Seven hundred Dubai drivers who did not commit a single traffic offence last year have been honored during a ceremony organized by Dubai Police. The winners were given 24 “white points”, two points for each violation-free month of the year, on Tuesday. The white points can be used to redeem a traffic ticket or cancel …
drivers in the emirate will be awarded a point for every month they keep a clean sheet of either traffic or Salik fines. After 12 months they can exchange them for gift vouchers or use them to cancel black points accrued before or after the clean sheet. It is hoped this positive approach will have …
A driver who committed 12,740 traffic offences in the past 18 months owes almost Dh9.4 million in fines. The driver, said to own many vehicles including some with expired registrations, topped a list of 33 high-profile traffic offenders who owe more than Dh14m for 21,148 offences. The second driver on the list – compiled by …
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The number of traffic fines issued by Dubai Police almost doubled to 113,000 last month, up from 67,000 in August. Police issued 70 per cent more speeding tickets – up from 20,000 in August to 34,000 in September – while fines for “reckless backwards driving” increased by a quarter, from 2,000 in August to 2,646 …
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Transport chiefs plan to link up with other GCC countries to collect the millions of unpaid parking and Salik fines accumulated by vehicles in the region. The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) and Ministry of Interior have met to discuss the matter. “I’m not sure what the monetary amount is exactly but it is a …
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Salik has unveiled a new user-friendly website that allows drivers to recharge toll-gate tags, register for new tags or make complaints and queries. The site, launched by the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), uses software developed to make all government websites more accessible and homogenous. “The revamp of the Salik website was undertaken to make …
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Motorists who have been overcharged for parking can now get Nol Card credit refunds directly from the parking meter after lodging a complaint. All 3,400 parking meters in Dubai have been configured to recognise and credit Nol cards, said Adel Shakri, director of Transportation Systems. “The RTA is making every endeavour to monitor and sign-off …
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The enforcement of parking regulations in Tecom has been postponed. Fines were due to be issued to those parking off-street, such as on sandy areas, without a permit from Sunday. The affected areas are Knowledge Village, Media City and Internet City. “Tecom is currently rezoning the area, which has forced us to postpone implementation of …
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They’re out there somewhere – misunderstood men in teal with little machines that push out expensive bits of paper to be tucked under your windscreen wipers. But now the officers of Mawaqif have a message for the people of Abu Dhabi: trust us, we don’t want to fine you. The Department of Transport’s parking scheme …
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Drivers will be able to park in any bay in their neighborhood at any time without paying additional charges when they buy a resident parking permit from Mawaqif. However, a parking permit does not allow the customer to park in the premium parking area and does not entitle them to reserve a bay. The permits, …