Dh500 fine for blocking traffic after minor accidents in Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi: Motorists who are involved in minor accidents but do not move their vehicles on the side of the road will face a Dh500 fine for blocking traffic, according to the Abu Dhabi Police on Saturday, November 25, 2017.

Traffic police will start giving out fines in December, according to Abu Dhabi Police.

If you're a motorist in the UAE, it's important to know the penalties which are applied for all traffic violations.

	Violation	Fine	Black Points	Vehicle confiscated / Days
1	Driving under the influence of alcohol	Maximum fine of Dh20,000 or Jail	23	60
2	Driving under the influence of drugs or similar substances.	Decided by court	License to be suspended for 1 year from the date of punishment completion	60
3	Driving a vehicle without number plates.	Dh3000	23	90
4	Driving a heavy vehicle in a way that endangers his or other people’s lives, harms public or private properties, jumping the red light, causing his or another vehicle to overturn	Dh3000	License to be suspended for 1 year
5	Heavy vehicle not abiding by lane discipline.	Dh1500	12
6	Driving a heavy vehicle that does not comply with safety and security conditions.	Dh2000	6
7	Loading a heavy vehicle in a way that may cause danger to others or to the road.	Dh2000	6
8	Entering road dangerously.	Dh600	6
9	Causing death of others.	Decided by court	23	60
10	Not stopping after causing an accident that resulted in injuries with a light vehicle.	Dh500	8	7
11	Not stopping after causing an accident that resulted in injuries with a heavy vehicle.	Dh1000	16
12	Failure for light vehicle to stop after causing an accident	Dh500	8	7
13	Failure for heavy vehicle to stop after causing an accident	Dh1000	16
15	Exceeding maximum speed limit by more than 80km/hr for light vehicles	Dh3000	23	60
14	Exceeding maximum speed limit by more than 60km/hr.	Dh2000	12	30
25	Exceeding maximum speed limit by not more than 60km/hr.	Dh1500	6	15
26	Exceeding maximum speed limit by not more than 50km/hr.	Dh1000
29	Exceeding maximum speed limit by not more than 40km/hr.	Dh700
31	Exceeding maximum speed limit by not more than 30km/hr.	Dh600
37	Exceeding maximum speed limit by not more than 20km/hr.	Dh300
17	Driving in a way that endangers people	Dh2000	23	60
18	Jumping a red light for light vehicles	Dh1000	12	30
19	Jumping a red light for motor bikes	Dh800	4	30
20	Running away from a traffic policeman in a light vehicle	Dh800	12	30
21	Running away from a traffic policeman in a heavy vehicles	Dh1000	16
22	Dangerous overtaking by heavy vehicles where it's prohibited	Dh3000		1 year
23	Causing a car to overturn by heavy vehicles	Dh3000	1 year license suspension
24	Causing serious injuries.	Decided by court	23	30
27	Overtaking on the hard shoulder.	Dh1000	6
28	Overtaking from a prohibited place.	Dh600
30	Parking in fire hydrant places, spaces allocated for people with special needs and ambulance parking.	Dh1000	6
32	Driving against traffic.	Dh600	4
33	Allowing children under 10 years old or shorter 145 cm to sit in the front seat of a vehicle.	Dh400
34	Failure to fasten seat belt while driving for all passengers.	Dh400	4
35	Failure to leave a safe distance.	Dh400	4
36	Failure to follow the directions of the policeman.	Dh400	4
38	Entering a road without ensuring that it is clear.	Dh400	4
39	Exceeding permitted level of car window tinting.	Dh1500
40	Not giving way to emergency, police and public service vehicles or official convoys.	Dh1000	6
41	Driving a noisy vehicle.	Dh2000	6
42	Allowing others to drive a vehicle for which they are unlicensed.	Dh500		7
43	Overload or protruding load from a heavy vehicle without permission.	Dh3000	12
44	Driving a vehicle that causes pollution.	Dh1000	6
45	Stopping on the road for no reason.	Dh1000	6
46	Stopping on a yellow box.	Dh500
47	Not giving pedestrians way on pedestrian crossings.	Dh500	6
48	Failure to abide by traffic signs and directions.	Dh500
49	Throwing waste from vehicles onto roads.	Dh1000	6
50	Stopping vehicle on the left side of the road in prohibited places.	Dh1000
51	Stopping vehicle on pedestrian crossing.	Dh500
52	Teaching driving in a training vehicle that does not bear a learning sign.	Dh500
53	Teaching driving in a non training vehicle without permission from licensing authority.	Dh500
54	Placing marks on the road that may damage the road or block traffic.	Dh500
55	Operating industrial, construction and mechanical vehicles and tractors without permission	Dh500		7
56	Modifying vehicle’s engine without permission.	Dh1000	12	30
57	Changing vehicle’s color without permission.	Dh800
59	Driving with a driving license issued by a foreign country except in permitted cases.	Dh400
61	Parking behind vehicles and blocking their movement.	Dh500
62	Towing a vehicle or a boat with an unprepared vehicle.	Dh1000
64	No lights on the back or sides of trailer container.	Dh400	2
65	Lights on the back or sides of container not working.	Dh400	6
66	Taxis, which have designated pickup areas, stopping in undesignated places.	Dh500	4
67	Prohibited entry of heavy vihicles	Dh1000	4
68	Blocking traffic	Dh1000		6
69	Vehicle unfit for driving.	Dh500		7
70	Driving a light vehicle that does not comply with safety and security conditions.	Dh200		7
71	Not lifting exhaust of trucks.	Dh1500
72	Not covering loads of trucks.	Dh3000
74	Heavy vehicle prohibited entry.	Dh1000	4
75	Violating loading or unloading regulations in parking.	Dh1000	4
76	Carrying and transporting passengers illegally.	Dh3000	24	30
77	Writing phrases or placing stickers on vehicle without permission.	Dh500
78	Not taking road safety measures during vehicle breakdowns	Dh500
79	U turn from undesignated areas of incorrectly	Dh500	4
80	Loading a light vehicle in a way that may pose a danger to others or to the road.	Dh500	4
81	Stopping vehicle without keeping the distance specified by the law from a curve or junction.	Dh500
82	Transporting passengers by vehicle undesignated for this purpose.	Dh1000	4
83	Sudden swerve.	Dh1000	4
84	Driving on lanes meant for buses or taxis	Dh400
85	Driving a taxi without required license.	Dh200	4
86	Carrying passengers in driving training vehicle.	Dh200	4
87	Driving a taxi with an expired warranty.	Dh200
88	Reversing dangerously.	Dh400	4
89	Taxi refusing to carry passengers.	Dh200	4
90	Parking illegally	Dh500
91	Parking in loading and offloading areas	Dh200
92	Parking on the left hand shoulder of road in prohibited areas	Dh1000
93	Parking without securing the car	Dh500
94	Using multi-colored lights.	Dh200
95	Not wearing helmet while driving motorbike.	Dh500	4
96	Exceeding passenger limit.	Dh500	4	7
97	Expired tires	Dh500	4	7
98	Driving with an expired registration	Dh500	4	7 (if registration expired more than 3 months ago)
99	Driving unlicensed vehicle.	Dh5 00
100	Violation of laws of using commercial number plates.	Dh500		7
101	Light vehicle dropping or spilling load	Dh500
103	Driving with one number plate or faded numbers on plate	Dh400
104	Driving at night or in foggy weather without lights.	Dh500	4
106	Not fixing reflective stickers at the back of trucks and heavy vehicles.	Dh500
107	Not using indicators when changing direction or turning.	Dh400
108	Not giving way for vehicles to pass on the left.	Dh400
113	Overtaking dangerously	Dh600	6
114	Driving an unlicensed vehicle.	Dh500	4	7
119	Parking vehicles on pavement.	Dh400
129	Driving below minimum speed limit.	Dh400
131	Using hand-held mobile phone while driving or being distracted in any way	Dh800	4
138	Using horn in a disturbing way.	Dh400	4
140	Failure to hand over a driving license when the maximum black points are accrued in the first traffic violation	Dh1000
141	Failure to hand over a driving license when the maximum black points are accrued in the second traffic violation	Dh2000
142	Failure to hand over a driving license when the maximum black points are accrued in the third traffic violation	Dh3000
143	Failure to pick up confiscated car once the confiscation period is over	Dh50 a day maximum of Dh3000
144	Failure to pick up confiscated heavy vehicle once the confiscation period is over	Dh100 a day, maximumDh3000
145	Overloading a light vehicle	Dh500	4
146	Driving school vehicles in times and areas that are prohibited	Dh400
147	Teaching someone to drive in a car that is not labelled as learning vehicle, or teaching without a license	Dh500
148	Not presenting a learners permit	Dh300
149	Broken or absence of back or sidelights on the tow truck	Dh500	4
150	Participating in a motorcade without a permit	Dh500	4	15
151	Pedestrian’s failure to abide by signals, or crossing from undesignated areas	Dh400
152	Schoolbus driver failing to activate the stop sign or abide by traffic instructions	Dh500	6
153	Driver failing to stop when the bus drivers activates the stop sign.	Dh1000	10
154	Using a leisure bike with three or more wheels	Dh3,000		90
155	Transporting inflammable ale or dangerous materials without permission	Dh3,000	24	60
156	Failutre to take safety precautions when the car breaks down	Dh500
157	Failure to get the car technically tested after any major engine or Shasi modifications	Dh400
158	Broken Car lights	Dh400	6
159	Disregarding policeman’s instructions	Dh400	4
160	Failure to fix chid seats for children under 4 years	Dh400
161	Faulire to give priority to emergency , police and protocol vehicles	Dh1000	6
162	Stopping at Zebra crossings	Dh500
163	Stopping vehicles and road turns	Dh500
164	Parking in a way without securing the car	Dh500
165	Parking on pavements	Dh400
166	Writing or posting on the vehicle without a permit	Dh500
167	Faiure to abide by traffic signs	Dh500
168	Literring from vehicle windows while driving	Dh1000	6
169	Rubber neck and crowds at the scenes of traffic accident	Dh1000
170	Driving a heavy vehicle dangerously in a way that endangers his or other people’s lives	Dh3,000		License to be suspended for one year
171	Driving a heavy vehicle in a way that harms public or private properties	Dh3,000		License to be suspended for one year
172	Heavy vehicle jumping the red light	Dh3,000		License to be suspended for one year
173	Heavy vehicle causing his or another vehicle to overturn	Dh3,000		License to be suspended for one year
174	Driving industrial, construction and mechanical equipment without a license	Dh1,500
175	Heavy vehicle overtaking in areas where it is prohibited	Dh3,000		License to be suspended for one year
176	Driving a heavy vehicle that does not abide by safety standards	Dh2,000	6
177	A driving an uninsiured vehicle	Dh500	4	7
178	Driving a vehicle on a different license for a different type of vehicle	Dh400	12
179	Driving a vehicle that does not abide by safety standards	Dh500
180	Driving a vehicle that is unfit for driving	Dh500
181	Driving a vehicle at below the minimum speed set for the road (if any)	Dh400

Previous fines as of February 2016

	Violation	Fine	Black Points	Vehicle confiscated / Days
182	Not fixing number plates in designated places.	Dh200	2
183	Exceeding maximum speed limit by not more than 10km/hr.	Dh400
184	Violating the terms of the driving license.	Dh300
185	Leaving a vehicle on the road with its engine running.	Dh300
186	Using vehicle for purposes other than designated.	Dh200	4	7
187	Using un-matching number plates for trailers and containers.	Dh200
188	Stopping a vehicle in a way that may pose danger or block traffic.	Dh200	3
189	Using training vehicles outside of timings specified by licensing authority.	Dh200
190	Using training vehicles in places not designated by licensing.	Dh200
191	Abuse of parking space.	Dh200	3
192	Violating tariff.	Dh200	6
193	Not showing vehicle registration card when required.	Dh200
194	Not showing driving license when required.	Dh200
195	Not fixing taxi sign where required.	Dh200
196	Not fixing a sign indicating licensed overload.	Dh200	3
197	Using interior lights for no reason while driving.	Dh100
198	Failure to abide by specified color for taxis or training cars.	Dh200
199	Failure to display tariff of buses or taxis or not showing them when required.	Dh200
200	Broken lights.	Dh200	6
201	Using horn in prohibited areas.	Dh200	2
202	Failure to keep taxis and buses clean inside and outside.	Dh200
203	Not abiding by taxi drivers obligatory uniform or not keeping it in good condition.	Dh100
204	Smoking inside taxis and buses.	Dh200
205	Calling on passengers in the presence of signs.	Dh100
206	Not displaying truck’s load on both sides.	Dh100
207	Driving without spectacles or contact lenses.	Dh100
208	Not using interior light in buses at night.	Dh100
209	Opening left door of taxi.	Dh100	3