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Dubai publishes two parking fine schedules, and the same offence can cost AED 150 in one and AED 1,000 in the other. Which applies depends on where you parked, not on what you did.

Offence
Where

How this is worked out

AED 150

Parking without paying or displaying a ticket, roadside and plotsAED 1,000 if treated as “evading payment”= AED 150

AED 1,000

Parking without paying or displaying a ticket, parking lotsAED 1,000 if treated as “evading payment”= AED 1,000

AED 100

Exceeding the maximum duration, roadside and plotsAs published in the operator’s fine schedule= AED 100

AED 500

Exceeding the maximum duration, parking lotsAs published in the operator’s fine schedule= AED 500

AED 100

Using a space after the ticket expires, roadside and plotsAs published in the operator’s fine schedule= AED 100

Not published

Using a space after the ticket expires — no fine is published for this offence in parking lots.Not published is not the same as not enforced.

AED 1,000

In a People of Determination bay without a permit, roadside and plotsAs published in the operator’s fine schedule= AED 1,000

AED 1,000

In a People of Determination bay without a permit, parking lotsAs published in the operator’s fine schedule= AED 1,000

AED 1,000

In a reserved space, or permit not displayed, roadside and plotsAs published in the operator’s fine schedule= AED 1,000

AED 1,000

In a reserved space, or permit not displayed, parking lotsAs published in the operator’s fine schedule= AED 1,000

AED 200

Driving or parking on a pavement, roadside and plotsAs published in the operator’s fine schedule= AED 200

Not published

Driving or parking on a pavement — no fine is published for this offence in parking lots.Not published is not the same as not enforced.

AED 1,000

Vehicle with no number plate, roadside and plotsAs published in the operator’s fine schedule= AED 1,000

Not published

Vehicle with no number plate — no fine is published for this offence in parking lots.Not published is not the same as not enforced.

Not published

Double parking, or over the lines — no fine is published for this offence in roadside and plots.Not published is not the same as not enforced.

AED 200

Double parking, or over the lines, parking lotsAs published in the operator’s fine schedule= AED 200

Not published

Losing the ticket or card — no fine is published for this offence in roadside and plots.Not published is not the same as not enforced.

AED 150

Losing the ticket or card, parking lotsAs published in the operator’s fine schedule= AED 150

These are published amounts, not our arithmetic — nothing is added here. Two separate schedules exist, one for roadside parking and plots and one for parking lots, and the same offence can carry a very different amount under each. Where a cell says “not published” it means we found no figure for that combination, not that the offence is permitted.

The AED 850 difference

Parking without paying costs AED 150 at the roadside. In a parking lot the same act can be treated as “evading payment” and charged at AED 1,000. Nothing published explains when the harsher reading applies, and nothing published warns a driver at the point of parking that they have moved between two fine regimes.

Overstaying is the same shape: AED 100 at the roadside, AED 500 in a lot. The offences that are equal in both — the accessible-bay and reserved-space fines, both AED 1,000 — are the ones where the amount is clearly deliberate. The full schedules, the zones and the free windows.

The other calculators

All of them work the same way: published inputs, named sources, the arithmetic shown, and the missing pieces stated.

Common questions

How much is a parking fine in Dubai?

It depends on the offence and on whether you were at the roadside or in a parking lot, because two separate schedules are published. Parking without a valid ticket is AED 150 at the roadside and up to AED 1,000 in a lot. Parking in a People of Determination bay without a permit is AED 1,000 in both.

Is parking free in Dubai on Sundays?

The parking operator publishes that Sundays are free all day and that parking is free between 22:00 and 08:00. The Dubai government portal describes the same overnight window from the other direction and does not mention public holidays at all, while the operator says they are free. Both statements are official.

What happens if I lose my parking ticket in Dubai?

The parking-lot schedule publishes AED 150 for a lost ticket or card. No equivalent figure is published for roadside parking, which does not use a physical ticket in the same way.

Page updated 2026-09-08 — wording or links, not the facts aboveEvery figure in this calculator is quoted from a published source and was checked on 3 September 2026Sources: Both published Dubai parking fine schedules, verified 3 September 2026.Reviewed by Dan-Ionuț CiobanuFound a figure that has changed? Tell us.