{"id":3693,"date":"2018-03-27T09:03:23","date_gmt":"2018-03-27T09:03:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/65.1.85.58\/newsroom\/?p=3693"},"modified":"2020-08-12T09:53:02","modified_gmt":"2020-08-12T09:53:02","slug":"dubai-residents-drive-car-penalty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carswitch.com\/newsroom\/dubai-residents-drive-car-penalty\/","title":{"rendered":"Penalty for Ruthless Driving in Dubai"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don\u2019t you just want ruthless drivers to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/carswitch.com\/dubai\/used-car\/sell#\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sell car in Dubai <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and free themselves of causing agony to other drivers. You may wish it, but it is not in your hands. However, it is in the hands of law and now there is a significant penalty on any driver that is found causing any of the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Run away: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Running away from a traffic policeman is a criminal offense that can cost you AED 800 if you drive a light vehicle or AED 1000 for a heavy vehicle<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Speeding: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Exceeding the speed limit designated by RTA is never a good idea and you can be fined for the speed you exceed at. For exceeding anything more that 80km\/hr you could be charged AED 3000, for exceeding by 60 km\/h a fine of AED 2000 and for exceeding by 50 km\/h a fine of AED 1000.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Safety: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most traffic laws are put in place to ensure the safety of others on the road. Therefore, drivers driving a heavy vehicle in a way that is a threat to others can have their licence suspended for a year along with being fined AED 3000.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Traffic Lights: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Traffic lights ensure a smooth flow of traffic, one small negligence can cause a major disruption, hence a light vehicle crossing a red light can be fined AED 1000.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Priority: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Understanding the rights of official and emergency vehicles is imperative. If they are not given their due rights of passage you will be taking the onus for a AED 1000 fine. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Rights of Pedestrians: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The privilege of owning a car does not mean that the rights of others in the society are jeopardized. Thus if you violate the rights of the pedestrians you could be <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/65.1.85.58\/newsroom\/fine-doubled-car-drivers-flinging-cigarette-butts-uae-roads\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">fined <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AED 500.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Tires: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tires determine the safety of the car on the road, so if you are found driving with expired tires get ready to lose AED 500.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now you may not be able to, but the law will for sure compel the ruthless drivers, who refuse to change their habits, to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/carswitch.com\/dubai\/used-car\/sell#\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sell car in Dubai,<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and find other modes of transportation. 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