The new traffic laws in the Emirates, which became effective on Thursday (July 6), established a penalty of Dh50,000 for drivers to release their impounded vehicles.

The Dubai Police has announced a new set of penalties for violators of specific traffic laws. Fines for vehicle impoundment offenses range from 10,000 to 100,000 AED.

A few of the New traffic fines are:

• AED50k for jumping a red light.
• The penalties for vehicle impounding have fines ranging from AED 10,000 to AED100,000
• Driving a recreational motorcycle on paved roads -AED50,000
• Participating in a road race without prior permission -AED100,000

Individuals will face a fine of AED10,000 to release vehicles impounded for the following offenses.

• Unauthorized modifications to the vehicle to increase speed or noise.
• Evading police officers