrier-free system implemented by toll gate operator Salik.
The mall has more than 13,000 parking spaces. Salik will be responsible for
designing, financing, developing, installing and managing the parking management
system, while Dubai Mall will provide the required local infrastructure, office space
and car park maintenance. This will be the first time Salik will diversify its revenue
outside of toll gates.

How will parking fees be charged?
Charges are yet to be defined by Emaar Malls but fees will be deducted from the
Salik user’s account.
The barrier-free parking system will use the same automatic number plate
recognition and radio frequency identification (RFID) technology used for tracking
Salik tags. A camera will capture the plate number as it enters the parking floor and
will record the entry time. At the exit, the camera will again scan the plate number
and the system will calculate the parking time.
Ibrahim Sultan Al Haddad, CEO and board member of Salik Company PJSC, said
Salik is actively exploring options for growth in the private parking market in Dubai,
which is estimated at over 50,000 parking spaces.
Other malls and hypermarkets have already parking charges in place but they are all
using a barrier system. At Mall of the Emirates, parking is free only for the first four
hours on week days (Monday to Friday). After that, a parking fee applies for every
additional hour or part of an hour – from Dh20 for five to six hours of parking, up to
Dh350 overnight. Parking is free on weekends and public holidays.

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