Archive for the 'RTA' Category

Renew your driving licence online

http://www.gulfnews.com/nation/Traffic_and_Transport/10307998.html
Renew your driving licence online
By Ashfaq Ahmed, Chief ReporterPublished: April 26, 2009, 23:10
Dubai: Motorists in Dubai can now renew their driving licences online, Gulf News has learnt.
“We have launched the online driving licence renewal service this week,” Engineer Ali Al Jasem, Director of the Licensing Department at the Licensing Agency [...]

If you fail a driving test, you can appeal…

Log your complaint
Learner drivers who fail driving tests, can appeal against the decision by filing a complaint on the RTA’s website www.rta.ae, call customer service number 8009090 or go to any Licensing Agency office to file an appeal.
The complaint will be referred to the committee, which investigate and take action.
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Parking at Bur Juman Mall no longer free – Memo

No more 9 to 5?

From today’s Khaleej Times

RTA proposes flexible hours
By Joy Sengupta (Our staff reporter)
20 May 2008
DUBAI — Flexible work timings in both private and government offices is the new mantra being advocated by the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) to control the increasing traffic rush in Dubai.

Abdul Mohsen Younis Ibrahim, CEO of the Strategy and [...]

Now you can carpool in Dubai!

RTA allows carpooling; signs pact with big firms
EMPLOYEES from the same company have been allowed to use the same vehicle while going for work, a scheme known as carpooling which is aimed at pulling people away from using private cars to mass transportation
The arrangement shall be licenced by the Roads and Transport Authority [...]

Waterbus on the Creek will now run after midnight

Waterbus on the Creek will now run after midnight

Gulf News Staff ReportPublished: May 03, 2008, 00:06

Dubai: The Waterbus between Dubai Old Souq and Al Sabkha stations will now run from midnight to 6am as well, the Roads and Transport Authority announced.
The ferry service runs every 30 minutes and the fare is Dh4. A senior [...]

Single Water Bus trip for 3 stationsBy a staff reporter
26 April 2008
DUBAI — A new service for Water Bus passengers to travel to three stations in a single trip was launched by the Marine Agency at the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) recently.

The service being offered on Line B3 aims at easing congestion [...]

Report dangerous drivers in Dubai

Call 8004353 to report dangerous drivers in Dubai. You need to give the correct number plate details ( the number, colour, the emirate, and for Dubai any alphabet.) They will ask you details about the offence and where it happened, and the make of the car.
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RTA – Motorbike Service

Rev..Rev..rev a bikeDown Shk. Zayed RoadMerrily merrily merrilyBreakdowns and jams -worry no more!

For whom the bell tolls- Salik is here!

Well, the wait is over…I heard that the road tolls start from June 15th…but will this stop road trolls on the Dubai roads? The Gulf News reports today….

First toll gate installed near GarhoudBridge
By Daniel Bardsley, [...]