Within just one week, the Dubai Police impounded 80 vehicles for violating traffic rules, apparently all within the Bur Dubai area. More than half of these cars were confiscated for expired registrations, while another car owner who bagged fines worth Dhs 154,415 also had his car taken away. Surprisingly, the latter vehicle owner never showed up to address his hefty fine issue.
Beware, motorists in Sharjah! Apparently reverse parking your car in a parking space can result in a Dhs 200 fine. Also Dubai Traffic Police plans to introduce new fines for motorists for several offences, including for wearing sunglasses at night.
Volkswagen has announced the launch of the 2013 Volkswagen Polo sedan in the Middle East. It will be available in two trims – S and SE.
Dubai Police have apparently launched a “white points” system in order to encourage motorists to follow traffic rules and regulations, and promote safe driving.
Ducati opened their latest showroom in the UAE, Goodyear donated items to blue-collar workers for the summer, and Gillette is running a car design contest in the GCC.
Be careful before you spend your money on new tyres. UAE authorities have accused several tyre dealers of making easy money by defrauding customers into buying old tyres as new. Many of them are even replacing new tyre “frames” with older ones that may have been imported more than a year ago.
A newly-installed Ras Al Khaimah speed radar was set on fire last Wednesday during the early hours of the day.
A high ranking official at the Dubai Police said they could start impounding vehicles by just confiscating number plates instead of dropping them off at the impound lots.
A fire broke out at an ENOC petrol station yesterday on Emirates Road, when a car lost control and crashed into one of the vehicles already fuelling at the station.
Dubai Police, in collaboration with Al Futtaim FastFit, have launched a tyre safety campaign called ‘Summer Without Accidents’ which aims to educate the public on the importance of maintaining their tyres, especially now as temperatures soar above 40 degrees.