Dubai Traffic Violations and Penalties Updated List for 2024; Check Here

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26th Aug, 2024. 06:10 pm
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Dubai Traffic Violations and Penalties Updated List for 2024; Check Here

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is renowned for its strict enforcement of traffic laws designed to enhance road safety. Key elements include specific speed limits that are closely monitored by cameras.

The UAE maintains a zero-tolerance policy for drunk driving, imposing severe penalties such as substantial fines, imprisonment, and license suspension.

In this nation of over 9 million people, compliance with traffic signals and signs is rigorously enforced, with violations leading to fines and black points on driving licenses. Here is an update on the latest fines in Dubai and other Emirates.

Dubai Traffic Fines 2024

Offences	Fine Amount (in AED)
Driving in a way that poses danger to driver’s life or lives, and safety of others	2000
Driving in a way that harms public or private properties	Decided by court
Driving under the influence of alcohol	by court
Driving under the influence of narcotic, psychotropic or similar substances	Decided by court
Driving a vehicle without number plates	3000
Driving a heavy vehicle in a way that poses danger to driver’s life or lives and safety of others	3000
Driving a heavy vehicle in a way that causes harm to public or private properties	3000
Jumping a red signal by heavy vehicles	3000
Heavy vehicle driver causing his or another vehicle to overturn	3000
Heavy vehicle not abiding by lane discipline	1500
Loading a heavy vehicle in a way that poses danger to others	2000
Loading a heavy vehicle in a way that causes harm to the road	2000
Heavy vehicle prohibited entry	1000
Falling or leaking of a heavy vehicle’s load	3000
Not fixing reflective stickers at the back of trucks and transport vehicles	500
Operating industrial, construction and mechanical vehicles and tractors without permission from licensing authority	1500
Failure to raise exhaust pipe in trucks	1500
Not covering trucks’ loads	3000
Failure to abide by loading or unloading regulations in designated areas	1000
Overtaking from a prohibited place by trucks	3000
Driving a heavy vehicle that does not comply with security and safety standards	2000
Driving against traffic	600
Entry from a prohibited place	1000
Driving a noisy vehicle	2000
Driving a vehicle that causes pollution	1000
Driving a vehicle without insurance	500
Driving an unlicensed vehicle	500
Driving with a driving license issued by a foreign country except in permitted cases	1000
Driving a vehicle on a different license	400
Driving a vehicle with an expired driving license	500
Driving a vehicle with an expired registration	500
Driving a vehicle that doesn’t comply with safety and security standards	500
Driving a vehicle that is unfit for driving	500
Driving a vehicle with one number plate	400
Number plates with unclear numbers	400
Driving below the minimum speed set for the road (if any)	400
Sudden swerving	1000
Reversing dangerously	500
Using a hand held mobile phone while driving	800
Any other distractions	800
Jumping a red signal by light vehicles	1000
Jumping a red signal by motorbikes	1000
Exceeding maximum speed limit by more than 60km/h	2000
Exceeding maximum speed limit by more than 80km/h	2000
Exceeding maximum speed limit by not more than 60km/h	1500
Exceeding maximum speed limit by not more than 50km/h	1000
Exceeding maximum speed limit by not more than 40km/h	700
Exceeding maximum speed limit by not more than 30km/h	600
Exceeding maximum speed limit by not more than 30km/h	300
Failure to follow traffic policeman instructions	400
Overtaking from hard shoulder	1000
Entering road dangerously	600
Overtaking in a prohibited place	600
Running away from traffic policeman (light vehicle)	800
Running away from traffic policeman (heavy vehicle)	1000
Causing death of others	by court
Causing a serious accident or injuries	by court
Failure of a light vehicle driver to stop after causing a minor accident	500
Failure of a heavy vehicle driver to stop after causing a minor accident	1000
Allowing children under 10 years old to sit in front seats	400
Failure to provide a child car seat for children under 4 years old	400
Failure of driver to fasten seat belt	400
Failure of passenger to fasten seat belt	400
Failure to leave safe distance	400
Entering road without making sure it is clear	400
Not giving way to emergency, police and public service vehicles or official convoys	3000
Parking cars in front of fire hydrants	1000
Parking in spaces designated for people with special needs	1000
Stopping on the road for no reason	1000
Stopping on the yellow box	500
Parking on the left side of the road in prohibited places	1000
Stopping at pedestrian crossings	500
Parking behind other cars and blocking their way	500
Taxis which have designated pickup areas stopping in undesignated ones	500
Stopping the vehicle on a road junction or curve	500
Not securing vehicle while parked	500
Parking in a wrong way	500
Parking in a way that poses danger to passersby	400
Parking in a way that interrupts pedestrian movement	400
Parking on pavements	400
Writing phrases or placing stickers on vehicle without permission	500
Exceeding permitted level of tinting	1500
Tinting a vehicle not allowed to be tinted	1500
Not giving way to pedestrians on pedestrian crossings	500
Failure to abide by traffic signs and instructions	500
Littering from vehicle window while driving	1000
Placing signs on the road in a way that causes harm to the road or interrupts traffic	500
Modifying engine or chassis without permission	1000
Rubbernecking and crowding at traffic accidents scenes	1000
Using vehicle for undesignated purpose	300
Transporting passengers illegally	300
Transporting inflammable or hazardous materials without permission	3000
Transporting passengers in a vehicle that is not licensed for this purpose	1000
Exceeding passenger limit by a passenger transport vehicle	500
Failure to take road safety measures during vehicle breakdown	500
Failure of motorcyclist to wear helmet	500
Failure of passenger to wear helmet	500
Expired tires	500
Failure to use indicators when changing direction or turning	400
Failure to give priority to vehicles coming from behind or the left side	400
Failure to get the car tested after carrying out major modification to engine	400
Failure to get the car tested after carrying out major modification to chassis	400
Failure of a light vehicle to abide by lane discipline	400
Poor condition of car lights	400
Poor condition of indicators	400
Poor condition of rear lights	400
Failure of pedestrians to abide by traffic signals	400
Pedestrians’ crossing from undesignated areas	400
Failure of a school bus driver to activate STOP SIGN or abide by traffic rules	500
Driver’s failure to stop when school bus’s STOP SIGN is activated	1000
Using three-wheel or more leisure bike on the road	3000
Driving on lanes designated for taxis and buses except in permitted cases	400
Participating in a motorcade without permission except in permitted cases	500
Changing vehicle color without permission	800
Towing a car or a boat without permission	1000
Failure to abide by safety and security standards in towing a car or a boat	1000
Poor condition of trailer’s rear or side lights	500
Absence of trailer’s rear or side lights	500
Interrupting traffic in any other way not specified in this table	500
Turning from undesignated areas	500
Turning in a wrong way	500
Loading a light vehicle in a way that poses danger to others	500
Loading a light vehicle in a way that poses danger to the road	500
load or protruding load from a light vehicle without permission	500
Dropping or spilling load from light vehicles	500
Illegal use of commercial number plates	500
Driving at night without lights	500
Driving in a foggy weather without lights	500
Driving in a foggy weather in violation of concerned authorities’ instructions	500
Using horn or car sound system in a disturbing way	400
Driving at residential areas, educational zones, hospitals in a way that endangers others’ lives	400
Not carrying vehicle registration card	400
Using driving learning vehicles in prohibited times and areas	400
Teaching driving in a car that is not labelled as learning vehicle	500
Teaching driving in a car that is undesignated for this purpose without permission from the licensing authority	500
Teaching driving without a license	500
Not carrying Driving Learning permit while training	300
Failure to hand over driving license when the maximum black points are accrued in the first traffic violation	1000

UAE Black Points

Black points are a component of the penalty system used to enforce traffic laws and enhance road safety. Each traffic violation adds a certain number of black points to a driver’s record, which accumulate over time.

If a driver gathers 24 black points within a year, their driving license will be suspended, with the length of the suspension depending on the seriousness of the offenses.