50,595 jaywalkers fined in Abu Dhabi in 2017

Update: Dh400 fine for crossing roads illegally; checklist of 138 fines you could get on UAE roads

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Shajitha Shifa/Gulf News Reader
Shajitha Shifa/Gulf News Reader
Shajitha Shifa/Gulf News Reader

Abu Dhabi: Some 50,595 pedestrians were booked for crossing roads illegally in Abu Dhabi in 2017, official figures showed.

The Abu Dhabi Traffic and Patrols Directorate has advised pedestrians to use underpasses, bridges and zebra lines to cross roads and urged motorists to slow down near schools and before pedestrian crossings and give them the right of way.

Zero tolerance

''Traffic police will keep a close eye on jaywalkers and will maintain zero tolerance against offenders,'' the directorate warned.

The directorate further said it was coordinating with stakeholders and partners to ensure the safety of pedestrians by building world-class, safe pedestrian crossings on internal roads and highways so as to curb illegal and unsafe practices.

Awareness campaigns will be intensified to educate workers in agricultural, construction and contracting companies as well as those living in workers' cities about the importance of using pedestrian crossings for their own safety.

Pedestrian fines

According to traffic rules, pedestrian's failure to abide by signals or crossing from the undesignated areas will incur a fine of Dh400.

Meanwhile, a motorist who fails to give priority to pedestrians at pedestrian crossings will have to pay a fine of Dh500 and get six black points on his traffic file.

On the other hand, the fine for stopping the vehicle on a pedestrian crossing is Dh400.

List of fines 

Following is a complete list of every single possible fine you could on the road in the city. 


Texting and driving is just one of the common offences reported by Dubai Police. If you're a motorist in the UAE, it's important to know the penalties which are applied for all traffic violations.

Updated traffic fines as of February 1, 2018

No. Violation  Fine in Dh  Black Points  Vehicle Retention period/ day  Driving License suspension 
1 Driving under the influence of Alcohol  Decided by court  23 60 days for light vehicles    2 Driving under the influence of drugs or brain affecting substances or any other similar items  Decided by court    60 days for light vehicles  License to be suspended for one year from the date of punishment completion  3 Causing someone’s death  Decided by court  23 60 days for light vehicles    4 Causing a serious accident or injuries  Decided by court  23 30 days for light vehicles    5 Running away from the traffic policeman  800 for light vehicles, 1000 for heavy vehicles  12 for light vehicles, 16 for heavy vehicles  30 days for light vehicle    6 Nonstop when causing a small accident  500 for light vehicles/1000 for heavy vehicle  8 for light vehicles
16 for heavy vehicle  7 days for light vehicles    7 Exceeding the maximum speed limit by more than 80 km/hour  3000 23 60 days for light vehicles    8 Driving a vehicle without plates  3000 23 90 days for light vehicles    9 Driving a heavy vehicle in a way that jeopardizes his or other people’s lives or their safety or security  3000     License to be suspended for one year starting from the day of license withdrawal  10 Driving a heavy vehicle in a way that may cause damages to public or private facilities.  3000       11 Heavy vehicles that cross the red light  3000     License to be suspended for one year starting from the day of license withdrawal  12 The heavy vehicle driver causing any accident that result in his or any other vehicle overturn  3000     License to be suspended for one year starting from the day of license  13 Using a leisure bike with three or more wheels on the road  3000   90 days    14 Failure to hand over a driving license when the maximum black points are accrued in the third traffic violation  3000       15 Overtaking from a prohibited place by trucks drivers  3000     Suspension of DL for 1 years from the date of withdrawal  16 Using the vehicle in carrying and transporting passengers without permission  3000 24 30 days    17 Using the vehicle in carrying inflammable or hazardous materials without permission  3000 24 60 days    18 If the loads of the trucks are not covered  3000       19 Load leakage or spilling from the heavy vehicles  3000 12     20 Exceeding the maximum speed limit by more than 60 km/hour  2000 12 30 days for light vehicles    21 Driving a vehicle in a way that jeopardizes the driver or others’ lives or their safety or security  2000   60 days for light vehicles    22 Driving a vehicle in a way that may cause damage to the public and private facilities  2000   61 days for light vehicles    23 Driving heavy vehicles not complying with the safety and security measures  2000 6     24 Failure to hand over a driving license when the maximum black points are accrued in the second traffic violation  2000       25 Loading the heavy vehicles in a way that endangers others  2000 6     26 Loading the heavy vehicles in a way that damages the roads  2000 6     27 Driving a noisy vehicle  2000 12     28 Exceeding the maximum speed limit by no more than 60 km/hour  1500 6 15 days for light vehicles    29 Noncompliance of heavy vehicle with the traffic compulsory lane  1500 12     30 Not lifting the exhaust pipe of trucks  1500       31 Operating industrial, construction and mechanical vehicles and tractors without permission from the competent authority  1500       32 Exceeding the permitted percentage of vehicle tinting 1500       33 Exceeding the maximum speed limit by no more than 50 km/hour  1000       34 Entering the vehicle into a prohibited area  1000 8     35 Sudden deviation of the vehicle  1000 4     36 Crossing red light for light vehicles  1000 12 30 days    37 Crossing red light for motorcycles  1000 12 31 days    38 Rubber neck (crowding) at the scenes of traffic accidents  1000       39 Heavy vehicle overtaking or entering prohibited roads or areas  1000 4     40 Failure to hand over a driving license when the maximum black points are accrued in the first traffic violation  1000       41 Overtaking from the road shoulder  1000 6     42 Parking in front of fire hydrant places  1000 6     43 Parking in the spaces allocated for people with special needs  1000 6     44 Stopping in the middle of the road without a justified reason  1000 6     45 Stopping the vehicle in in prohibited areas on the left road shoulder in public roads  1000       46 The driver fails to stop when the school bus driver activates the stop sign  1000 10     47 Not giving way or priority to emergency vehicles, ambulances, police cars or official conveys  1000 6     48 Modifying the vehicle’s engine or the Chassis without permission  1000 12 30 days    49 Not complying of loading and unloading in the designated areas  1000 4     50 Trailing a boat or carriage without permission  1000       51 Trailing a boat or a carriage without fulfilling safety and security conditions  1000       52 Transport passengers in vehicle not designated for  1000 4     53 Driving a vehicle that causes pollution  1000 6     54 Throwing wastes from vehicles onto the roads  1000 6     55 Using mobile while driving  800 4     56 Being distracted by anything while driving  800 4     57 Changing vehicle’s colour without permission  800       58 Exceeding the maximum speed limit by no more than 40 km/hour  700       59 Exceeding the maximum speed limit by no more than 30 km/hour  600       60 a. Driving the vehicle against the traffic direction  600 4 7 days for light vehicles    61 Entering a road in a dangerous way  600 6     62 Wrong overtaking  600 6     63 Overtaking from a prohibited place  600       64 Training on driving without permission  502       65 Provide training in a vehicle that is designated for training without the competent authority permission  501       66 Violating the rules of using the commercial plate numbers  500   7 days    67 Reversing in a dangerous way  500 4     68 Noncompliance of vehicles drivers with the traffic signs and directions  500       69 Putting signs on the road that may cause damage to it or may block the traffic  500       70 Failure to take the necessary road safety measures upon the vehicle breakdown  500       71 In case of not wearing the helmet by the driver when driving a motorcycle 500 4     72
In case of not wearing the helmet by the passenger while being on a  500 4     73 Causing disturbance to traffic in any way not set forth in this schedule  500       74 Making U turn from undesignated areas  500 4     75 Making wrong turn with the vehicle  500 4     76 Driving at night without lights  500 4     77 Driving in foggy weather without lights  500 4     78 Driving in foggy weather in violation of the competent authority’s instructions  500 4     79 Not placing reflective stickers on the backside of trucks and transport vehicles  500       80 Driving a vehicle with expired driving license  500 4 7 days for light vehicles    81 Driving a vehicle with an expired registration  500 4 7 days if registration expired more than 3 months ago    82 Stopping in the yellow box junction  500       83 Stopping the vehicle on the pedestrian crossings  500       84 Park behind vehicles and blocking their movement  500       85 Stopping in undesignated places by Taxis which have designated pick up areas.  500   4   86 Stopping the vehicle without keeping the safe distance specified by the law from a curve or junction or turns  500       87 Parking without securing the vehicle  500       88 Improper Parking  500       89 Driving a vehicle without insurance  500 4 7 days    90 Driving unlicensed vehicle from the traffic department  500 4 8 days    91 Using the vehicles in marches without permission or in unauthorized situations.  500 4 15 days for the light vehicle    92 School bus driver failing to activate the stop sign or in case of noncompliance with traffic instructions  500 6     93 Not giving priority to pedestrians in pedestrians’ crossings  500 6     94 Driving a vehicle that do not comply with the security and safety measures  500       95 Driving a vehicle that is unfit for driving  500       96 Writing phrases or placing stickers on vehicle without permission.  500       97 Driving with expired tyres  500 4 7 days    98 The rear or side lights of trailer container are broken  500 4     99 The absence of back and sidelights of trailer container  500 4     100 Loading the light vehicle in a way that endangers others  500 4     101 Loading the light vehicle in a way that endangers the road  500 4     102 Overloading or unframed loadings in the light vehicles  500 4     103 Overloading a transport vehicle  500 4 7 days    104 Provide training on a training vehicle that is not labelled as training vehicle  500       105 Leak or falling of parts of the loads from a light vehicle.  500       106 Driving a vehicle below the minimum speed limit set for the road, if any  400       107 Driving a vehicle with one single plate 400       108
Unclear vehicle plate  400       109 Failure to leave safe distance when driving behind other vehicles  400 4     110 Entering the road without ensuring a clear way  400 4     111 Failure to use signal light when changing the vehicle direction or making turns  400       112 Noncompliance with the traffic compulsory lane for light vehicles  400       113 Not following the instructions of the traffic policeman  400 4     114 Driving with a driving license issued by a foreign country except in permitted cases  400       115 Driving a vehicle with a driving license other that the granted one  400 12     116 Not carrying the vehicle registration card  400       117 Not carrying the driving license  400       118 Stopping a vehicle in a way that expose danger on pedestrians  400       119 Stopping a vehicle in a way that blocks the pedestrians movement  400       120 Parking vehicles on the pavements  400       121 Driving on lanes designated for buses or taxis in other than the authorized situations.  400       122 Not giving priority to vehicles coming from the back or the left side of the road  400       123 Pedestrian’s failure to abide by signals or crossing from the undesignated areas  400       124 Using the horn or the vehicle radio in a disturbing way  400 4     125 Driving the vehicle in residential areas or around the educational institutions or the hospitals in way that endangers others  400 4     126 Allowing children under 10 years old or shorter than 145 cm to sit in the front seat of a vehicle.  400       127 Not fixing child seats for children under 4 years old in the vehicle.  400       128 Not fastening the seat belt of the driver  400 4     129 Not fastening the seat belt for all the passengers  400 4     130 Not examining the vehicle after making core adjustments on its engine  400       131 Not examining the vehicle after making core adjustments on its body  400       132 If the lights of the vehicle are not working  400 6     133 In case the changing lane light signs are not working  400 2     134 The rear sign lights of the vehicle are not working  400 2     135 Using training vehicles in timings other than specified by licensing authority or in undesignated areas  400       136 Exceeding the maximum speed limit by no more than 20 km/hour  300       137 Using vehicles for purposes other than the designated ones.  300 4     138 Not holding training permit while training  300      

 

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