Taxi commuters in Dubai won't enjoy Dh24 per day Salik cap

With the Salik toll tax for cabs coming into effect this morning onwards, Dubai commuters will have to shell out an additional Dh4 every time they pass under the toll gates.

However, there’s more distress for commuters.

The maximum fee of Dh24 per day applicable to personal vehicles that pass one or more Salik toll gates may not apply to taxi passengers, an employee at the Salik Customer Service Centre has confirmed to Emirates 24|7.

Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) had in December announced that it will re-apply the toll gate (Salik) to all taxis from January 15, 2013.

The Salik fees for personal vehicles is capped at Dh24 per day, which means that vehicles that cross the gate more than six times a day are exempt from paying the toll after the sixth (paid) crossing, and no further charges are added if the vehicle passes a toll gate for the seventh or more times.

However, this will not apply to the Salik fee that has been added to taxi fares from January 15 onwards.

“The Salik charge that will be added to the total taxi fare is charged per passenger per trip, and not per vehicle,” says Adel Shakri, Director, Transportation Systems, PTA.