Dubai malls started trial period for paid parking system

Mall of the Emirates and Deira City Centre will begin a free trial period of their parking management system on Sunday to ensure that customers understand the new plan a month before the system actually starts from September 10.
The parking management system was announced last month to ensure that the malls' customers who use their own transport have adequate parking places once the Dubai Metro service begins on September 9.
The move is designed to deter park and ride Metro users who may use the malls' parking facilities as Mall of the Emirates and Deira City Centre Metro Stations are close by.
Starting on September 10, visitors to Mall of the Emirates and Deira City Centre will be provided with three hours' free parking on weekdays and fours hours at the weekends (Fridays and Saturdays). For customers wanting to watch a movie, an extra free hour will be provided on both weekdays and weekends.
Customers must collect a ticket at a parking entry station, use an automatic pay machine when leaving and swipe at the exit barrier.