These four violations can lead to vehicle impoundment for 30 days in Dubai

Sumayya Saad, Staff Reporter

Dubai Police clarified the new legal amendments to Decree No. 29 for 2015 with respect to impoundment of vehicles in the emirate, confirming the administrative impoundment of vehicles under article 2, without prejudice to the penalties and measures stipulated under the applicable legislation.

Based on the vehicle seizure report, the director or acting director of the General Department of Traffic may impound a vehicle in any of the cases indicated according to the period specified for each case.

Four violations necessitate a vehicle to be impounded for 30 days including suddenly swerving in a manner that jeopardizes lives, property and traffic safety, tailgating, distraction while driving by using the phone or otherwise and heavy-duty vehicle not keeping the designated lane.

Other violations necessitate a vehicle to be impounded for 14 days and include entering the road without ensuring that it is clear, reversing the vehicle in a manner that jeopardizes lives, property and traffic safety, failure of a light vehicle to keep lane, stopping unjustifiably in the middle of the road and overtaking in a dangerous manner.

They also include failure to meet the safety and security requirements, stopping on the shoulder of the road in non-emergency cases or overtaking other vehicles on the shoulder of the road, driving a vehicle without a number plate, driving the vehicle in a manner that obstructs traffic and changing the colour of the vehicle without obtaining the necessary licence.

Dubai Police said the decision would be applicable within the few coming days.