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24 April 2024

12 black points for UAE National Day celebration traffic offenders

One of the vehicles that was impounded for breaking traffic rules during the National Day celebrations. (Pic: Department of Traffic and Patrols of Abu Dhabi Police)

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By Mohammad El Sadafy

The Department of Traffic and Patrols of Abu Dhabi Police has held 600 vehicles for one month, fine of Dh2,000 and 12 black points on the offenders of the traffic rules.

The offenders were booked during the celebrations of UAE's 41st national day anniversary from December 1- 3 across the emirate of Abu Dhabi.

Brigadier Hussein Ahmed Al Harethi, Director of the Department of Traffic and Patrols said some motorists in the processions, especially at the corniche Abu Dhabi behaved recklessly as they violated the traffic regulations.

Brigadier Al Harethi said that the total number of traffic offences recorded in Abu Dhabi, Al Ain and the Western Region 7,603.

Some of the traffic offences included spray painting of vehicles, extra external mountings on the vehicle, extra speakers, colouring of the windshield and throwing waste on the road.