UAE: Car’s windows too dark? You may have to pay Dh10,000 to release the car

Dubai: If your car’s windows are too dark, not only do you face a fine as per the UAE’s Federal Traffic Law, but you may also have your car impounded in certain cases.

Umm Al Quwain Police recently reminded drivers that the fine for having your car’s windows tinted beyond the permitted limit is Dh1,500, as per the Federal Traffic Law. But what is the maximum allowed limit for tinting car windows? Here is all you need to know.

As per the UAE Traffic Law, the maximum level of tinting on car windows can be 50 per cent. In the past, Abu Dhabi Police also specified which window panels in a car can be tinted up to 50 per cent – the side and rear windows are the only ones that can have a tint of up to 50 per cent.

In its advisory on September 5, UAQ Police also warned motorists that it is prohibited to tint any part of the vehicle’s windshield, or place a heat insulator or anything else that would impede the driver’s vision while driving on the road.

Dubai also recently amended its traffic law, introducing stricter penalties related to traffic violations and the impoundment of vehicles. The new traffic rules, as laid out in Decree No. 30 of 2023, state that a car will be impounded if it is found to have excessive tinting on its glasses, or has its windshield tinted without a permit.

The amount to be paid for release of vehicle is Dh10,000.