How Salik Works

Salik’s ten toll gates are located along the Sheikh Zayed Road and Al Khail Road, the main highways connecting Dubai’s key landmarks and areas as well as connecting Abu Dhabi with the Northern Emirates and the main thoroughfare for traffic.

Through an easy‑to‑access and navigate Smart Salik app, drivers can create an account, charge it up, monitor usage, settle violations and provide feedback.

Salik also has partnerships with both the RTA App and Careem, now allows users to conveniently order Salik tags alongside its existing services such as ordering taxis, groceries, and renting cars and bikes.

Solar powered gates

Salik’s Jebel Ali toll gate received approximately 21% of its power requirements from solar panels in 2023, and new gates are almost 90% solar powered.

Solar panels on toll gates enhances Salik’s sustainability efforts and strengthen its commitment to ESG goals

New Salik tags

Drivers can now customise tags and display unique messages within them.

Seamless mall parking

Since the launch of its partnership with Emaar on launch in July 1, 2024, Salik’s advanced technology has provided seamless, barrier‑free parking for Dubai Mall visitors. The system offers automatic, ticketless fee collection by recognising vehicle plates and deducting applicable charges directly from Salik user accounts across the Fashion, Grand, and Cinema parking zones.

Salik has also partnered with Parkonic, the UAE’s largest private parking operator, to integrate its eWallet system across Parkonic’s 107 locations and future sites, marking Salik’s first geographical expansion beyond the Emirate of Dubai. This collaboration, effective in Q1 2025, supports the UAE’s smart‑city goals and will provide seamless parking payment solutions while boosting Salik’s ancillary revenue streams.

Salik provides barrier‑free parking at Dubai Mall

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Cameras read vehicle license plates upon entry and exit

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Parking fee collection is 100% ticketless

Fees are automatically deducted from Salik user accounts

Barrier‑free parking is in use across the Fashion, Grand and Cinema parking zones.