Dubai Traffic Fines and Black Points: Updated List 2024

If you are living in the UAE and driving any kind of vehicle you must know about the Dubai Traffic Fines and Black Points. If not then this is the most comprehensive informational post on Dubai Traffic Fines and Black Points. In this guide, we are going to discuss all the details of this topic. After this guide, everything will be clear for you about UAE Traffic Fines.

Why Traffic Fines Are Important?

To ensure the high standard and the safety of both drivers and pedestrians the government is focusing on all the safety measures and making sure that both parties are following the traffic rules to minimize any kind of traffic accidents.

These traffic rules and regulations not only help to minimize road accidents but also maintain orders on all busy roads in Dubai like Sheikh Zayed Road, etc.

Here is the detailed list of all fines that you should know if you are driving in the country or you are planning to get a driver’s license shortly.

No.	Description	Fine (AED)	Black Points	Vehicle Confiscation
1	Driving dangerously (racing)	2000	12	30 days
2	Failure to have the vehicle examined after carrying out major modifications to the engine or body	Court decision	24	60 days
3	Driving a vehicle without number plates	1000	24	60 days
4	Causing the death of others	Court decision	12	30 days
5	Not stopping after causing an accident that resulted in injuries	Court decision	24	60 days
6	Reckless driving	2000	12	30 days
7	Exceeding the maximum speed limit by more than 60km/h	1000	12	30 days
8	Driving in a way that is dangerous to the public	1000	12	30 days
9	Jumping a red light	1000	12	30 days
10	Running away from a traffic policeman	800	12	30 days
11	Dangerous overtaking by trucks	800	24	60 days
12	Causing a car to overturn	Court decision	8
13	Causing serious injuries	Court decision	8
14	Exceeding the maximum speed limit by not more than 60km/h	900	6
15	Driving under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or similar substances	800
16	Overtaking on the hard shoulder	600	6
*16	Overtaking on the hard shoulder [revised penalty 17 May 2014]	600	10
17	Entering road dangerously	600	6
18	Causing moderate injury	Court decision	6
19	Heavy vehicle lane discipline	600	6
20	Overtaking from a prohibited place	600	6
21	Causing serious damage to a vehicle	Court decision	6
22	Exceeding the maximum speed limit by not more than 50km/h	700
23	Exceeding the maximum speed limit by not more than 40km/h	1000	4
24	Parking in fire hydrant places, spaces allocated for people with special needs, and ambulance parking	600
25	Driving against traffic	400	4
26	Allowing children under 10 years old to sit in the front seat of a vehicle	400	4
27	Failure to fasten seat belt while driving	400	4
28	Failure to leave a safe distance	400	4
29	Failure to follow the directions of a traffic policeman
30	Exceeding the maximum speed limit by not more than 30km/h	500
31	Entering a road without ensuring that it is clear	400	4
32	Not giving way to emergency, police, and public service vehicles or official convoys	500		30 days
33	Exceeding the maximum speed limit by not more than 20km/h	500	4
34	Driving a heavy vehicle that does not comply with safety and security conditions	500		30 days
35	Failure to stop after causing an accident	500
36	Driving a noisy vehicle	500		30 days
37	Allowing others to drive a vehicle for which they are unlicensed	500
38	Loading a heavy vehicle in a way that may pose danger to others or to the road	500	6	7 days
39	Overload or protruding load from a heavy vehicle without permission	500	6	7 days
40	Driving a vehicle that causes pollution	500
41	Stopping on the road for no reason	500	4
42	Stopping on a yellow box (marked on intersections)	500
43	Not giving way to pedestrians on pedestrian crossings	500	6
44	Failure to abide by traffic signs and directions	500
45	Throwing waste from vehicles onto roads	500	4
46	Refusing to give traffic police name and address when required	500
47	Stopping a vehicle on a pedestrian crossing	500
48	Stopping vehicles on the left side of the road in prohibited places	500
49	Teaching driving in a training vehicle that does not bear a learning sign	500
50	Exceeding the permitted level of car window tinting	500
51	Placing marks on the road that may damage the road or block traffic	500
52	Operating industrial, construction, and mechanical vehicles and tractors without permission from the licensing authority	500		7 days
53	Teaching driving in a non-training vehicle without permission from the licensing authority	400
54	Changing the vehicle’s color without permission	400
55	Exceeding the maximum speed limit by not more than 10km/h	400
56	Modifying a vehicle’s engine without permission	400
57	Driving with a driving license issued by a foreign country except in permitted cases	400
58	Violating the terms of the driving license	300
59	Parking behind vehicles and blocking their movement	300
60	Towing a vehicle or a boat with an unprepared vehicle	300
61	Driving a vehicle that omits gases or fumes with substances exceeding permitted rates	300
62	Leaving a vehicle on the road with its engine running (unattended)	300
63	Modifying a vehicle’s chassis without permission	200
64	No lights on the back or sides of the trailer container	200
65	Lights on the back or sides of the container not working	200	4
66	Prohibited entry	200	4
67	Blocking traffic	200
68	Vehicle unfit for driving	200		7 days
69	Driving a light vehicle that does not comply with safety and security conditions	200		7 days
70	Taxis, which have designated pickup areas, stop in undesignated places	200		7 days
71	Not covering loads of trucks	3000		7 days
72	Heavy vehicles prohibited entry	200	4	7 days
73	Not lifting the exhaust of trucks	200	4	7 days
74	Violating loading or unloading regulations in parking	200	4	7 days
75	Carrying and transporting passengers illegally	200	4	7 days
76	Using the vehicle for purposes other than designated	200
77	Not taking road safety measures during vehicle breakdowns	200
78	Turning at undesignated points	200	4
79	Turning the wrong way	200	4
80	Writing phrases or placing stickers on vehicles without permission	200	3	7 days
81	Overload or protruding load on light vehicles without permission	200	3	7 days
82	Stopping vehicle without keeping the distance specified by the law from a curve or junction	200
83	Transporting passengers by vehicle undesignated for this purpose	200	4
84	Sudden swerve	200	4
85	Stopping a vehicle without keeping the distance specified by the law from a curve or junction	200	4
86	Carrying passengers in driving training vehicle	200	4
87	Driving a taxi with an expired warranty	200
88	Reversing dangerously	200
89	Taxi refusing to carry passengers	200	4
90	Falling or leaking load	3000	12	30 days
91	Not securing vehicle while parked	200
92	Parking in prohibited places	200	2
93	Parking in loading and offloading areas without need	200
94	Driving a taxi without the required license	200
95	Using multi-colored lights	200
96	Parking on the road shoulder except in cases of emergency	200	4
97	Not wearing a helmet while driving a motorbike	200	3
98	Driving with tires in poor condition	200		7 days
99	Driving with an expired driving license	500	4	7 days
100	Not renewing vehicle registration after expiry	200
101	Driving unlicensed vehicle	200		7 days
102	Violation of laws of using commercial number plates	200
103	Not fixing number plates in designated places	200	2
104	Driving with one number plate	200	2
105	Driving at night or in foggy weather without lights	200	4
106	Using not matching number plates for trailer and container	200
107	Not fixing reflective stickers at the back of trucks and heavy vehicles	200
108	Not using indicators when changing direction or turning	200	3
109	Not giving way for vehicles to pass on the left	200
110	Not giving way to vehicles coming from the left where required	200
111	Stopping a vehicle in a way that may pose danger or block traffic	200	3
112	Not wearing a helmet while driving a motorbike	200		7 days
113	Not fixing taxi signs where required	200
114	Using training vehicles outside of timings specified by the licensing authority	200
115	Overtaking from the right	200	4
116	Using training vehicles in places not designated by the licensing authority	200	3
117	Driving an unlicensed vehicle	200		7 days
118	Abuse of parking space	200	3
119	Number plates with unclear numbers	200	3
120	Violating tariff	200	6
121	Light vehicle lane discipline	200	2
122	Parking vehicles on pavement	200	3
123	Not showing vehicle registration card when required	200
124	Not showing driving license when required	200
125	Not abiding by taxi drivers’ obligatory uniform or not keeping it in good condition	200
126	Not fixing a sign indicating licensed overload	200	3
127	Using interior lights for no reason while driving	100
128	Failure to abide by specified color for taxis or training cars	200
129	Failure to display tariff of buses or taxis or not showing them when required	200
130	Broken lights	200	6
131	Overtaking in the wrong way	200	2
132	Driving below minimum speed limit	200
133	Failure to keep taxis and buses clean inside and outside	200
134	Smoking inside taxis and buses	100
135	Using a hand-held mobile phone while driving	100	4
136	Not displaying the truck’s load on both sides	100
137	Not displaying the truck’s load on both sides	100
138	Not displaying truck’s load on both sides	100

Important Note: All the list of the above fines can be changed at any time by the authorities concerned. So, you can check all these fines on the official websites of the Dubai Government also to make sure there is any latest update in the Traffic Fines. Although, we also keep updating our guide on such important topics.

How To Avoid Traffic Fines in The UAE?

There are tons of articles written on this topic on the internet, but the only solution is to follow all the traffic rules and regulations. As you also know before getting your driving license in the UAE we need to attend classes where professionals teach everything.

If you forget those lessons you need to rewind them and follow them while driving. This way you can avoid traffic fines.

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