Dubai raises parking fees

Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority has announced that a blanket fee of Dhs2 for the first hour's parking will be in force across the emirate within the next three weeks, the National has reported. During the past week, the cost of one hour's parking has doubled from Dhs1 to Dhs2 in certain areas to bring them in line with places where this was already the standard charge, the paper said. For motorists parking in city centre areas like Deira and Bur Dubai there will be no change as the minimum cost is already Dhs2, in line with legislation.