Cyberbird
16th November 2006, 04:40
Motorists will soon have to pay for using Dubai roads
Gulf-News / By Ashfaq Ahmed, Staff Reporter
http://www.gulfnews.com/nation/Traffic_and_Transport/10082964.html
Dubai: Motorists using specific Dubai roads during rush hours will have to pay a Dh4 traffic tariff, according to a new law.
“Details about the tariff, name of the roads, maps and other details will be announced at a press conference next week,” said a senior Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) official.
Gulf News was the first to break the story about the government’s plans to introduce a toll system in Dubai on December 19, 2004, and then confirmed the report on December 10, 2005, saying the authorities had finalised the plan to implement the system to ease traffic congestion.
Arabic daily Al Ittihad on Wednesday reported that a traffic tariff law has been approved and will be implemented in July, 2007.
All vehicles, whether registered in Dubai or other emirates, will have to pay the tariff, which will be Dh4 per vehicle per entry into the specified zone or road.
Motorists will have to get tariff cards and the money will be deducted automatically when they pass through gates fitted with scanners.
Motorists will be able to pay the tariff by using the cards, which they will be able to purchase in advance and can be recharged.
Violators will face fines ranging from Dh100 to Dh10,000, according to the law. Police and civil defence vehicles, ambulances, school buses and public transport buses will be exempt from the tariff.
His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has issued Law No 22, 2006 authorising the Dubai RTA to charge vehicles tariffs in certain specified areas or roads, Al Ittihad Arabic newspaper reported. The rule comes into force on July 1, 2007.
Electronic gates fitted with scanners will be installed on specified roads while the tariff will be deducted automatically from the cards, which motorists will have to display on their vehicles.
The tariff will be charged every time a vehicle passes under a gate fitted with an electronic scanner on the road. Motorists will not have to stop to pay the traffic fee.
Fees will be charged from all vehicles, whether registered in Dubai or other emirates or countries.
Details of the roads and areas where motorists will be charged the tariff will be announced at a press conference next week.
However, an RTA official said there will alternative routes available for motorists. He said the main objective of the tariff is not to make money but to regulate traffic and reduce congestion on the roads.
He said that Dubai is not the first one to introduce this system as it is already being implemented in many cities around the world. A massive awareness campaign will be launched to educate motorists before the law comes into force.
Those who violate the regulation will be fined as per the law. The RTA will identify the locations of the gates where scanners will be installed to deduct the tariff. The authority will also specify rush hour timings for the fees.
RTA inspectors will have the authority to issue fines to violators.
Meanwhile, Dubai Executive Council has approved the fees and fines for the traffic tariff through resolution number 17, 2006. The RTA Board of Directors will have the right to revise the traffic tariff.
TARIFF
Vehicle type- Fees
Motorcycle - Dh4
Light vehicle - Dh4
Heavy vehicle - Dh4
Light bus - Dh 4
Heavy bus - Dh4
Light/heavy mechanical vehicles - Dh4
Card and subscription fee - Dh50
Card replacement fee - Dh50
Card cancellation fee - Dh10
Transfer of card - Dh50
--------------------------------------------------------------------------Well, as i see it, that's another nail to the coffin for the expat workers struggling to cope with costs of livin in Dubai - it's about time to pack up and go home :yuk: (where's NO traffic tolls, and i'm treated with due respect!)
Gulf-News / By Ashfaq Ahmed, Staff Reporter
http://www.gulfnews.com/nation/Traffic_and_Transport/10082964.html
Dubai: Motorists using specific Dubai roads during rush hours will have to pay a Dh4 traffic tariff, according to a new law.
“Details about the tariff, name of the roads, maps and other details will be announced at a press conference next week,” said a senior Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) official.
Gulf News was the first to break the story about the government’s plans to introduce a toll system in Dubai on December 19, 2004, and then confirmed the report on December 10, 2005, saying the authorities had finalised the plan to implement the system to ease traffic congestion.
Arabic daily Al Ittihad on Wednesday reported that a traffic tariff law has been approved and will be implemented in July, 2007.
All vehicles, whether registered in Dubai or other emirates, will have to pay the tariff, which will be Dh4 per vehicle per entry into the specified zone or road.
Motorists will have to get tariff cards and the money will be deducted automatically when they pass through gates fitted with scanners.
Motorists will be able to pay the tariff by using the cards, which they will be able to purchase in advance and can be recharged.
Violators will face fines ranging from Dh100 to Dh10,000, according to the law. Police and civil defence vehicles, ambulances, school buses and public transport buses will be exempt from the tariff.
His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has issued Law No 22, 2006 authorising the Dubai RTA to charge vehicles tariffs in certain specified areas or roads, Al Ittihad Arabic newspaper reported. The rule comes into force on July 1, 2007.
Electronic gates fitted with scanners will be installed on specified roads while the tariff will be deducted automatically from the cards, which motorists will have to display on their vehicles.
The tariff will be charged every time a vehicle passes under a gate fitted with an electronic scanner on the road. Motorists will not have to stop to pay the traffic fee.
Fees will be charged from all vehicles, whether registered in Dubai or other emirates or countries.
Details of the roads and areas where motorists will be charged the tariff will be announced at a press conference next week.
However, an RTA official said there will alternative routes available for motorists. He said the main objective of the tariff is not to make money but to regulate traffic and reduce congestion on the roads.
He said that Dubai is not the first one to introduce this system as it is already being implemented in many cities around the world. A massive awareness campaign will be launched to educate motorists before the law comes into force.
Those who violate the regulation will be fined as per the law. The RTA will identify the locations of the gates where scanners will be installed to deduct the tariff. The authority will also specify rush hour timings for the fees.
RTA inspectors will have the authority to issue fines to violators.
Meanwhile, Dubai Executive Council has approved the fees and fines for the traffic tariff through resolution number 17, 2006. The RTA Board of Directors will have the right to revise the traffic tariff.
TARIFF
Vehicle type- Fees
Motorcycle - Dh4
Light vehicle - Dh4
Heavy vehicle - Dh4
Light bus - Dh 4
Heavy bus - Dh4
Light/heavy mechanical vehicles - Dh4
Card and subscription fee - Dh50
Card replacement fee - Dh50
Card cancellation fee - Dh10
Transfer of card - Dh50
--------------------------------------------------------------------------Well, as i see it, that's another nail to the coffin for the expat workers struggling to cope with costs of livin in Dubai - it's about time to pack up and go home :yuk: (where's NO traffic tolls, and i'm treated with due respect!)