Dubai: An Emirati motorist racked up fines of Dh42,000 within an hour on Shaikh Zayed Road and was caught by 12 radars.
He paid Dh42,000 in speeding and other fines to avoid confiscation of his vehicle.
"Usually we don't accept individuals paying in order to avoid the confiscation of their vehicles, but this particular individual had difficult circumstances which allowed us to accept his payment. But usually we refuse these payments and confiscate the vehicles of individuals we believe can be a threat on the road," said Lieutenant Colonel Saif Al Mazroui, Deputy Director of the General Traffic Department at Dubai Police.
According to police sources, the man had been caught by 12 radars beginning at 3.05am on Shaikh Zayed Road in May. He was driving 60km over the speed limit. The man claimed that he was speeding in order to reach home as his daughter was ill.
"There is no excuse for driving at such a reckless speed and exposing yourself and other drivers on the road to grave danger," said Lt Col Al Mazroui.
"The punishment for driving at such a speed is Dh1,000, 30 days of confiscation of the vehicle and 12 black traffic points."
Dubai Police launched the ‘Speed Kills' campaign on November 1 which will attempt to reduce the number of fatalities caused by speeding on roads. Police officers will start impounding vehicles on the spot who are caught speeding by more than 60km over the speed limit.
