All public parking metres in Dubai have now been automated.
Announced by Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), the machines have touch screens that allow drivers to enter their vehicle details and issue an e-ticket.
To be more sustainable, the tickets are all digital.
Parking fees paid for via WhatsApp have seen an increase of around 9,000 transactions made per day during the year, and help drivers save on metre fees.
Ahmed Mahboub, Executive Director of Parking, Traffic and Roads Agency at RTA said, "The digital transformation of parking systems included the means of paying parking fees such as the smart parking machines, new payment methods, smart apps, smart inspection systems to issue paperless violations, smart scanning vehicles, smart supervisor, and the issuance of e-tickets by entering vehicle number plate on interactive and bilingual touch screens. The process also includes linking with the nol card to save the vehicle number, integrating with the smart inspection system, and displaying the e-ticket on the smart app or the website."