Dubai: Did you know that there are over 130 different fines that regulate the flow of traffic in the UAE. From restrictions to overloading a vehicle, which may cause damage to people or roads, to following basic traffic rules, here are all the traffic fines and black points that you could face.
Speed violations
Driving a vehicle below the minimum speed limit set for the road, if any
Fine: Dh400
Exceeding the maximum speed limit by more than 80 km/hour
Fine: Dh3,000
Black Points: 23
Retention period: 60 days for light vehicles
Exceeding the maximum speed limit by more than 60 km/hour
Fine: Dh2,000
Black Points: 12
Retention period: 30 days for light vehicles
Exceeding the maximum speed limit by no more than 60 km/hour
Fine Dh1,500
Black Points: 6
Retention period: 15 days for light vehicles
Exceeding the maximum speed limit by no more than 50 km/hour
Fine: Dh1,000
Exceeding the maximum speed limit by no more than 40 km/hour
Fine: Dh700
Exceeding the maximum speed limit by no more than 30 km/hour
Fine: Dh600
Exceeding the maximum speed limit by no more than 20 km/hour
Fine: Dh300
Number plates violations
Driving a vehicle without plates
Fine: Dh3,000
Black Points: 23
Retention period: 90 days for light vehicles
Driving a vehicle with one single plate
Fine: Dh400
Unclear vehicle plate
Fine: Dh400
Violating the rules of using the commercial plate numbers
Fine: Dh500
Retention period: Seven days
Driving a vehicle in a way that jeopardises the driver or others’ lives or their safety or security
Fine: Dh2,000
Black points: 23
Retention period: 60 days for light vehicles
Driving a vehicle in a way that may cause damage to the public and private facilities
Fine: Dh2,000
Black points: 23
Retention period: 60 days for light vehicles
Driving under the influence of alcohol
Fine: Decided by court
Black Points: 23
Retention period: 60 days for light vehicles
Driving licence suspension: Licence to be suspended for one year starting from the day of licence withdrawal
Driving the vehicle against the traffic direction
Fine: Dh600
Black Points: 4
Retention period: Seven days for light vehicles
Entering the vehicle into a prohibited area
Fine: Dh1,000
Black Points: 8
Retention period: Seven days for light vehicles
Sudden deviation of the vehicle
Fine: Dh1,000
Black Points: 4
Reversing in a dangerous way
Fine: Dh500
Black Points: 4
Crossing red light for light vehicles
Fine: Dh1,000
Black Points: 12
Retention period: 30 days
Entering a road in a dangerous way
Fine: Dh600
Black Points: 6
Causing someone’s death
Fine: Decided by court
Black Points: 23
Retention period: 60 days for light vehicles
Causing a serious accident or injuries
Fine: Decided by court
Black Points: 23
Retention period: 30 days for light vehicles
Failing to stop when causing a small accident
Fine: Dh500 for light vehicles, Dh1,000 for heavy vehicles
Black Points: 8 for light vehicles, 16 for heavy vehicles
Retention period: 7 days for light vehicles
Failure to leave safe distance when driving behind other vehicles
Fine: Dh400
Black Points: 4
Entering the road without ensuring a clear way
Fine: Dh400
Black Points: 4
Putting signs on the road that may cause damage to it or may block the traffic
Fine: Dh500
Rubber neck (crowding) at the scenes of traffic accidents
Fine: Dh1,000
Failure to take the necessary road safety measures upon the vehicle breakdown
Fine: Dh500
Failure to use (indicator) signal light when changing the vehicle direction or making turns
Fine: Dh400
Non-compliance with the traffic compulsory lane for light vehicles
Fine: Dh400
Causing disturbance to traffic in any way not set forth in this schedule
Fine: Dh500
Making a U-turn from undesignated areas
Fine: Dh500
Black Points: 4
Making wrong turn with the vehicle
Fine: Dh500
Black Points: 4
Driving at night without lights
Fine: Dh500
Black Points: 4
Driving in foggy weather without lights
Fine: Dh500
Black Points: 4
Driving in foggy weather in violation of the competent authority’s instructions
Fine in Dh: 500
Black Points: 4
Two-wheelers
Crossing red light for motorcycles
Fine: Dh1,000
Black Points: 12
Retention period: 30 days
In case of not wearing the helmet by the driver when driving a motorcycle
Fine: Dh500
Black Points: 4
In case of not wearing the helmet by the passenger while being on a motorcycle
Fine: Dh500
Black Points: 4
Using a leisure bike with three or more wheels on the road
Fine: Dh3,000
Retention period: 90 days
Trucks and heavy vehicles
Driving a heavy vehicle in a way that jeopardises his or other people’s lives or their safety or security
Fine: Dh3,000
Driving licence suspension: Licence to be suspended for one year starting from the day of licence withdrawal
Driving a heavy vehicle in a way that may cause damage to public and private facilities
Fine: Dh3,000
Driving licence suspension: Licence to be suspended for one year starting from the day of licence withdrawal
Heavy vehicles that cross the red light
Fine: Dh3,000
Driving licence suspension: Licence to be suspended for one year starting from the day of licence withdrawal
The heavy vehicle driver causing any accident that results in his or any other vehicle overturning
Fine: Dh3,000
Driving licence suspension: Licence to be suspended for one year starting from the day of licence withdrawal
Non-compliance of heavy vehicle with the compulsory traffic lane
Fine: Dh1,500
Black Points: 12
Heavy vehicle overtaking or entering prohibited roads and areas
Fine: Dh1,000
Black Points: 4
Not placing reflective stickers on the backside of trucks and transport vehicles
Fine: Dh500
Not lifting the exhaust pipe of trucks
Fine: Dh1,500
Driving heavy vehicles not complying with the safety and security measures
Fine: Dh2,000
Black Points: 6
Traffic police instruction violation
Not following the instructions of the traffic policeman
Fine: Dh400
Black Points: 4
Running away from the traffic policeman
Fine: Dh800 for light vehicles, Dh1,000 for heavy vehicles
Black Points: 12 for light vehicles, 16 for heavy vehicles
Retention period: 30 days for light vehicle
Driving licence violations
Driving with a driving licence issued by a foreign country except in permitted cases
Fine: Dh400
Driving a vehicle with a driving licence other than the granted one
Fine: Dh400
Black Points: 12
Driving a vehicle with expired driving licence
Fin: Dh500
Black Points: 4
Retention period: Seven days for light vehicles
Driving a vehicle with an expired registration
Fine: Dh500
Black Points: 4
Retention period: Seven days if registration expired more than three months ago
Not carrying the vehicle registration card
Fine: Dh400
Not carrying the driving licence
Fine: Dh400
Failure to hand over a driving licence when the maximum black points are accrued in the first traffic violation
Fine: Dh1,000
Failure to hand over a driving license when the maximum black points are accrued in the second traffic violation
Fine: Dh2,000
Failure to hand over a driving licence when the maximum black points are accrued in the third traffic violation
Fine: Dh3,000
Parking, wrong overpass violations
Overtaking from a prohibited place by truck drivers
Fine: Dh3,000
Driving licence suspension: Licence to be suspended for one year starting from the day of licence withdrawal
Wrong overtaking
Fine: Dh600
Black Points: 6
Overtaking from a prohibited place
Fine: Dh600
Parking in front of fire hydrant places
Fine: Dh1,000
Black Points: 6
Parking in the spaces allocated for people with special needs
Fine: Dh1,000
Black Points: 6
Stopping in the middle of the road without a justified reason
Fine: Dh1,000
Black Points: 6
Stopping in the yellow box junction
Fine: Dh500
Stopping the vehicle in prohibited areas on the left side of the road
Fine: Dh1,000
Stopping the vehicle on the pedestrian crossings
Fine: Dh500
Parking behind vehicles and blocking their movement
Fine: Dh500
Stopping in undesignated places by taxis which have designated pick up areas
Fine: Dh500
Retention period: 4
Stopping the vehicle without keeping the safe distance specified by the law from a curve or junction or turns
Fine: Dh500
Parking without securing the vehicle
Fine: Dh500
Improper parking
Fine: Dh500
Stopping a vehicle in a way that expose danger on pedestrians
Fine: Dh400
Stopping a vehicle in a way that blocks the pedestrians movement
Fine: Dh400
Operating industrial, construction and mechanical vehicles and tractors without permission from the competent authority
Fine: Dh1,500
Driving a vehicle without insurance
Fine: Dh500
Black Points: 4
Retention period: Seven days
Driving unlicensed vehicle from the traffic department
Fine: Dh500
Black Points: 4
Retention period: Seven days
Using the vehicle in carrying and transporting passengers without permission
Fine: Dh3,000
Black Points: 24
Retention period: 30 days
Using the vehicle in carrying inflammable or hazardous materials without permission
Fine: Dh3,000
Black Points: 24
Retention period: 60 days
Using the vehicles in marches without permission or in unauthorised situations.
Fine: Dh500
Black Points: 4
Retention period: 15 days for the light vehicle
Buses and ‘stop’ signal violations
School bus driver failing to activate the stop sign or in case of non-compliance with traffic instructions
Fine: Dh500
Black Points: 6
The driver fails to stop when the school bus driver activates the stop sign
Fine: Dh1,000
Black Points: 10
Driving on lanes designated for buses or taxis in other than the authorised situations.
Fine: Dh400
Violations related to pedestrians and right of way
Not giving way or priority to emergency vehicles, ambulances, police cars or official conveys
Fine: Dh1,000
Black Points: 6
Not giving priority to pedestrians in pedestrians’ crossings
Fine: Dh500
Black Points: 6
Not giving priority to vehicles coming from the back or the left side of the road
Fine: Dh400
Horn and alarm violations
Using the horn or the vehicle radio in a disturbing way
Fine: Dh400
Black Points: 4
Driving the vehicle in residential areas or around the educational institutions or the hospitals in a way that endangers others
Fine: Dh400
Black Points: 4
Violations committed inside the vehicle
Using mobile while driving
Fine: Dh800
Black Points: 4
Being distracted by anything while driving
Fine: Dh800
Black Points: 4
Allowing children under 10 years old or shorter than 145 cm to sit in the front seat of a vehicle.
Fine: Dh400
Not fixing child seats for children under four years old in the vehicle.
Fine: Dh400
Not fastening the seat belt of the driver
Fine: Dh400
Black Points: 4
Not fastening the seat belt for all the passengers
Fine: Dh400
Vehicle accessories’ violations
Driving a vehicle that does not comply with the security and safety measures
Fine: Dh500
Driving a vehicle that is unfit for driving
Fine: Dh500
Writing phrases or placing stickers on vehicle without permission.
Fine: Dh500
Exceeding the permitted percentage of vehicle tinting
Fine: Dh1,500
Tinting unpermitted vehicles
Fine: Dh1,500
Modifying the vehicle’s engine or the chassis without permission
Fine: Dh1,000
Black Points: 12
Retention period: 30 days
Driving with expired tyres
Fine: Dh500
Black Points: 4
Retention period: 7 days
Not examining the vehicle after making core adjustments on its engine
Fine: Dh400
Not examining the vehicle after making core adjustments on its body
Fine: Dh400
If the lights of the vehicle are not working
Fine: Dh400
Black Points: 6
In case the changing lane light signs are not working
Fine: Dh400
Black Points: 2
The rear sign lights of the vehicle are not working
Fine: Dh400
Black Points: 2
Changing vehicle’s colour without permission
Fine: Dh800
The rear or side lights of trailer container are broken
Fine: Dh500
Black Points: 4
The absence of back and sidelights of trailer container
Fine in Dh: 500
Black Points: 4
Load violations
Loading the heavy vehicles in a way that endangers others
Fine: Dh2,000
Black Points: 6
Loading the heavy vehicles in a way that damages the roads
Fine: Dh2,000
Black Points: 6
If the loads of the trucks are not covered
Fine: Dh3,000
Not complying of loading and unloading in the designated areas
Fine: Dh1,000
Black Points: 4
Trailing a boat or carriage without permission
Fine: Dh1,000
Trailing a boat or a carriage without fulfilling safety and security conditions
Fine: Dh1,000
Loading the light vehicle in a way that endangers others
Fine: Dh500
Black Points: 4
Loading the light vehicle in a way that endangers the road
Fine: Dh500
Black Points: 4
Overloading or unframed loadings in light vehicles
Fine: Dh500
Black Points: 4
Taxi violations
Transport passengers in vehicle not designated for
Fine: Dh1,000
Black Points: 4
Overloading a transport vehicle
Fine: Dh500
Black Points: 4
Retention period: 7 days
Violations related to vehicles for learning to drive
Using training vehicles in timings other than specified by licensing authority or in undesignated areas
Fine: Dh400
Training on driving without permission
Fine: Dh500
Provide training in a vehicle that is designated for training without the competent authority permission
Fine: Dh500
Provide training on a training vehicle that is not labelled as training vehicle
Fine: Dh500
Not holding training permit while training
Fine: Dh300
Environmental damage violations
Load leakage or spilling from heavy vehicles
Fine: Dh3,000
Black Points: 12
Driving a noisy vehicle
Fine: Dh2,000
Black Points: 12
Driving a vehicle that causes pollution
Fine: Dh1,000
Black Points: 6
Throwing waste from vehicles onto roads
Fine: Dh1,000
Black Points: 6
Leak or falling of parts of the loads from a light vehicle
Fine: Dh500
- Information courtesy Ministry of Interior
