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96,000 fines issued and 1,700 vehicles confiscated in Dubai
The traffic police issued over 90,000 fines and confiscated 1,700 vehicles based on evidence gathered from radars placed at various locations in the city.
- Staff Report
- Published: 21:05 November 8, 2008
Dubai: The traffic police issued over 90,000 fines and confiscated 1,700 vehicles based on evidence gathered from radars placed at various locations in the city.
Brigadier Mohammad Saif Al Zafein, Director of Dubai Police's Traffic Department, said 96,047 fines had been issued for dangerous driving in October, compared to 65,048 in September this year, a straight jump of 31,000 fines.
Radars caught 1,100 instances of people jumping red signals. Special radars to monitor heavy vehicles detected 603 speeding offences.
According to statistics from the confiscation yard in Deira, around 793 vehicles were confiscated and kept at Al Ghusais while 984 vehicles were kept at the confiscation yard of Dubai Police's General Headquarters.
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