Driving in Dubai? Here's What You Need to Know About New Speeding and Traffic Fines

nash22
Dubai Speeding Fines

Kindly note that the traffic fines starting today July 20, 2008 will be as follows:

- Radar: 500 Dhs instead of 200 Dhs
- Cutting a red sign: 1,500 Dhs instead of 500 Dhs for the first time & 3 days in jail for the second time.

Take care and be careful.

For all who drive in Dubai, all Dubai except Jumeira:

All Dubai radars have been reset to catch if your speed is 10 Km/Hr above the street speed. In other words, if the speed limit is 100 Km/Hr (like beginning of SHK Zayed Road), you shouldn't exceed 109 Km/Hr. Before, if the road speed limit is 100 Km/Hr, the radar only was to catch if the speed is 120 Km/Hr.

Jumeira (Main Roads only):

The speed limit is 80 Km/Hr and radar will catch on 81 Km/Hr Jumeira (Suburb Roads only):

There are hidden radar cameras. The speed limit in these villa areas is 40 Km/Hr. Yes, it is only 40 Km/Hr - not even ONE extra.

From: General Headquarters of the Dubai Police

Subject: Crossing the Yellow Line (Driving on the shoulder of a street) (First-time offense itself, no second chance - be extra careful.)

The Traffic Division greets you and wishes to draw your attention to a serious traffic offense committed by drivers which is driving on the shoulder of streets (crossing the yellow line). As this is a grave offense and leads to reckless endangerment of the lives of other drivers as well as being a grave breach of Traffic Law, the Dubai Police has decided to take firm action to stop this kind of offense, which is as follows:

- Impounding of vehicle for six months.
- Applying the laws concerning fines and ancillaries thereof.
- For those working as drivers, they must be deported and proof of deportation must be provided.
- Six black points are given.
- The driving license shall be withdrawn in case of committing this offense twice and shall not be returned to its owner until he/she passes a difficult test and pays a fine of 3000 Dirham.
- After all of the above procedures have been completed, the vehicle will be released.

Therefore, please pass this information to all of your colleagues and acquaintances as well as drivers working for you or your company in participation of our campaign to clarify this issue and to emphasize that any offense will not be tolerated and the above penalties shall be applied to all offenders to preserve the safety of all drivers and users of the road, as well as to uphold the law.
nash22
Hi Sajid,

One of my friends forwarded this info. I will check with him for its source. Also, you can see this link: [Pakpayne: Dubai Speeding Fines...revised!!!](http://pakpayne.blogspot.com/2008/07/dubai-speeding-finesrevised.html)
sajid_rasheed
Dear Nasar,

I appreciate your motive for all such postings and the sharing of knowledge. However, at the same time, we have to make sure that we mention the source. Without citing the source, postings specifically related to Civil/Immigration/Labor laws SHOULD BE AVOIDED.

Hope you understand the severity and repercussions of being 'misinformed'.

Cheers,
Sajid
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