Dh6K traffic fines? You’re wanted
dubai — Vehicles with more than Dh6,000 in fines will be considered as “wanted”, according to the Dubai Police.
Brigadier Saif Muhair Al Mazroui, Director-General of the Department of Traffic at Dubai Police, noted that being added to the wanted list will result in vehicle confiscations and that traffic patrols will actively work to prevent the vehicle from leaving the country.
In a recent incident, Brigadier Al Mazroui noted, a “golden car” was seized at the UAE-Oman border after officials realised the owner owed over Dh100,000 in fines. The GCC national ended up having to pay over Dh300,000 for his three vehicles, all of which were plated in 18-carat gold.
Brigadier Al Mazroui noted that drivers with valid licences and fines not exceeding Dh6,000 will not be actively pursued by the traffic department. He also warned against excessive speeding by heavy truck drivers, which were found to be among the main causes of road accidents, and cited a recent incident in which three trucks and a heavy pick-up vehicle crashed on Emirates Road, leading to three injuries.
amira@khaleejtimes.com
dubai — Tightening the noose on reckless drivers, the Dubai Police on Tuesday said motorists who accumulate fines more than Dh6,000 will be tagged as ‘wanted’.
Brigadier Saif Muhair Al Mazroui, director-general of the department of traffic at the Dubai Police, confirmed that any vehicle accumulating fines exceeding Dh6,000 will be automatically listed on the wanted vehicles list, which is connected to the motorist’s traffic file.
He said that when a vehicle is added to the wanted list, it will be confiscated by the traffic patrols, adding that the security and traffic patrols are capable of blocking the offenders at exit points if they try to leave the country. Brig Al Mazroui cited the example of a ‘golden car’, which was seized recently at the Oman border, after finding that the vehicle owner had to pay traffic fines more than Dh100,000. The GCC national, who was popular on social media, was forced to pay Dh300,000 in fines accumulated over his three luxury cars — Rolls Royce, Lamborghini and Mercedces — all of them painted with 18 carat gold.
Brig Al Mazroui added that the traffic department is least bothered about whether the car was painted with gold or not as long as the motorist has a valid licence and does not have fines exceeding Dh6,000
Al Mazroui said that the excessive speed of heavy trucks, and not leaving enough distance between vehicles, and lack of attention were found to be the main causes for road accidents.
He pointed out that trucks that are often over-loaded and do not leave enough space between vehicles, and drivers’ lack of focus on roads cause real disaster on the roads. He noted that truck drivers do not adhere to the speed limit which result in vehicle collisions.
He said that an accident involving three trucks and a heavy pickup vehicle happened on Monday on the Emirates Road, before the Al Aweer exit, towards Sharjah. Three people were injured, one of them seriously hurt.
He said that excessive speed, negligence and tailgating caused 29 deaths and 339 others were injured in 433 accidents during the past seven months, while 45 people were killed last year and 344 were injured in 425 accidents. He added that lack of attention on the roads caused 53 accidents during the past seven months, and caused three deaths and 45 injuries. Meanwhile, speeding killed 5 and injured 21 people in 20 accidents in the same period.
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