If you are a driver in Abu Dhabi who has accumulated a number of traffic tickets, you can now get a 25% to 35% discount, according to the Abu Dhabi police.
On April 25, Abu Dhabi police issued a message on its official social media channels encouraging drivers to pay their traffic penalties early to receive the reduction.
Here’s everything you need to know about the discount programme and the possibility of paying larger fines in interest-free installments.
How can one get a discount on traffic fines in Abu Dhabi?
The Abu Dhabi Police Department has introduced a plan that assures that motorists who pay their penalties faster will receive a larger reduction. Depending on when you pay your traffic penalties, you may be eligible for a discount:
35 percent discount – If you pay your traffic fines within two months of the violation, you will receive a 35% discount.
25 percent discount – Paying the traffic fines within one year of the infringement results in a 25% discount.
According to the Abu Dhabi Police phone center ‘Aounak,’ there is no unique procedure for receiving the discount. Depending on when the infringement was committed, the reduction was applied to all motorists.
How can one pay traffic fines?
You have the following alternatives for paying penalties in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi:
- Abu Dhabi Police website – https://es.adpolice.gov.ae/TrafficServices/FinesPublic/Inquiry.aspx?Culture=en
- Type your license plate number, traffic file number, Emirates ID, or driver’s license number in the appropriate fields.
- Verify your identity by entering the Captcha image.
- You’ll get a list of the fines you’ve racked up, with the discount applied.
- Use your credit or debit card to make the payment.
- Abu Dhabi Police app
- Get the ‘Abu Dhabi Police’ app for Apple and Android devices.
- To create an account, provide your Emirates ID number, email address, and mobile number.
- After logging in, go to the’services’ page and choose ‘Traffic services.’
- Select ‘Pay traffic fines’ from the drop-down menu.
- You’ll get a list of the fines you’ve racked up, with the discount applied.
- Use your credit or debit card to make the payment.
Can’t afford to pay the fines right away? Pay them off in a series of interest-free installments
Motorists were also advised of the possibility of paying fines in interest-free installments when the announcement was made on April 25. Abu Dhabi Police revealed in a statement that it has partnered with five UAE banks to pay the traffic charge in installments, with no additional expenses.
The five banks are:
- First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB)
- Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB)
- Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB)
- Emirates Islamic Bank
- Mashreq Al Islami Bank
The driver must have a credit card from one of these banks in order to use this service. The motorist must contact the bank directly and request that their traffic fines be paid in installments, according to Abu Dhabi Police call center ‘Aounak.’
More than Dh7,000 in fines? It’s possible that the vehicle will be impounded
Apart from the introduction of interest-free payments and traffic fee concessions, Abu Dhabi Police have cautioned that motorists who owe more than Dh7,000 in traffic penalties must pay the entire amount within three months, or their vehicle would be confiscated and sold at public auction.
According to ‘Law No. 5 for 2020 on the impoundment of vehicles in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi,’ careless drivers’ automobiles will be impounded if their traffic fines surpass Dh7,000.