New public parking fees and fines set to come into force in Oman

Muscat: Muscat Municipality officials are gearing up to apply the new public parking fees from tomorrow, October 16.
“The new fees will be activated from Sunday. Motorists should be aware that the public parking fee is not 100 baisas per hour any more. Instead, its 200 baisas per hour now,” said a reliable source at the Muscat Municipality.
He also said that the Muscat Municipality has issued an announcement in press and social media alerting public to spread awareness among public.
Drivers who occupy two parking lots to park one vehicle will be fined OMR10 and those occupying a parking lot reserved for disabled motorists will have to pay OMR20.
Those leaving their car in a parking lot reserved for ambulance parking will have to pay OMR100 and those who leave their vehicles for sale or for advertisement purposes in public parking areas and sidewalks will also be slapped a fine of OMR500.
However, the order has excluded the ambulances, police patrol, civil defence vehicles, municipality vehicles and government vehicles approved by the municipality.
The order says that motorists have to pay 200 baisas as parking fee for every hour and those interested in booking the parking lot for the whole month have to pay OMR50 while they have to
pay OMR15 as a fee for private parking permit.