Dubai court asks car renter to pay fines, Salik fees worth Dhs8,735 to rental firm
- Last updated: June 1, 2026 | 18:22
Mohammed Yaseen, Staff Reporter
The Civil Court in Dubai has ordered a vehicle renter to pay Dhs8,735 to a car rental company, covering the value of traffic fines and Salik toll gate fees, along with 5% legal interest from the date of the judicial claim until full payment.
The court rejected the company's request for additional compensation due to insufficient evidence.
The details of the case date back to when a car rental company filed a lawsuit against a client, demanding that he be obliged to pay amounts due under a car rental agreement concluded between the two parties in October 2025, in addition to Dhs10,000 in compensation for material and moral damages incurred due to his refusal to return the vehicle on the agreed date.
The company explained that it had rented a vehicle to the appellee under a lease contract which was extended several times, and that during the period of use, traffic fines amounting to Dhs5,660 were incurred, in addition to Salik fees totaling Dhs350, as well as other amounts due according to the contract, bringing the total claimed amount to Dhs8,735.
The company submitted to the court a copy of the lease contract and its extensions, records of traffic violations and Salik fees, adding that it was forced to file a police report after the renter refused to return the vehicle.
The court affirmed that the lease agreement obliges the renter to pay the rent and the obligations arising therefrom as agreed upon by the parties.
“The company proved the appellee's liability for the claimed amount through the submitted documents, while the appellee did not attend the court sessions and did not provide any evidence of payment or anything to refute those documents," the court indicated.
The request for additional compensation was rejected being not based on sufficient evidence, the court said and ordered the appellee to pay the amount of Dhs8,735 and legal interest of 5% from the date of the judicial claim until full payment, along with court fees and expenses.