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List of traffic fines in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah UAE

Article 191 of UAE Federal Bylaw 21, 1995 list of violations and traffic fines for the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Applies to Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, and other emirates in the UAE. Updated in 2008, and again in 2017: Traffic fines (new list).

Traffic fines in UAE from 1995

Article 191 of UAE Federal Bylaw 21, 1995, list of violations and fines

Item	Description	Fine (AED) or court decision	Black points	Vehicle confiscation period	Prison
1	Non-complying with Traffic Officer's instructions	200
2	Non-complying with Traffic signs and instructions	100
3	Running away from Traffic Officer	200
4	Non-Stop when causing an accident or harm to others	100
5	Abstention to give name and address to Traffic Officer	200
6	Hindering traffic movement	100
7	Putting signs on the road damaging or hindering traffic movement	100
8	Stopping the vehicle along sidewalk or without observing the distance duly defined	100
9	Stopping the vehicle in a manner causing danger or hindering sidewalk	100
10	Non-taking necessary procedures for safety of traffic when vehicle broken	100
11	Attempting entering a road without being sure of being empty causing sidewalk hindering	200
12	Excess Speed (detected by Radar)	200
13	Driving below minimum speed limit for roads.	100
14	Driving recklessly or in a manner endangering public	200
15	Passing red light	500
16	Turning with vehicle from a place not specified for such or wrong turning	100
17	Driving contrary to the line	200
18	Getting into a prohibited place	200
19	Turning back in a dangerous way	100
20	Non-preference of emergency, police, public service and seasonal parades	200
21	Non-leaving the road for left-coming cars where required	100
22	Non-leaving the path for back-coming cars to go on the left	100
23	Crossing from the right or in a dangerous way	150
24	Van drivers’ passing in a dangerous way	400
25	Passing in a place prohibited for passing	400
26	Turning into the road in a dangerous way for vans or any other vehicles	400
27	Non-leaving enough distance behind front vehicles	100
28	Sudden turning with the vehicle	150
29	Non-complying with obligatory walking line	100
30	Non-preference of sidewalk	100
31	Vans’ passing in prohibited places and roads	100
32	Non-use of lights when changing vehicle direction or turning	150
33	Dragging a vehicle by an unequipped car or vehicle	100
34	Loading the vehicle in a dangerous way on others or the road	100
35	Leaking things off the vehicle	100
36	Throwing wastes off vehicles on public road	100
37	Using alarm in prohibited place or in an annoying way	100
38	Walking at night or foggy times without using lights	150
39	(Using cycling multi-color lights)	100
40	Adding additives to vehicle unauthorized by licensing authority	100
41	Using inner light during vehicle walk with no excuse	50
42	Non-use of inner light in buses at night	100
43	Driving by a driving license issued from a foreign country in other than authorized cases	150
44	Driving by a license other than given one	200
45	Driving without using medical glasses or lances	100
46	Non-wearing helmet when driving motorbike	200
47	Non-holding driving license or vehicle ownership license	100
48	Non-presenting driving license when requested	100
49	Non-presenting vehicle ownership license when requested	100
50	Teaching driving without license	200
51	Driving a cab without license	100
52	Driving a cab with expired license	100
53	Driving a vehicle unlicensed by licensing authority	200
54	Driving a vehicle with an expired driving license	100
55	Non-renewing vehicle license after expiry And an extra fine of ten dirham for each delay month or part thereof after three months of license expiry date	100
56	Loading passengers onto educational vehicles	100
57	Using educational vehicles at times or in places not defined by licensing Authority	100
58	Using the vehicle for purposes other than specified	100
59	Excess load than allowed with no license	200
60	Breaching rules of using commercial number plates	100
61	Non-existence of number plates or driving with one plate	200
62	Different number plates among dragger, dragged and semi-dragged	100
63	Non-clearance of number plates	150
64	Teaching driving in a vehicle not dedicated for such without permission from licensing authority	100
65	Driving a vehicle without safety conditions	150
66	Vehicle not valid for driving	150
67	Vehicle tires not valid for driving	100
68	Direction changing lights or lights not valid for driving	100
69	Non-existence of red light in the back	100
70	Non-existence or non-validity of lamps in the back or sides of trailer	150
71	Driving a vehicle causing noise	100
72	Driving a vehicle causing environment pollution or gasses and vapors containing excess compounds	300
73	Making fundamental changes in vehicle motor, chase or color without License	400
74	Non-inspecting the vehicle after performing any fundamental change in motor or body	100
75	Parking in a no-parking place	150
76	Non-assuring vehicle stability when parking	150
77	Leaving vehicle on the road while motor is working	100
78	Parking the vehicle on the left side of the road in no-parking places	150
79	Vehicles parking in front of fire nozzles and places dedicated for handicapped or ambulance	100
80	Misusing situations	100
81	Parking vehicles on pavements	150
82	Parking behind vehicles hindering movement	150
83	Writing or putting naughty posters on the car	100
84	Teaching driving in an educational vehicle without educational plate	100
85	Non-putting fees tariff stated in public buses and cabs or non-presenting when requested	150
86	Non-fixing reflecting posters in the back of vans and transport cars	100
87	Non-writing van load on sides	100
88	Non-exposing what refers to licensed excess load	100
89	Non-fixing cab sign in dedicated places	100
90	Non-complying with stated color for cabs or training	100
91	Cabs to which stations are dedicated to transport passengers stopping in places not permitted	100
92	Refusal to take passengers in cabs	100
93	Non-complying with loading or unloading system in stations (if any)	100
94	Opening left door of cabs	100
95	Gathering passengers by calling in presence of signs	50
96	Non-committal to decided tariff	100
97	Transporting excess passengers	50
98	Not-cleaning cabs and buses from inside and outside or smoking therein	100
99	Non-wearing described uniforms for cabs drivers or non care	100
100	Non-lifting exhaust device in vans	200
101	Non-covering load in vans	100
102	Crossing street from not allowed places for crossing (if any)	50
103	Non-fastening seat belt while driving	100

*Not in original list of traffic offences.

1995 fines list notes

• 39: Unknown why description enclosed in brackets ().
• 45: "lances" presumably means (contact) lenses.
• 62: "dragger, dragged, semi-dragged" presumably refers to trailer being towed.
• Speeding fines were a flat rate of AED 200 per ticket, speed was not a factor in the fine amount.

Categories

• Parent category: Road rules and fines in UAE.
• Child pages: none.
• Related pages: Driving in Dubai, Dubai Police, [Dubai Police traffic fines - merge or delete], RTA.

References, sources

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