30 Sep September 30, 2015 Dubai Police urge people to renew their car registration on time to avoid being fined or have their cars confiscated. In the first half of 2015, Dubai Police issued 11,294 fines for vehicles with expired vehicle registration. This is just a fraction of the number of unregistered vehicles, said Colonel Jamal Al Bannai, Deputy Director of Dubai Traffic Police. He noted that there were cases where people renewed only their insurance policy, but not their car registration. “They are concerned about the insurance because it protects them but they think there is no point in renewing the registration,” he observed. When renewing the registration, vehicle has to undergo tests to see if all of the important parts are working properly and if the vehicle can be safely driven on the road. This means registration is just as important for protection of motorists as insurance. Some people, he said, postpone or ignore renewing the registration of their car because they have accumulated fines and are not able to pay them. Not renewing vehicle registration after its expiry date warrants a fine of Dh400 if stopped by police, and if the registration has expired for over three months, the vehicle will be impounded even if there are no fines issued against it. Vehicle registration can be renewed 30 days before the date of expiry. After the expiry date, there is a 30-day grace period for registration renewal for those without fines barring the payment of registration fees. Beyond this period, a monthly late registration fine will apply in addition to monthly fees that are applicable from the date of expiry of the vehicle registration. Dubai Police urge people to renew their car registration on time to avoid being fined or have their cars confiscated. In the first half of 2015, Dubai Police issued 11,294 fines for vehicles with expired vehicle registration. This is just a fraction of the number of unregistered vehicles, said Colonel Jamal Al Bannai, Deputy Director of Dubai Traffic Police. He noted that there were cases where people renewed only their insurance policy, but not their car registration. “They are concerned about the insurance because it protects them but they think there is no point in renewing the registration,” he observed. When renewing the registration, vehicle has to undergo tests to see if all of the important parts are working properly and if the vehicle can be safely driven on the road. This means registration is just as important for protection of motorists as insurance. Some people, he said, postpone or ignore renewing the registration of their car because they have accumulated fines and are not able to pay them. Not renewing vehicle registration after its expiry date warrants a fine of Dh400 if stopped by police, and if the registration has expired for over three months, the vehicle will be impounded even if there are no fines issued against it. Vehicle registration can be renewed 30 days before the date of expiry. After the expiry date, there is a 30-day grace period for registration renewal for those without fines barring the payment of registration fees. Beyond this period, a monthly late registration fine will apply in addition to monthly fees that are applicable from the date of expiry of the vehicle registration. Dubai Police urge people to renew their car registration on time to avoid being fined or have their cars confiscated. In the first half of 2015, Dubai Police issued 11,294 fines for vehicles with expired vehicle registration. This is just a fraction of the number of unregistered vehicles, said Colonel Jamal Al Bannai, Deputy Director of Dubai Traffic Police. He noted that there were cases where people renewed only their insurance policy, but not their car registration. “They are concerned about the insurance because it protects them but they think there is no point in renewing the registration,” he observed. When renewing the registration, vehicle has to undergo tests to see if all of the important parts are working properly and if the vehicle can be safely driven on the road. This means registration is just as important for protection of motorists as insurance. Some people, he said, postpone or ignore renewing the registration of their car because they have accumulated fines and are not able to pay them. Not renewing vehicle registration after its expiry date warrants a fine of Dh400 if stopped by police, and if the registration has expired for over three months, the vehicle will be impounded even if there are no fines issued against it. Vehicle registration can be renewed 30 days before the date of expiry. After the expiry date, there is a 30-day grace period for registration renewal for those without fines barring the payment of registration fees. Beyond this period, a monthly late registration fine will apply in addition to monthly fees that are applicable from the date of expiry of the vehicle registration.
