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“A lot of staff who work in the mall have parked their vehicles in Zabeel and Fountain
View parking,” said a parking attendant. “That is why the other parkings are relatively
empty while these are extremely busy.”
Information boards indicating the prices of parking have been put up at various
places across the mall, particularly outside elevators close to the parking facilities. It
will cost shoppers Dh20 for a stay lasting up to 5 hours, Dh500 to stay for 12 to 24
hours and Dh1000 to stay more that 24 hours at the parking.
Only cars that have Salik tags can now access the paid parking facilities at the mall,
according to the operators. However, it is not clear how these cars will be detected or
stopped.
One person who has been adversely impacted due to the new parking rules is S.M.,
who works at Emaar Square, located adjacent to Dubai Mall.
“Parking at Emaar Square is very hard to get and too expensive,” she said. “I used to
park at the Dubai Mall parking and then walk over to my office. Today I took the
metro to work. I am not yet sure what I will do as metro is quite long and
inconvenient for me. My colleagues and I are considering several other options.”

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