{"id":15482,"date":"2019-08-19T15:52:53","date_gmt":"2019-08-19T11:52:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovindubai.com\/?p=15482"},"modified":"2019-08-19T15:52:53","modified_gmt":"2019-08-19T11:52:53","slug":"residents-in-motor-city-are-questioning-the-rationale-behind-a-new-malls-parking-rates-without-free-hours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/community\/residents-in-motor-city-are-questioning-the-rationale-behind-a-new-malls-parking-rates-without-free-hours\/","title":{"rendered":"Residents In Motor City Are Questioning The Rationale Behind A New Mall&#8217;s Parking Rates Without Free Hours"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A new mall in Motorcity is charging for parking, without free hours and it has caught the attention of residents who have compared it to airport level rates.<\/p>\n<p>Local comedian and Dubai resident, Salman Qureshi, was stunned after noticing the AED30 parking free at First Avenue Mall in Motorcity recently.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Bd7B52dFWBD\/<\/p>\n<h2>He asked about the deciding factor that lead to this- curious to know the insights on the mall&#8217;s parking<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">First Avenue Mall in Motorcity is now charging for Parking. The price? 30dhs an hour with no free hour or anything. 30 dhs. That&#39;s airport level prices. Very steep compared to market. Who decided this? Are the businesses not concerned?<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Salman Qureshi (@salmanzq) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/salmanzq\/status\/1163015829287555072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 18, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><!--infeed--><\/p>\n<h2>&#8220;Do people just pay these amounts?&#8221;<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">And do people just pay these amounts? At the moment I see the parking far more empty then pre-charge days. Very interested in the economics of this move by the mall management. Any insights twitter folks?<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Salman Qureshi (@salmanzq) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/salmanzq\/status\/1163015831850295296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 18, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><em>&#8220;So to visit a mall, you now need to pay AED30&#8221;<\/em><\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">So to visit a mall now u need to pay aed 30..how much kore ridiculous can it get.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shais (@shaisahmad) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/shaisahmad\/status\/1163049987158265856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 18, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><em>&#8220;So 3 hours of shopping in a mall will come with AED90 parking&#8221;<\/em><\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">So 3 hours of shopping in a mall will come with aed 90 of parking.  I mean who thinks all this n then there are intelligent ppl who are jobless<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shais (@shaisahmad) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/shaisahmad\/status\/1163050655956815879?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 18, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><em>&#8220;I thought it was free if you shop or dine there.&#8221;<\/em><\/h2>\n<p>Online discussions suggest that it could have two hours free at start but we&#8217;re still awaiting official confirmation from the mall.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I thought it&#39;s free if you shop or dine there.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Riz (@rizwanfarooq) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rizwanfarooq\/status\/1163071752760692736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 18, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A new mall in Motorcity is charging for parking, without free hours and it has caught the attention of residents who have compared it to airport level rates. 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Any insights twitter folks?<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Salman Qureshi (@salmanzq) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/salmanzq\/status\/1163015831850295296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 18, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"text_block","content":"<h2><em>&#8220;So to visit a mall, you now need to pay AED30&#8221;<\/em><\/h2>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"embed_block","embed_item":"<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">So to visit a mall now u need to pay aed 30..how much kore ridiculous can it get.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shais (@shaisahmad) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/shaisahmad\/status\/1163049987158265856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 18, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"text_block","content":"<h2><em>&#8220;So 3 hours of shopping in a mall will come with AED90 parking&#8221;<\/em><\/h2>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"embed_block","embed_item":"<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">So 3 hours of shopping in a mall will come with aed 90 of parking.  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