Free parking for elderly in Sharjah

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Sharjah has provided 1,146 free public parking subscriptions for senior citizens across the emirate since the initiative was launched on January 19, a Sharjah Municipality official revealed.

The elderly are given free annual subscriptions under the municipality initiative, which exempts them from parking fees at public parking slots. They can subscribe to the service via the municipality website or by visiting the Public Parking Department in Sharjah. This is part of Sharjah’s age-friendly programme.

Ali Ahmed Abu Ghazin, Director of the Public Parking Department, said that to subscribe to the service, applicants must be a resident of the emirate and above 60 years of age. They can park in any public parking slot except those reserved for persons with disabilities or for commercial establishments.

Each family will be granted only one subscription for one elderly beneficiary, he said. “These subscriptions allow the elderly to take advantage of 50,000 parking spaces provided by the municipality in various areas of Sharjah,” he said.

The Director General of Sharjah City Municipality Thabet Al-Tarifi confirmed that since the launch of this initiative, the municipality had issued 1,146 subscriptions.

Khalid bin Falah Al-Suwaidi, Assistant Director-General of the Customer Service Sector, said the subscription service has received good response from the elderly since its launch.