Dubai’s RTA replaces paper parking tickets with digital ones

Dubai’s Road and Transport Authority (RTA) has announced that the issuance of paper parking tickets will be decommissioned.

RTA said that parking machines were updated to include interactive touch screens that would enable users to obtain an e-ticket, marking today, May 17, as the last day for the issuance of paper parking tickets.

No paper parking tickets on the vehicle’s windshield after today. The parking machines are updated to include an interactive touch screen, allowing the customer to enter the vehicle’s information and obtain an e-ticket, saving time and effort. #RTA

— RTA (@rta_dubai) May 17, 2020

RTA had announced its e-parking ticket initiative in January this year, adding that upgraded parking metres will be installed over multiple phases starting from Q1 2020 till the end of 2022.

The eParking tickets will be similar to text messages for mobile phones, it had said at the time.

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