Salik Expands Beyond Toll Gates With New Five-Year Technology Deal
By Thasmiya
Dubai’s Salik is taking another step beyond traditional road tolls, with **parking payments and other mobility services**set to play a bigger role in its future.
Salik has renewed its technology partnership with US-based TransCore for another **five years**, extending a relationship that dates back to 2006. The renewed agreement will support Dubai’s existing toll system while developing technology that can also be used for parking payments and future mobility services.
## **What is the new Salik deal?**
The new five-year agreement extends Salik’s long-standing partnership with TransCore, the technology company that helped design and develop Dubai’s original road tolling system before Salik began operations in 2007.
Under the renewed partnership, TransCore will continue supporting Salik’s tolling technology while also helping develop systems required for the company’s expansion into other mobility-related payment services.
## **Does this mean Salik will be used for parking?**
Salik is already moving into parking payments.
The company has been expanding its **Salik E-Wallet** so drivers can pay parking fees automatically at participating locations without collecting tickets or making a separate payment.
The new TransCore agreement provides additional technology support for this expansion and other future mobility services.
## **Salik parking is already available at Dubai Mall**
Salik introduced barrier-free parking payments at Dubai Mall in July 2024.
At participating parking zones, cameras recognise the vehicle’s number plate and applicable parking charges can be deducted automatically from the motorist’s Salik account.
The system operates across Dubai Mall’s Fashion, Grand and Cinema parking areas.
## **Salik parking has expanded across the UAE**
Salik has also partnered with Parkonic to introduce its E-Wallet across private parking locations around the UAE.
By the end of 2025, the system was operating at **110 Parkonic locations**, with further expansion planned across Parkonic’s portfolio.
Importantly, this partnership represented Salik’s first expansion of this type beyond Dubai.
## **You can also use Salik for parking at Dubai International Airport**
In January 2026, Salik signed a separate **10-year agreement with Dubai Airports**.
The agreement brings Salik E-Wallet payments to approximately **7,400 designated parking spaces at Dubai International Airport**, covering Terminals 1, 2 and 3 as well as the Cargo Mega Terminal.
Implementation began on January 22, allowing motorists to use Salik as a convenient payment option while other parking payment methods remain available.
## **Dubai Harbour has joined the network too**
Salik’s parking footprint expanded again in July 2026 through an agreement with Shamal Holding.
Visitors to the new nine-storey **Harbour West Car Park at Dubai Harbour** can pay applicable parking charges through their Salik accounts, with the solution delivered in collaboration with Parkonic.
## **What could come next?**
Parking is only one part of Salik’s wider plan.
The company has been developing its E-Wallet as a broader mobility-payment platform. Other initiatives announced by Salik include digital valet payments, integration with electric-vehicle charging and a pilot programme for fuel and related service payments at selected ENOC stations.
Under the renewed TransCore agreement, Salik also plans to explore **artificial intelligence, advanced technologies and digital solutions** to improve efficiency and prepare its systems for future services.
## **Will this change Salik toll charges?**
The announcement does **not introduce new toll charges or a new Salik toll gate**.
The five-year agreement primarily concerns the technology supporting Salik’s existing toll operations and its expansion into additional mobility services.
Salik says the financial impact of the renewed contract is expected to remain broadly similar to the previous agreement, with annual operating expenses expected at around **5% to 5.5% of total annual revenue**.
## **What this means for UAE motorists**
For motorists, Salik is gradually becoming more than the account used when driving through Dubai toll gates.
The same ecosystem is increasingly being used to handle parking payments at malls, airports and other destinations, potentially reducing the need for parking tickets, separate apps and manual payment.
As more partners integrate with Salik, motorists could eventually use the same E-Wallet across a much wider range of driving-related services.
## **Why this matters**
Salik’s renewed five-year technology deal signals a broader shift in the company’s role within Dubai’s transport network.
Toll collection remains its core business, but parking, valet services, EV charging and other digital payments are increasingly becoming part of the Salik ecosystem.
For UAE motorists, the bigger picture is simple: **the Salik account you already use for toll gates could increasingly become one account for multiple mobility payments.**