UAE: Dubai RTA announces e-scooter parking fine – Gulf Digital News

UAE: Dubai RTA announces e-scooter parking fine – Gulf Digital News

Dubai’s Road and Transport Authority (RTA) has announced a $54.45 fine for parking e-scooters outside of permitted spots.

The new fine was announced along with a raft of other new rules governing the use of the electric vehicles, in a statement posted on the RTA website on Sunday.

RTA also said that anyone who wants to obtain an e-scooter licence, which were made mandatory on March 31, must be over the age of 16.

The authority said that the permit can be obtained through its website, after completing a training course and an online test, which will be launched by the end of April.

It is free to apply for a permit, RTA said.

It also clarified that anyone who holds a car or motorbike driving licence, from the UAE or internationally, does not need a separate e-scooter licence.

Rental e-scooters for public use will be made available in ten different areas of the city: Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Boulevard, Jumeirah Lakes Towers, Dubai Internet City, Al-Rigga, 2nd of December Street, The Palm Jumeirah, and City Walk.

Two international companies (Tier and Lime) and two local companies (Arnab and Skurtt) will operate 2,000 rental scooters across Dubai.

“The selection of these districts was guided by specific criteria, such