As of 1st July, The UAE Ministry of Interior is increasing traffic fines.
New cost of traffic fines
- Driving under the influence of drugs or similar substances: Decided by court, 23 black points and confiscation 60 days
- Driving under the influence of alcohol: Decided by court, 23 black points and confiscation 90 days
- Driving a vehicle without number plates: Dhs 3,000, 23 black points, confiscation 90 days
- Jumping a red light: Dhs 1,000, 12 black points, confiscation 30 days
- Drivers distracted by mobile phones: Dhs 800, four black points
- Carrying and transporting passengers illegally: Dhs 3,000, 24 black points
- Driving dangerously: Dhs 2,000, confiscation 60 days
- Driving a noisy vehicle: Dhs 2,000, six black points
- Exceeding permitted level of 50% car window tinting: Dhs 1,500
- Not renewing vehicle registration after expiry: Dhs 500, confiscation seven days (if it has been expired for over three months)
- Allowing children under 10 years old or shorter than 145cm to sit in the front seat of a vehicle: Dhs 400, four black points
- Failure to fasten seat belt while driving Dhs 400, four black points
- Overtaking on the hard shoulder, Dhs 1,000 and six black points
- Blocking traffic Dhs 1,000
- Sudden swerving Dhs 1,000
Speeding
Speeding over limit
- 80km/h: Dhs 3,000, 23 black points, confiscation 60 days
- 60km/h: Dhs 2,000, 12 black points, confiscation 30 days
Speed limit not more than
- 60km/h: Dhs 1,500, six black points, confiscation 15 days
- 50km/h: Dhs 1,000
- 40km/h: Dhs 700
- 30km/h: Dhs 600
- 20km/h: Dhs 300