The flyer which was distributed both in English and Arabic to the visitors of downtown Jeddah on Sunday. The flyer instructs motorists to park their vehicles in the space provided, purchase the ticket for the required amount of time, clearly display the ticket on the side of the dashboard and return before the time expires.



Saudi Gazette report

JEDDAH – Starting today (Tuesday), motorists driving to Balad will have to pay by hour to park their vehicles.



Jeddah Municipality distributed flyers on Sunday informing the visitors to Balad about the paid parking system.



Some 39 meters painted in blue and red have been installed on major streets in the downtown as part of the first phase of the electronic paid parking scheme launched last month by Jeddah Governor Prince Mishaal Bin Majed.



Motorists who wish to park in the paid parking zones must purchase a ticket from Pay & Display machines. Vehicles have to be parked in the clearly marked and numbered space. Parking will cost SR3 an hour.



Parking fees can be paid in two different ways: By inserting 50 halala coins in the machine for the required time or by using an electronic account or e-Wallet system.



The flyer instructs motorists to park their vehicles in the space provided, purchase the ticket for the required amount of time, clearly display the ticket on the side of the dashboard and return before the time expires.



The vehicles violating the parking rules will be towed, and can only be retrieved after a payment of a fine of SR50 and towing charges of SR100.



Parking enforcement officers who patrol the streets will issue a charge notice (CN) to those drivers who do not display a parking ticket on the dashboard of the parked vehicle or display an expired ticket or violate any other parking regulation.



The new project is meant to organize parking in downtown Jeddah which is currently witnesses many traffic jams.



The extra revenue will aid the city in many other development projects to ease traffic and develop the infrastructure.



Parking meters were installed in Dammam in 2010.