Public parking will be free across the Emirates during the National Day holidays.
In Dubai, all public parking will be free of charge from Thursday, December 1 to December 3, 2022, but this does not apply to multi-storey parkings, said the emirate's Roads and Transport Authority.
The fees will be reactivated on Monday, December 5.
Abu Dhabi's Integrated Transport Centre said parking fees will be free from Thursday, December 1, until 7:59am on Monday, December 5.
Darb toll gate system will also be free of charge during the holiday, starting from Thursday, December 1, and will be reactivated on Monday, December 5, during regular peak hours from 7am to 9am and from 5pm to 7pm.
The authority said public bus services will operate as usual, in line with regular weekend and holiday timetables.
Parking fees at the Musaffah M-18 lorry park will also be free during the holiday.
ITC urged drivers to avoid parking in prohibited areas and not to block traffic. Motorists have been advised to avoid parking in residential parking spaces from 9pm until 8am.
Services remain operational at itc.gov.ae. Customers can also call the Service Support Centre of the Department of Municipalities and Transport on 800 850 or the Taxi Call Centre on 600 535 353.
In Sharjah, the municipality has announced free parking in most areas of the emirate from Thursday, December 1, until Saturday, December 3.
The UAE's private and public-sector workers have been given three days of public holidays to mark Commemoration Day and the country's 51st National Day.
Sheikh Zayed Festival all set for National Day - in pictures
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Fireworks light up the sky on the opening day of the Sheikh Zayed Festival in Al Wathba, Abu Dhabi. All photos: Chris Whiteoak / The National -
A spectacular drone show unfolded on the opening day of the festival. -
The drone show was part of the opening entertainment at the festival. -
Crowds watch the drone show -
A light display at the cultural event at Al Wathba -
The event, which runs until March 18, is expected to attract two million visitors -
Fireworks on the opening day of the festival -
A young visitor enjoys a carnival ride at the event. Al Wathba is a 50-minute drive from Abu Dhabi city -
Spectacular illuminations at the festival -
The festival is named in honour of UAE Founding Father, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan -
A visitor makes a friend at the festival -
The glow garden features with more than 400,000 flowers imported from Holland -
All the fun of the fair at the festival -
Indian dancers at the Sheikh Zayed Festival. The event celebrates the UAE's diverse community -
The festival educates visitors about the legacy of the nation’s founder and the UAE’s arts, crafts, customs and food -
A member of the General Women's Union demonstrates traditional Emirati crafts to visitors -
Jewellery for sale at the Yemen pavilion. There are more than 25 country pavilions at the festival -
Musicians perform at the Yemen pavilion. The festival showcases cultures from the region and further afield -
Visitors can sample nuts and spices at the Yemen pavilion -
Young visitor Marzog, aged 3, meets a camel on the opening day of the Sheikh Zayed Festival in Al Wathba -
A visitors admires the Emirates Fountain lightshow, which features water spurting from 600 nozzles -
Visitors stroll beneath a spectacular canopy of light. The festival's theme is hayakum ― which means welcome -
Craftsman Abdullah demonstrates how to make a fishing net, a vital skill among locals in the past -
The Emirates Fountain, illuminated with a portrait of Sheikh Zayed and the colours of the national flag -
Traditional Emirati singing and dancing on the opening day of the Sheikh Zayed Festival in Al Wathba, Abu Dhabi
