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salikSalik users still can't pay finesDrivers unable to check Salik finesby Ashaba K Abdul Basti Motorists in Dubai are still unable to pay their Salik fines despite improvements in the system announced by the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA). Motorists who drove through the tollgates on Sheikh Zayed Road and Al Garhoud Bridge without sufficient credit in their accounts said there is no mechanism in place through which they can find out how much money they owed. Salik reduces traffic by 20% says RTA bossSalik toll system's aim to reduce traffic 'is right on track' Dubai: The Salik toll system has helped reduce traffic passing through the toll gates on Garhoud Bridge and Shaikh Zayed Road by 20 per cent and is right on track, said a senior official. "Salik is part of a series of integrated solutions worked out by the Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) to tackle traffic congestion," said Mattar Al Tayer, Chairman of the Board and Executive Director of the RTA. Salik fines waived only for registered usersFines of only registered Salik users to be waived Dubai: The Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) will not waive Salik fines for all, Gulf News has learnt. The RTA has revised its earlier decision of not issuing penalties to any of the violators of the toll system. Salik users want refunds'Refund money we paid for Salik toll' when violators are not fined Dubai: Law-abiding residents who conform to the requirement to top up their Salik cards were appalled by the Roads and Transport Authority's waiving of Salik fines for motorists. It was reported on Saturday that Salik fines for all motorists who are registered with the Dubai's road toll system, have been waived for the period between July 1 and October 31. Motorbike users will not be fined at all until December 31. RTA blames car rental companies for Salik delaysFirms work extra to meet Salik deadline Car rental companies will be working over the weekend to make sure their fleets of thousands of vehicles can drive through Dubai’s new toll gates without incurring a fine. Starting from Sunday, cars driving through the toll gates near Mall of the Emirates and Garhoud Bridge, will have to display a special sticker tag on their windscreen. Vehicles without the tag will be fined Dh100 and the fine will be doubled every time the offence is repeated. Taxis to profit from SalikTaxi firms deny cashing in as Salik gets under way Taxi firms could collect a windfall from Dubai’s Salik road toll system because of the cap on the daily fees that can be collected. The charge for passing through one of the toll points at Garhoud Bridge and Intersection Four of Sheikh Zayed Road is Dh4. The daily cap for any vehicle is Dh24 – the cost of going through the gates six times.
Salik could be profitable for rental car companiesRental firms to profit from Dubai road toll Rental car companies will charge customers as much as 25% extra to use the Dubai road toll, leaving them open to accusations of profiteering from the already controversial scheme. Although Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) yesterday confirmed that road toll charges remain at AED4 for all cars, there has been widespread agreement among rental car companies to charge customers more than 10% extra - AED4.50 per crossing - on top of toll charges. RTA chief says report of Salik delay "fabricated and baseless"Salik to launch as scheduled, says RTA Dubai: The Roads and Transport Authority yesterday confirmed that its Salik [road toll] project is on schedule for a July 1 start and denied reports that its launch was being reconsidered. "Salik is on track as announced," Mattar Al Tayer, Chairman of the Board and Executive Director of the RTA told Gulf News. He was commenting on a report by Zawya Dow Jones news service quoting an RTA spokesperson as saying the road toll project may be delayed. Salik launch date unchanged after RTA meetingDubai RTA Confirms July Road Toll Date After Meeting DUBAI - Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority decided in a meeting Sunday not to delay the July 1 launch of its controversial new road toll that's expected to generate 600 million U.A.E. dirhams in annual revenue ($163.4 million) to fund new projects and ease traffic. RTA may delay Salik launchDubai's RTA Chiefs May Delay July 1 Salik Road Toll Launch DUBAI - Dubai's Road & Traffic Authority said Sunday it may delay a controversial new road toll that's expected to generate 600 million U.A.E. dirhams in revenue ($163.4 million) a year, an official said. "The RTA is meeting to confirm July 1 as the start date or to chose another date when it will start," an RTA spokesperson told Zawya Dow Jones Sunday. "The authority has received many points of view and suggestions about the new toll so it is taking these into consideration," she added. Salik and rental carsCar rental firms suffer Salik impact Dubai: Car rental companies will have to bear the cost of the road toll, according to a decision taken by the Dubai Car Rental Group recently. The group comprises 55 car rental companies representing 85 per cent of the sector in the UAE. According to a Group member, the companies will be able to monitor the number of times customers had passed the toll gates from the Salik website. Salik fine grace period and Salik exemptionsRTA clears the air on Salik penalties DUBAI — In an attempt to clear confusion over Salik, the new toll system in Dubai, Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) yesterday stated that people who pass through Salik gates without credit in their Salik cards will be exempted from penalty if they go in for a recharge within two working days. The toll system will come into effect on July 1. Officials said the RTA was expecting an annual turnover of Dh600 million through Salik. RTA boss defends SalikToll system to raise Dh600m Dubai: Faced with increasing public criticism, Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) officials yesterday strongly defended the new road toll system 'Salik' and said it would generate annual revenues of Dh600 million. "The system is not new and implemented in many countries. We didn't invent it," said Mattar Al Tayer, Chairman of the Board and Executive Director of the RTA, during an open discussion with the media at the Authority's headquarters. Salik FAQA new era in traffic management Dubai: Dubai will be the first city in the region to introduce a road toll system. Motorists who face the heat of clogged traffic in this fast developing emirate will start paying a road toll to use part of Shaikh Zayed and Shaikh Rashid roads - the city's busiest highways with major commercial development on both sides. Dubai Traffic Director has reservations about SalikRoad toll system 'will clog traffic' Dubai: The new road toll system will clog traffic rather than ease it, said a top police official. Brigadier Mohammad Saif Al Zafein, Director, General Department of Traffic, Dubai Police, told Gulf News that the police has nothing to do with the new [Salik] road toll system as they were not consulted at any time. 
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