Save money, time, and effort on parking fees in Abu Dhabi with the Darb smartphone app, which is the new digital parking fee payment option launched by the Integrated Transport Centre (ITC) of the Department of Municipalities and Transport of Abu Dhabi.
Customers will no longer have to send a text message (SMS) as was required before to pay for parking, thus saving money on the SMS charges.
The Darb app offers drivers a convenient and flexible digital payment option for standard and premium parking spaces in Abu Dhabi, and also permits motorists to use the available balance in their ‘Darb’ e-wallet to pay parking fees.
The app simplifies parking procedures and saves time and effort as it takes only a few seconds to click on the “Pay for Parking” icon on the Darb app.
The parking fee can be paid digitally in a few simple steps:
- choose the vehicle and the category of parking space (standard or premium)
- choose the required number of hours
- confirm the transaction and pay the parking fee through the app
- extend parking, if needed, in a single step
The fees will be directly deducted from the amount in the e-wallet designated for each vehicle on the Darb app.
This is much faster and easier than the current modes of payment, which include cash payments, Mawaqif rechargeable cards, SMS messages to the number 3009, or credit cards – which were only accepted for transactions for AED 15 or more.
Now, customers need only one integrated platform and a single e-wallet to pay toll gate and surface parking fees. This method also provides an accurate record of all charges deducted from each customer’s balance for the services obtained.
Transitioning to the new Darb digital parking fee payment option
Customers who still have money in their “M-Mawaqif” e-wallet accounts can use the balance in their e-wallet through text messages until their balance is zero, and then switch to the ‘Darb’ app to pay their parking fees.
Customers can also link their Mawaqif rechargeable cards that are activated now and benefit from the service.
ITC clarified that customers can top-up their ‘Darb’ e-wallet by using Mawaqif rechargeable cards and selecting the “Add New Rechargeable Card” option.
The balance, which will then be automatically added to the Darb e-wallet, can be used to pay parking fees via the card or the Darb e-wallet.
The new service also allows customers to add vehicles that are not registered in the ‘Darb’ account of the customer.
The new ‘Darb’ payment service was developed within the framework of the ITC’s continuous efforts to streamline the processing of transactions safely and simply, which will contribute to the integration of services and standardise payment channels more efficiently.
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