(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) The Abu Dhabi Police Traffic and Patrols Directorate seized 20,000 vehicles with expired registrations on internal and external roads in the emirate during the past five months.
Lt. Colonel Mohammed Salem Al Shehhi, the chief of the Traffic Control Section at the Abu Dhabi Police Traffic and Patrols Directorate, revealed that the section has intensified monitoring on various roads to apprehend motorists with expired registration cards. However, motorists will be given a month's time to renew their registration and avoid fines.
Lt. Colonel Al Shehhi said: " Vehicles with expired registration become liable to defects as they get older with no maintenance, hence posing a tremendous risk to other road users. People will be given a month to renew the vehicle's registration card, make sure it is road-worthy, and that it doesn't pose a risk to the driver and other motorists."
Lt. Colonel Al Shehhi urged all motorists to comply with traffic rules and renew their vehicle's registration on time, as violators will be held accountable.
Drivers who found to be driving with expired registration will be fined Dh400 on the spot.
Driving a vehicle without the proper permission from the competent licensing authority is punishable by a Dh200 fine and vehicle impoundment for a period of 7 days.
Adding further, the chief of the Traffic Control Section indicated that the UAE traffic law stipulates several sanctions for unfit commercial vehicles, including driving a vehicle that causes pollution, punishable by a fine of Dh500; vehicle unfit for driving, punishable by a fine of Dh200 in addition to vehicle confiscation for seven days; driving with tires in poor condition, punishable by a fine of Dh200 and vehicle confiscation for seven days; broken lights punishable by a fine of Dh200 and 6 black points; broken indicator lights, punishable by a fine of Dh100 and two black points; and driving a noisy vehicle, punishable by a fine of Dh500 and vehicle confiscation for 30 days.
Lt. Colonel Al Shehhi noted that the traffic police "seeks neither pleasure nor financial profit by issuing traffic violations. Traffic monitoring is the best way to deter motorists from bad driving, and motivating them to abide by laws and regulations ensure the safety of all road users."
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