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Dubai carpool related news

RTA car pool website - 23 July 2008

RTA says carpooling allowed without registration - 03 June 2008

The Gulf News reports that motorists will be able to register with the RTA carpool service (or restriction, depending on how you look at it), by the end of June 2008. Website was not given but check at www.rta.ae. However, apparently you don't need to register if you are carpooling with friends or family.

"People can always carry their friends and relatives even without getting registered with the RTA," said Eisa Al Dossary, CEO of the Public Transport Agency at the RTA, according to the Gulf News report.

RTA in Dubai to allow (or restrict) carpooling - 20 May 2008

The UAE press are reporting that the RTA will allow carpooling in Dubai for drivers and passengers that register with them. That sounds like a misleading headline to us.

As the RTA and police had previously said that carpooling was permitted, (it was private taxis that were illegal), this new requirement for registration sounds like a restriction rather then a permission.
As the RTA is a Dubai transport authority, does that mean that carpooling in other Emirates is still unrestricted?