Download Executive Council Resolution No 34 of year Regulation No. Download Regulation No. Administrative Decision No. Download Administrative Decision No. Executive Board Resolution No. Download Executive Board Resolution No. Executive Council Resolution No 18 of year concerning the adoption of fees for using reserved and extended service lines down the public roads. Download Executive Council Resolution No 18 of year concerning the adoption of fees for using reserved and extended service lines down the public roads.
Law No. Download Law No. Law no. Download Law no. Regulation No 2 of year relating to identify and collect the affected road repair costs of accidents in the Emirate of Dubai. Download Regulation No 2 of year relating to identify and collect the affected road repair costs of accidents in the Emirate of Dubai. Reckless driving can lead to confiscation of vehicle for 60 days, a fine of Dh.
Jumping the red light can lead to confiscation of vehicle for 30 days, a fine of Dh. Driving a vehicle with expired registration and insurance will lead to confiscation of vehicle for 7 days, fine of Dh.
In case of speeding more than 80kph , fines can go upto Dh. Penalty for over-speeding: More than 80kph overspeed limit Dh. Driving vehicle without number plates Dh. Driving under influence Driving vehicle under influence of alcohol Dh. Distractions Using phone when driving or other distractions Dh.
Related Articles. Authorised line : Any road earmarked for the passage of public passenger buses. Traffic signs : All signs or poles exhibited on the road to warn the users of the road of traffic control.
They include the signs showing the directions of traffic, the built places and the distances between them, the limits of maximum speed and the priorities, the parking places, etc.
Such signs may take the form of posts or poles or signs painted on the road, and include the light signs or any other warnings or controls pertaining to traffic regulation. The sidewalk : The portion of the road parallel to and on both sides of the road earmarked for pedestrians. The isles in the middle of the road are considered part thereof. The vehicles : A mechanical machine or an ordinary bicycle or motorcycle or vehicle or any other apparatus circulating on the road by mechanical or any other force including the tractor.
Private car : The car prepared for personal use transporting people and their paraphernalia only. Passenger car : The car prepared for transporting passengers and whose capacity does not exceed fourteen people. The tractor : An automotive vehicle designed to pull or push wagons or tools or machines. The wagon : A vehicle designed to link to a motor vehicle or tractor.
The motorcycle : A vehicle with two wheels or more fitted with an engine and prepared for transporting people or things. The ordinary bicycle : A vehicle with two or more wheels, not fitted with an engine and runs by the power of its rider, meant to transport people. The cart : Any vehicle that is pushed or pulled by a force of man or animal, used for transporting passengers or goods.
Stoppage : The stop of a vehicle for a short moment for people to get in or off or for loading or unloading goods. Parking : Parking in a place for a long time, other than cases of stoppage. High beams : The front light of the vehicle used for lighting the road for a long distance.
Low beams : The front light of the vehicle used for lighting the road in front of the vehicle for a short distance in a way that does not dazzle the other vehicle drivers. Position lights : The front and hind lights of the vehicle warning about its presence and showing its width from the front and the hind. The tariff : Fee for transporting people in public buses or taxis.
The stipulations of this Law govern all types of vehicles and their drivers, and the passage of pedestrians and animals on public roads. For the purpose of this Law and other laws issued by virtue of its stipulations, the motor vehicles shall be classified as follows:. Any vehicle designed for transporting persons or goods whose empty weight does not exceed 2. Any vehicle designed for transporting goods whose empty weight is in excess of 2.
All types of buses stated above are classified into private buses and public buses. The vehicles designed for purposes other than transportation of persons or goods. The vehicles whose weight does not exceed kgs designed or manufactured specifically for use by persons with a corporeal deficiency or incapacity, used only by them, and do not include the mechanical vehicles which were modified for such use after their manufacture. He must also inform the nearest police station about the accident within a six-hour delay at most unless an acceptable excuse is provided, in case no policeman was present in the scene of the accident.
In case there is no policeman or sign regulating traffic, at crossroads or road turns, the priority of passage is given to the vehicles coming from the main road, and in case the roads are equal in rank or there is a roundabout, priority is given to the party coming from the left. It is not allowed to use the road in a way leading to blocking traffic on it to vehicles, persons or animals. Pedestrians may not cross the road except from places reserved for this purpose and are not allowed to stand on the road.
In all cases, pedestrians are not allowed to cross the roads on which the decided speed is in excess of eighty km per hour. It is not allowed to put on the road any substance that may cause harm to it or its users or hamper traffic thereon.
With due consideration for the preceding Articles, the driver of a passenger vehicle shall observe the following:. With no prejudice to the preceding Articles the driver of a heavy vehicle shall abide by the following:. No person is allowed to drive any motor vehicle on the road without possessing a valid driving license issued by the Licensing Authority investing him with the right to drive the kind of vehicle he is driving. This license is referred to in this Law by the driving license.
Any person responsible for a motor vehicle may not allow any one not holding a license for driving such vehicle to do so. Wearing medical eyeglasses or lenses rectifying the eyesight for a fitness test is allowed. The Licensing Authority is empowered to grant a driving license to whoever holds a valid license issued in a foreign country without performing the procedures mentioned in item 3 of Article 15 , in case the license is issued by one of the countries excepted by a decision from the Minister of Interior, in compliance with the conditions determined by such decision.
The Licensing Authority shall issue the driving licenses after satisfaction of the procedures and consideration of the conditions decided in this Law and in its implementing regulations and decisions. The Licensing Authority is entitled to determine the validity period of the driving license and may, at the date of expiry of the license, require its holder to submit proof of continuance of his health fitness before approving its renewal.
With the exception of applicants for a license in accordance with item 5 of Article 3 hereof, the licenses granted to applicants between 17 and 21 years of age, shall be temporary on probation and for one renewable year. The Licensing Authority may suspend, annul or refuse renewal of any driving license in case it has proof that its holder has lost the capacity or the physical fitness for driving the vehicle he is licensed to drive.
The Automobile Clubs in the State shall undertake to issue triptickets and international driving licenses valid in one or more states. The implementing regulation explains the procedures to be followed in this respect. No person is entitled to learn driving motor vehicles unless in accordance with a permit issued by the Licensing Authority for a renewable period of three months.
No person is entitled to teach driving of motor vehicles unless licensed to do so by the Licensing Authority and holder of a driving license issued in accordance with the law. Such person shall be responsible for the application of this Law and its Implementing Regulation during the teaching process, and he should not allow the apprentice to drive the vehicle on a road situated within the inhabited areas unless he is convinced that the apprentice is able to control the vehicle satisfactorily.
No person is allowed to open teaching schools for driving unless he is a national of the State, and such after obtaining a license from the competent authority. The holder of the permit to learn driving may not drive any motor vehicle containing a passenger excepting his overseer who shall sit beside him. The apprentice must keep the learning permit with him while driving. Driving a motor vehicle or allowing somebody else to drive a motor vehicle on the road is not allowed unless such vehicle is registered and licensed pursuant to the provisions of this Law and its Implementing Regulations and decisions.
The licensing of any motor vehicle or the renewal of its license shall be on condition of insuring it at least against third parties, in accordance with the provisions of this Law. Any person inflicted with bodily harm caused by the use of a vehicle may resort directly to the insurance company for compensation.
Licensing the motor vehicle shall be given on the basis of a demand submitted by its owner on the form made for this purpose to which shall be attached all the substantiating documents after satisfying all the conditions of safety in the vehicle provided for in the implementing regulations and decisions hereof.
The licensing shall be valid for the period fixed by the implementing regulations and decisions hereof. The above regulations and decisions shall also determine the conditions for the renewal of the license and the principal information to be mentioned in the license book and the cases of notifying the licensing authorities of any change in the information and qualifications related to the owner or the vehicle, or to sending the vehicle abroad or its destruction or loss or perishing of the book of licenses.
The said regulations and decisions fix the conditions and procedures for licensing the private vehicles in the office of the President of the State and the Amiri office in each Emirate. The motor vehicle may be registered in the name of whoever resides or works in the Emirate where the Licensing Authority exists.
Public passenger vehicles, however, may not be registered in the names of non-nationals, just as registration or licensing or renewal of licensing of private cargo vehicles may not be effected except after the applicant proves that the nature of his occupation or work justifies his acquisition of such vehicle.
The Licensing Authority is entitled to issue a professional license to anyone who trades in motor vehicles, or to owner of the factory that produces such vehicles. Such license allows testing any vehicle after its manufacture or upon its offer or showing for sale provided the vehicle is fitted with two on trial plates.
The Licensing Authority may inspect or test any motor vehicle at any time it sees fit for the public good. The owner of the vehicle shall have the right of complaint against the result of the inspection before the Authority within ten days, and the decision shall be final.
With the exception of vehicles exempted from the terms of registration pursuant to the provisions of this Law, and with the exception of the vehicles of the President of the State and the Emirate governors, no motor vehicle may be driven without two plates carrying its registration numbers fixed in a prominent place, one in the front and the second in the rear.
For the wagon and quasi-wagon one rear plate is sufficient. The conditions and qualifications of the plates shall be determined in the implementing decisions hereof. The Licensing Authority shall be notified of any act of disposition transferring ownership of the motor vehicle within fourteen days and on the part of both parties to the disposition act.
The holder of the original license shall be liable for the obligations resulting from the utilization of the vehicle until the transfer of the license to the other party is completed. It is not allowed to drive any motor vehicle on the road unless it is in good mechanical condition and fitted out, at the least, with the following:.
It is possible to extend this obligation to other vehicles under conditions to be determined by the implementing regulations and decisions hereof.
Every motor vehicle shall be fitted with lights fixed in a conspicuous manner showing the width of the vehicle.
Such lights may not be covered or neutralized in any part of the vehicle or its load. It must also be fitted with direction lights. Motorcycles should be fitted with one principal light for lighting the road in front of them at nighttime plus a rear light.
In case the motorcycle is fitted with a sidewagon, such wagon shall be fitted with two lights, one for the front and the other for the rear. The ordinary bicycles must be fitted with one principal front light and a red light with a red reflector in the rear. The cart shall be fitted with enough lighting to warn the other road users of its presence during the night.
The conditions and specifications of all the lights stipulated in this Article shall be fixed in the implementing regulations and decisions of this Law. Putting on the main front lights of the vehicle with no need, when the vehicle is parked, shall be prohibited. The usage of a red lamp in the front of the vehicle and the white light that sends direct beams in its rear shall also be prohibited. The search lights in the vehicle may not be used as an additional means of lighting and shall be used only to light on the parts of the vehicle being repaired.
All types of motor vehicles shall be subject to a technical inspection carried out by the Licensing Authority pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter with the exception of the vehicles exempted from the requirements of registration and licensing. It is prohibited to modify the body of the motor vehicle or change its colour unless by prior permission from the Licensing Authority.
The owner of the motor vehicle shall commit to asking the Licensing Authority to inspect his vehicle in the wake of carrying out any principal modification in its engine or its body. The vehicles shall undergo a technical inspection at the time of submitting demands for their registration, licensing or renewal of licensing in the place and time fixed by the Licensing Authority.
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