In a bid to regulate parking in Dubai, the RTA focuses on increased parking rotation and providing free services for certain residents and visitors. The most popular services regarding permits include applications for advertising of vehicles, parking permits for senior Emiratis, permanent parking for people of determination and more. Here is an overview of parking services by the RTA:

  • My parking/People of determination: This permit enables customers with limited and permanent disabilities to make free use of spaces designated for disabled parking in the emirate. There are two cards, temporary and permanent, that come in this category.
  • My Parking/ Rehabilitation Centres for people of determination: Permits that are granted for free to disabled rehabilitation centre vehicles
  • My parking/ People with determination (Tourist): This permit allows for temporary use of allocated disabled parking spaces to visitors or tourists in Dubai
  • Paid parking for citizens local cards (L): This is a free permit that allows paid parking usage in controlled areas and is for locals only.
  • My Parking/ Resident: This permit is granted to an area’s residents (citizens and locals) for free overnight parking.
  • My parking/ Senior citizens: Applicable for motorists 60 years and above, this service allows for elderly citizens to apply for non-handicapped public parking for free.
  • Permit for charged villas parking (V): The permit allows single parking space for villa visitors and is for locals or citizens only with a service charge of AED 170.
  • My Parking/Special medical conditions: The service allows for the free use of designated hospital parking spaces and is granted to motorists 60 years and above by a medical committee.