SALIK:Dubai toll road
The tags are available in 287 outlets in Dubai including 180 Emarat petrol stations, 70 Eppco/Enoc stations, and 37 branches of Dubai Islamic Bank.
Motorists using toll gates on Garhoud Bridge and near Mall of the Emirates on Shaikh Zayed, must paste Salik tags on car windscreens.
The welcome kit costs Dh100 including Dh50 fee to open the account and the rest as credit. Motorists will need to give photocopies of their car registration to register and obtain the kit.
Once the toll gates are activated, Dh4 will be deducted from the credit every time a motorist crosses a gate.
Avoiding The Salik Road Toll
Five alternative (and cheaper) routes to get to Dubai Media City from Deira, Rashidiya and Sharjah.
- Starting off from the Deira and Hor Al Anz area, this route will take you through Shindagha tunnel, passing through Al Mina and ending up in Al Diyafah. At this point, you can either take Al Wasl Road or Jumeirah Beach road. This route will take you straight to Dubai Marina avoiding the Salik toll gate, or you can take Al Diyafah Road to get onto Shaikh Zayed Road.
- Coming from Sharjah on the Dubai-Sharjah highway, this route will take you to Maktoum Bridge by way of Al Ittihad, direct to Shaikh Zayed Road. Alternatively, you could take the floating bridge which will connect you through Oud Metha and rejoin Shaikh Zayed Road. You can then take a right straight to Madinat Jumeirah on the fourth interchange. (The floating bridge will be complete in July.)
- Coming from Sharjah by way of Al Qusais, you take the Dubai Airport Tunnel and go straight through Festival City and over Business Bay Bridge. This will take you to Zabeel Road and connects you to Shaikh Zayed Road at the first interchange. You can take a right at the fourth interchange to Madinat Jumeirah or alternatively, you can take the third interchange and get onto Al Wasl Road.
- The third alternative route coming from Sharjah is by Emirates Road, all the way through until you get to the Arabian Ranches, after which you take the next right straight to Al Barsha. Just behind the Mall of the Emirates, you can turn left to Al Mafraq Road, that links up to Shaikh Zayed Road, allowing you to avoid both Salik toll gates.
- From the areas of Mirdiff and Al Rashidiya, one can take a short ride on Emirates road and turn right to Ras Al Khor road and join Shaikh Zayed Road via the third or fourth interchange. You can either take Shaikh Zayed Road or go across to Al Wasl Road or onto Jumeirah Beach Road.
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FAQ SALIK Dubai toll road
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What is a Salik tag? A Salik tag is a sticker with an electronic chip readable by scanners installed at the toll gates using Radio Frequency Identification technology. It works in all weather conditions and speeds, and provides accurate and reliable identification of your vehicle.Where can I buy a Salik tag? You can buy a Salik tag and open a Salik account at all branches of Dubai Islamic Bank and Emirates Bank in addition to Epco, Enoc and Emarat petrol stations in Dubai. How does Salik work? Where are the toll gates located and how much is the toll fee? What is your Salik account? How do I open a Salik account? Do I need to fill out an application form? What happens if I do not have a Salik tag but use toll gates? Ideally, you should get and install a tag prior to travelling through the Salik zones or take an alternate route to avoid fines. You will be fined Dh100 for not having a Salik tag. But there is no need to panic, as you can still have your fine waived if you open a Salik account and affix a Salik tag within two days of committing the violation. What happens if I don’t have enough credit in my account? Can I drive through the toll zone immediately after buying a tag? Will I have a separate account for every tag? What if I damage or lose my tag? Someone else was driving my car at the time of violation. Do I have to pay? How do I manage my Salik account? Are there any off or peak hours? What if I sell my vehicle? Who is exempt from toll charges? What if I have more than one vehicle? Is there a maximum amount that can be charged in a day? What happens if I get a fine for not having enough credit in my account? What If I am driving to Dubai from other emirates or other countries and do not have a Salik tag? What if my company has many vehicles? Will passengers in taxis pay the toll? What happens if you drive a rental car? Can I use sections of the road between the toll gates without being charged the Dh4? How long can I use the credit in my Salik account? Call centre and website |
Source: GulfNews
Two-wheelers not exempt from Salik
The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has stated that motor-cycles are not exempt from the toll fees. Riders should paste the tags on the motor-cycle’s front windshield, if there is one. If not, riders should subscribe in the same way as motorists and cameras at the toll gates will scan the bike’s registration number and deduct the fees accordingly. The authority has also advised motorists to go through the details attached with Salik welcome kit and read the instructions to install the tag on the car windshield. For further assistance, check out web site www.salik.ae or call 800-72545.Source:khaleejtimes.com
update dubai said,
June 12, 2007 at 5:20 am
It will be interesting at exactly what points in the 4th interchange the Toll detectors are located.
I can drive from the office to mall of the emirates on SZR but if they put the toll meter on the off ramp then I would need to pay, if they put it in the junction then maybe I can avoid it.
deema said,
June 13, 2007 at 6:33 am
i do not like it
Sheik Mohamed Nazar said,
June 17, 2007 at 4:13 am
Monthly / 3 Months / 6 Months / 1 Year – Subscriptions may offered for personal vehicles (need not to be for Commercial Vehicles)
Sheik Mohamed Nazar said,
June 17, 2007 at 4:13 am
Monthly / 3 Months / 6 Months / 1 Year – Subscriptions may be offered for personal vehicles (need not to be for Commercial Vehicles)
Antony George said,
June 17, 2007 at 9:46 am
It is good the have Salik to reduce the congestion of traffic on the portion of Sheikh Zayed Road.
However, what the RTA has to realize is that all alternatives provided to circumvent this portion are functional. Most of these roads are undergoing repairs/changes/metro rail construction etc. Hence, it is congested as it is now. The spill over of traffic from the introduction of Salik is going to be multifold on the roads and without any doubt on the Maktoum Bridge, which incidently is one of the lifelines of commuting across the creek. The only silverline to this cloud is that the introduction in the months the educational institutions are closed for the summer. Come September and we will have an absolute bumper to bumper ride more chaotic than today.
It would be very good to have this applied once the main arteries of traffic are clear and the metro is introduced.
may said,
June 17, 2007 at 11:29 am
It sucks , why should i pay a fee when i go out of my house , and going to work , i should be paid for that, i should not pay, if they think its going to reduce traffic they are so mistaken, it is going to increase hostilaty, and accidents because people will try to avoid it as much a s they can.
bader said,
June 17, 2007 at 3:02 pm
Why can’t we subscribe once by purchasing the welcome kit & the card. Then pay monthly bills like electricity & mobiles?
Mike McKenzie said,
June 18, 2007 at 10:12 am
I think this is rediciolus, i cant believe they are introducing this to decrease conjestion.
Is the metro ready?? common this is such a bad time for it. plus this is only 2 gates right now, i heard there will be another 70 coming up. does that mean if i go on a tour around dubai am gonna be paying like 70 AED for just toll booths.?!
i honestly dont understand why this has to be so complicated, i mean look at the economy for god sakes. everything is going up in terms of prices and the salaries are the same. Why not try and fix that.!!! why do families have to live together in the same house now because they cant afford it.?!?!?! there is no balance between the economy and peoples wages.
Did u know that the avrage salary in dubai is 2900 AED/month …. can anyone tell me how they can live on that with the rediciolus prices now adays.
No matter hoe much dubai advances, unless they start recognizing human rights laws and implementing them. This country will never succeed. It is a mere illusion to the world, portrayed and the heaven of the middle east.
Am done with this country, am outta here.
cheers
mohammad said,
June 18, 2007 at 5:40 pm
unbelivable salutions, frankly i dont think that uae need to get more money or income throw the drivers or people whom going to their duty , do you belive that people will still using the roads which have sensors , are they stupid to pay extra money or to loss more money for only passing throw some streets , what about if all the drivers will use differents way , how you gana solve it again , using more sensors or you gana charge them more money.
This is Haram
I am not gana pay it
I am pissed off of such rules like that
Mohammad
Ashish Shah said,
June 20, 2007 at 9:12 am
Dear Sir,
I have taken a car on lease from Thrifty and they have issued a circular that they will charge Dhs. 4.50 and this additional 0.50 fills is basically a service charges. I would appreciate if RTA can clarifying their stand. already Dhs. 4 is burden and now car rental co are charging more over and above Dhs. 4. I think Dubai govt. should restrict such kind of practice.
Ashish Shah
ashok ross said,
June 21, 2007 at 9:42 am
Well God is kind he has given us air … water…and elements free of cost…what man is doing …making money of it …..as per my understanding salik means path to carry islamic teaching across the whole nation … if u are going to put toll gates to make money …it will not move forward….the right word… in the wrong direction…
Atul M. Mulkar said,
June 21, 2007 at 11:14 am
Salik would have been OK if it was meant only for using the fast lane. Why tax others unnecessarily when they have no alternative?
M Shakeel said,
June 21, 2007 at 4:09 pm
How can you justify collecting toll from a part of the population who is using the Sh Zayed Road to raise funds for projects in other parts of Dubai? Why should poor office goers suffer because Dubai wants to have records of having every thing “big” in the world.
There are more than 15 traffic signal on Jumeriah road and about 5-6 speed breakers. Al wasl road has almost 5-6 traffic signals. Al Khail road is always laden with heavy-vehicle traffic. These roads are already jammed in the evenings and peak hours. If the traffic from SRZ is diverted to these roads there will be more jams.
Alternative transport facility is in shambles. Ever tried waiting for a bus for Jumeriah road or Al Wasl road during office hrs or getting a taxi from Bur Dubai, Satwa of Deira? And there is still a long long way to go for the metro. And what are the plans to bring people to the metro stations. Has anybody thought about giving up his AC car to walk 10 mins to the station in July-August?
If people driving on SZR are using RTA’s facility so are all the other road user. Why not introduce an annual toll for all the road users which would be reasonable to all, as even we would like to contribute to the development of Dubai. This city has given every thing to us, we would love to return the favour.
But it is not correct to hold motorist hostage and extort money from them in the name of “toll” , knowing very well that there is no option but to use SZR.
Arif Manasiya said,
June 25, 2007 at 6:19 am
Dear SIr,
I live in sohar (Oman) and many time I go Dubai in my car. Do I also need to buy a SALIK and put on my car? What way it will reflect to my Oman registered car in the event of violation?
Ahmed said,
June 25, 2007 at 10:41 am
Any person using the Toll route should buy and display salik tag on their vehicles.Irrespective he is from uae or oman.
Alexis said,
June 25, 2007 at 2:30 pm
Question:
If the reason that the toll booths are being implemented is to reduce traffic (answer is yes) – then why are you charging motorbikes (which do not block the traffic), and not charging disabled vehicles (whose cars are the same size as everyone elses and therefore block the traffic just like everyone elses)?????????????
So is it for profit or to reduce traffic???
Thanks
Ammar Yasin said,
June 26, 2007 at 3:42 pm
After spending 37 years in the UAE, and considering it for the majority of that time as My home away from home…….WELL NOT ANY MORE. Which is sad to tell you the truth.
After living through the thick and thin and seeing this country grow to become the owasis it is now, Unfortunately, us humans have become the least valued componant in this country.
For the past 15 years people’s salaries have been increasing at a snail pace If AT All. Yet, on an almost monthly basis, we are introduced to more ways we have to part with our money wehther we like it or not.
And the hardest thing to digest after all is said and done is where and when will it all end.
It truly feels like somone telling us “If you dont like it…..Leave”
Ammar
Agony said,
June 27, 2007 at 9:43 am
SALIK does not help ease traffic congestion in anyways, on the contrary it will add to it. So it seems like that SALIK is just a money making idea.
Dee said,
June 27, 2007 at 8:13 pm
The Government could have at least started to imply a carpol lane first before taking drastic measures as to Salik..lets face it the traffic congestion in dubai should be blamed on the Government which did not consider the flow of motorest during peak hours…there are more people coming in this country but not enough planning or structuring is being done on the streets or in parking areas etc…how about puting some rules and regulations on trucks being on the road or having a bus and taxi lane..but noooooo the Government wants to target the average working class people first..typical!!
Akif said,
June 28, 2007 at 11:25 am
Hi,
If the Govt needs money for their projects they should turn to the millionaires, who are doing tax free businesses (all types) from decades, impose moderate taxes on commercial transport Owners, a normal person paying 500 to 800 AED per month installment for his vehicle can not afford an additional 200 to 300 per month,
There are two types of wrong doings in this world one is unlawful and the other you make it legal like (Salik).
salah said,
June 28, 2007 at 7:20 pm
dear sirs
i don’t think “Salik” is the right solution for the jam traffic,sure there are alternative solutions to this problem.people will always think how to avoid Salik scanners,this will increase and complicate the situation more and more.also you have to take into consideration that the wages are still low in UAE i mean for the majority at least.why don’t you add a tax on renewal of cars instead of being in intension everytime you go to work,to pay yearly and that’s it.
thanks
friend of salik maybe said,
June 30, 2007 at 9:41 am
I think it will be interesting to see how the Salik road toll works out, perhaps some will grow to like it. I remember the London congestion charge being introduced despite vehement protests by residents. Admittedly, London actually has a public transport system – of sorts.
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mab said,
July 1, 2007 at 6:06 am
I think the timing of introducing this toll is not right. If you want to fight trafic jams, you need to provide alternative means of transportation. The only impact of having Salik is to move the trafic from one place to the other.countries who have this implemented like Singapore and London have very strong public transportation networks (which is not the case in Dubai). I think Salik will definitly not achieve its objective given the current situation.
VINCENT said,
July 1, 2007 at 12:10 pm
A car going from Sharjah to Abudhabi, Crossing two toll gates how much will the the toll AED 4 or Aed 8 ?
Mohamed said,
July 1, 2007 at 12:12 pm
So Salik Started Today, Yes It Does Suck Big Time, While Comin From SZR Early Morning Like 1:30 AM Maktoum Bridge Was jammed Like Its 4:00 P.M Surely Because Of People Avoiding garhoud Toll, And To add It There Was Some Sort Of Work Going At Maktoum Road Which Made Matters Worse Just One Lane Was Available For Traffic (Cmon Suckers Give Us An Alternative I Wont Pay Toll N Come Home To Deira, U Want Money Do Some thing Which u Are Very Good At Increase parking Charges And/OR Timings But At Least Untill The Metro Comes Dont Create Problems On The Already Screwed Roads
caroline said,
July 1, 2007 at 2:54 pm
Salik!!! The Sheik Road was beautifully clear! I bought and installed my tag and would dearly have loved to actually get onto it to dutifully pay my 4 Dhs. I left my appartment in the greens at 9 t get to MoE for 10.30 to start work ( as a friend called to say it was manic) I glanced out of my window to see a policeman DIRECTING TRAFFIC on the mini roundabout at the end of Street 5. It took me 1 hour and 25 minutes to get from the greens to the MoE. A water truck was so frustrated at not being able to pull out, the driver put his foot down and took off the front end of the car in front of me who was sitting patiently waving his arms in a meaningful fashion. Yep and it just took me an hour to get home again, PLEASE PLEASE tell me RTA is going to sort this out before the rest of the traffic comes back from vacation-it’s madness!!!!!!!
TRUTH said,
July 2, 2007 at 1:03 pm
UAE CAN NEVER SUCCEED WITHOUT UNDERSTANDING & IMPLEMENTING HUMANRIGHTS.
Shijith said,
July 2, 2007 at 4:44 pm
I would like to know how to re-charge my SALIK account.
I mean where the facilty is being provided..
Is it available at all the petrol pumps….and banks….
if there is any contact no..pls do inform
M Shakeel said,
July 3, 2007 at 6:06 pm
The traffic jam that was confined to SZR has now spilled on to Al Sufouh Road, Jumeirah and Al wasl road. Thanks to Salik the chaos is now in our neighbourhood and at our door steps. The problem of ‘some’ of the motorist has now become the problem of every motorist.
Mr. RTA, thanks to your planning, the stretch between JBR and Knowledge Village on Al Sufouh Rd that used to take 10 mins to cross takes an hour now.
I love SALIK.
Think smart for god sake!! said,
July 8, 2007 at 7:27 am
This is NOT how u establishes a future vision in Dubai by creating crisis to people and make there life unbearable! As this city has different culture from the west, u cannot be a western country all of the sudden! With all respect To Whom It May Concern, not all projects in Dubai r well studied & very successful!! If u want to modernize ur city like the west u need to think more in a practical & civilized way by providing convenient solutions & reasonable incomes that meet with the living standard! Lately u have introduced SLALIK!! What 4?!!! Come on, u can think better than this. Thank you & good luck to Dubai management!
PS: Its NOT shame on us to reconsider wrong decisions in order to provide easer life like, But its a shame to convince our selves right when we r not ! cheers
Op Sec - UAE said,
July 10, 2007 at 9:48 pm
ALCON:
Don’t knock it til you try it.
New @ Dubai said,
July 10, 2007 at 9:54 pm
Could someone please provide me with a non 800 number for SALIK so I call from overseas and have my account credited? Thanks in advance.
debo410 said,
July 25, 2007 at 3:24 pm
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debo410 said,
July 25, 2007 at 3:24 pm
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ABDUL said,
August 23, 2007 at 10:48 pm
How to check salik fine
Arif khan said,
December 13, 2007 at 8:47 am
how to cheak salik fine ?
emad said,
February 4, 2008 at 10:58 am
if not using salik and avoid for pay Aed.4.00 charges you should pay it for the petrol in traffic line. so, if you use salik you will pay just 4 dirhams other wise you should pay 4 dirhams of petrol in traffic and spend your time also.
it’s shameless for government when they are saying they have plan for next 20 years, how possible they couldn’t understand that whit these roads couldn’t control traffic. why they can spend money to have Burj Dubai to show them self to the world but they couldn’t spend money to help their people from traffic ????????
mufaddal said,
February 16, 2008 at 3:08 pm
how can we chek salik fine.
Jay Kathpal said,
March 20, 2008 at 5:56 pm
A car going from Sharjah to Abudhabi, Crossing two toll gates how much will the the toll AED 4 or Aed 8
lucky said,
April 2, 2008 at 6:01 pm
how to check fine on the vehicle which is not registered in UAE.
antony said,
May 22, 2008 at 5:50 am
is their is any facility to check on web site the salik balance with account number.
David Bran said,
June 21, 2008 at 12:57 pm
Now the RTA are going to start Salik on Makthoum Bridge and I also spotted another one near the Burj Dubai. Looking at the traffic situations and ever rising economy, this is total daylight robbery – HARAM!
Why haven’t the RTA put up Salik at the borders of Dubai. It’s unfair that people living in Dubai have to pay SALIK and people coming from Sharjah, Ajmam, UAQ and some other place don’t get SALIK. They are the main cause of traffic, they pay lower rents, and enjoy better savings. It seems pretty clear that Dubai is ridding itself of the middle class expat in order to make way for the UBER class as per it’s given ‘Image’.
It’s not acceptable that SALIK is being used to fund major projects whistle the common man is being forced to pay.
Honestly, if taxis are also a form of public transport – why do they have to force passenges to pay SALIK and not the bus commuters? The bus services are pathetic and the frequency timings that are given on the notice boards are useless.
And the RTA has the audacity of promoting inadequate and infrequent services?! “Use public transport” they say!
Even Asian countries have better transportation systems that the UAE!
I would suggest that the RTA research the market on whta are the commuters woes and suggestions. For example , why are there less buses during peak hours in the mornings and evenings? I personally have waited for more that 3 hours waiting for a taxi and there isn’t even a queue facility in Dubai except for the airport, lamcy plaza and a few malls. All in all – RTA better get their act together and work for improving their services instead of fleecing innocent people!
hanif senior said,
September 12, 2008 at 5:45 pm
how to check salik fine
Fatima said,
October 21, 2008 at 4:24 pm
Visit http://www.dubaipolice.gov.ae/dp/e_services.jsp?Page=5998&dPg=1
and check it out 🙂
Tajudeen said,
November 8, 2008 at 9:43 am
Realy we can’t able accept this open robbery system to forcing on expotriate and
peoples. i would like to asking questin where is traffic problem has solved by salik system? people don’t have way and everybody crying to pay this. now they forcing
us to live like as a ‘shaick – with having lots of money’ in dubai without any basic resonable incomes, even induivi’dual innocents-poor peopls and sruggling companys put in more hell.by this money they spend for city devolopes and again the forcing us to high lifestyle living cost wich is the people realy can’t face. they say they creating as no-1 haven in dubai.
but realy we dont have as much cappacity to face have that kind of lifes; so actually the middle class,poor peoples are going to facing life style as hell.’god’ leaving any countrys have their peopls only as richest? no… ;the countrys they have all kind and all class of peopls are living.al ready dubai company are forcing to run with varios high payments they are paying for government sectors; and killing by rents, they are loosing them investments and struggling to run companys with high ompetitions,
and less profit then before exspecialy small and middle range of companys; also facing every time lots of paper work and spending ….paying money…money…money also a new… new… new…. rools every day by day. realy our golden life was gone in dubai after the great man our baba late his highness-‘shaick rashid bin al macktoum’ iam sorry to tell this pls bring back that days..u can. people want to be stayble life, resonable income,resonable expendatures, atleast 5% saving money, little happy, little relax, no stress, no tention, no pp,and easy- simpli’city(islam said’ this is ‘Barakath’). pls… concider ‘all your shaick as well as roolers to bring peacefull- happy life in dubai, because we are love this country,we love this nations, we are serviewing n this country,we are looking and finding ours and our families feeds in this country,thatswhy most of us leaving our conutrys and our parents, whife, childrens , relatives,friends, and basic thinks, we not only spending our work also we are spending every day our lossing of lifes from being with our families and other thinks which one we can’t get back, we have year and year separated from our whife to have fasting with have even normal human lifes. the expariates realy we have un happy life espe’cially muslims; because other where ever in our countrys already
we dont have our life security and peacefull life. also other living cost day by day hike.
we are feeling in dark what we can do…?
sunil vaz said,
November 21, 2008 at 9:37 am
how to check salik fine?
G JAYASEELAN said,
January 13, 2009 at 3:56 pm
how can i check my salik account balance
Sonal Sameer Raval said,
March 21, 2009 at 12:10 pm
how to check salik fine and balance.
sherwin R. Javier said,
March 23, 2009 at 9:24 am
As per my knowlege, toll gate should be place only at the exit point…not within the city..what is the used of putting at Maktoum bridge, Safa park and Barsha, hey all this places are within dubai.. exit point means they can put in boundaries which is connecting to one emirates to another emirates..god bless you guys for making lots of money
Jiju jacob said,
April 26, 2009 at 2:17 am
I think if timings were introduced for Salik it would a lot of traffic congession.
fayaz said,
September 12, 2009 at 7:15 am
Hi,
Let me know how to check salik details