Grove Boats To Offer Solar Technology For Dubai Abras
Switzerland based company, Grove Boats, has announced to provide solar power technology for Dubai Abras.
As reported in Khaleej Times, Guy Wolfensberger, managing director of Swiss-based Grove Boats, will discuss this proposal with RTA officials during the Dubai Boat Show in March.
We have a plan for the RTA to provide solar power technology for the abras. We can provide the technology to replace the diesel engines with the solar power. With the technology, the traditional image and looks of these boats will not be affected. The solar-powered boats will also help protect the Creek’s environment as there will be no diesel discharge and no engine sound.
Categories: Business in Dubai, Dubai Transport, Living in Dubai Tags: Abra, Croatia, Dubai Boat Show, Dubai Creek, Grove Boats, RTA, Solar Power
Go4it a Visa and RTA Nol co-branded credit card for Dubai Metro
Go4it, a co-branded credit card jointly launched by RTA, Emirates NBD, and Visa International, combines features of a Visa Credit card and RTA Nol card, which is used for public transport travel in Dubai.
The new ‘Go4it’ credit card comes with Nol transit application, used for making payments on the RTA transit network and at parking meters. The credit card is linked to Nol and Salik accounts and can be configured to automatically top up these accounts when the funds fall below certain levels.
Categories: Dubai Transport, Living in Dubai Tags: Credit Card, Dubai Metro, Emirates NBD, Nol Card, RTA, Visa International
Dhs 300 fine for falling asleep in Dubai Metro
Watch your Zzzz while you ride on Dubai Metro, because if you doze off, you could get a rude awakening – and a fine.
As Gulf News reports, a US student, who visited her parents in Dubai recently, boarded Dubai Metro from Khalid Bin Waleed station. She dozed off and went past Ibn Battuta station where she was supposed to get off.
A ticketing inspector woke her up at Jebel Ali station, the last south-bound stop on the Red Line. Before she had the chance to regain her composure, she was handed a Dh300 fine.
Categories: Dubai Transport, Living in Dubai Tags: Dubai Metro, Ibn Battuta, Jebel Ali, Khalid Bin Waleed, RTA
Dubai Taxi expands with 500 vehicles
Good news for commuters in Dubai. Hailing a cab will get more easier as Dubai Taxi is inducting 500 vehicles in existing fleet of 3,500 taxis.
The new entries are all Nissan Altima.
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Dubai Drivers to get 30 percent discount on traffic fines
If you drive on the roads of Dubai and get traffic fines every now and then, here is good news for you.
Drivers in Dubai will be given a 30 percent discount on traffic fines for the next three months.
The electronic system used by the emirate’s traffic police has been amended to reflect the reduction, which will come into play on the first Sunday after Eid, reported Arabic daily Emarat Al Youm.
The reduction will cover all traffic violations.
Categories: Dubai Transport, Living in Dubai Tags: RTA, Traffic
Metro and Bus rides to get expensive in Dubai
Now public transport commuters travelling inside Central Business Districts (CBD) have to pay extra, as the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has realigned mobility zones in Dubai.
With the launch of the Green Line, which runs through the heart of CBD, less than a month away, the expansion of zones from five to seven, metro and bus fares for travelling in the area would be affected.
The expansion has seen a division of the CBD into two zones as Satwa, Karama and Bur Dubai, which used to be part of Zone Five have been carved into a new zone, which means travelling between Bur Dubai and Gold Souq in Deira which was earlier in the same zone and cost Dh1.80, would now cost more.
Categories: Dubai Transport, Living in Dubai Tags: Bur Dubai, Deira Gold Souq, Dubai Metro, Green Line, Karama, RTA, Satwa
Ending your fast in Dubai Metro will invite a fine
Guess what? If you are fasting, don’t ride Metro near Maghrib time. Why? Because, ending your fast inside the Metro trains during Ramadan will invite a fine.
Ramadan Abdullah, Director of Operations of Rail Agency at the RTA, said: “Eating is not allowed on the trains. And this rule won’t change. Anyone inside the train who wants to end his fast can just disembark at the next station. People can sit on the chairs in the platforms and eat.”
Yes. The RTA believe its Metro is more precious than fasting Muslims.
Categories: Dubai Transport, Living in Dubai Tags: Dubai Metro, Ramadan, RTA