UAE

Violations listed by Dubai Police Resulting in Confiscation of Your Vehicle

Dubai’s population has been progressively growing, reaching nearly 3.653 million in December 2023. This has led to more vehicles on the road – 3.9 million as of September 2023, as per the emirate’s toll gate operator Salik. These vehicles made 437 million trips during the first 9 months of 2023 through the Salik gates.

In response to the growing traffic, Dubai Police run road safety campaigns time and again to raise awareness among motorists. To ensure the safety of residents and pedestrians, police have put in place three types of penalties – fines, black points, and vehicle confiscation – for violating traffic laws of the emirate. Vehicles are confiscated for serious violations, ranging between 7 days to 90 days. The new traffic rules introduced stricter penalties related to traffic violations and the impoundment of vehicles.

Below is the list of violations listed by Dubai Police which could result in your vehicles being confiscated:

No	Violation	Duration
1	Driving a vehicle without a number plate	90 days
2	Using three-wheel or more leisure bike on the road	90 days
3	Driving in a way that poses danger to the driver’s life or lives, and the safety of others	60 days
4	Driving in a way that poses danger to the drivers life or lives, and the safety of others	60 days
5	Driving in a way that harms public or private properties	60 days
6	Driving under the influence of alcohol	60 days
7	Diving under the influence of narcotic, psychotropic or similar substances	60 days
8	Causing the deaths of others	60 days
9	Failure of a heavy vehicle driver to stop after causing a minor accident	60 days
10	Causing a serious accident or injuries	30 days
11	Jumping a red signal by vehicles	30 days
12	Jumping a red signal by motorbikes	30 days
13	Exceeding the maximum speed limit by more than 60kmph	30 days
14	Exceeding the maximum speed limit by more than 80kmph	30 days
15	Running away from the policeman	30 days
16	Not giving way to emergency, police and public services vehicles or official convoys	30 days
17	Modifying engine or chassis without permission	30 days
18	Transporting passengers illegally	30 days
19	Transporting inflammable or hazardous materials without permission	30 days
20	Not exceeding the maximum speed limit by more than 60kmph	15 days
21	Participating in a motorcade without permission	15 days
22	Expired tyres	7 days
23	Exceeding the passenger limit by a passenger transport vehicle	7 days
24	Driving a car against traffic	7 days
25	Driving a vehicle without insurance	7 days
26	Driving an unlicensed vehicle	7 days
27	Failure of a light vehicle driver to stop after causing a minor accident	7 days
28	Illegal use of commercial number plates	7 days