If you’ve ever found a parking fine put under your windshield wiper in Dubai, you’re not alone. The city enforces strict parking rules through the Road and Transport Authority (RTA), and violating these regulations can result in fines. It’s essential to be well-informed about these rules to steer clear of unnecessary charges.
Here’s an informative list of parking fines in Dubai, though it’s important to note that this may not cover all fines, and enforcement criteria can change:
Non-payment of parking fees, or tickets not visible:
Fine Amount: 150 Dh
Exceeding parking time:
Fine Amount: 100 Dh
Exceeding maximum parking hours:
Fine Amount: 100 Dh
Obstruction/Misuse of parking facility:
Fine Amount: 200 Dh
Vehicle crossing the sidewalk or standing on it:
Fine Amount: 200 Dh
Use forbidden parking:
Fine Amount: 200 Dh
Parking a vehicle without a plate number:
Fine Amount: 1,000 Dh
Unauthorized usage of people of determination parking, or using an expired permit, or a permit not visible:
Fine Amount: 1,000 Dh
Parking a vehicle in reserved parking, or not showing a permit:
Fine Amount: 1,000 Dh
Car demonstration for sale or rent in a restricted area:
Fine Amount: 1,000 Dh
Implementing parking umbrella without a permit:
Fine Amount: 1,000 Dh
Harmed or damaged parking, ticket machines, or zone plates:
Fine Amount: 1,000 Dh
Removing parking, ticket machines, or zone plates without a permit: Fine Amount: 10,000 Dh
Furthermore, UAE federal traffic laws specify fines for various parking violations:
Improper parking:
Fine Amount: 500 Dh
Parking behind vehicles and blocking their movement:
Fine Amount: 500 Dh
Parking without securing the vehicle:
Fine Amount: 500 Dh
Parking vehicles on pavements:
Fine Amount: 400 Dh
Stopping a vehicle in a way that blocks pedestrians’ movement:
Fine Amount: 400 Dh
Parking in front of fire hydrants:
Fine Amount: 1,000 Dh; Black Points: 6
Parking in spaces allocated for people with special needs:
Fine Amount: 1,000 Dh; Black Points: 6
Stopping in the middle of the road without a reason:
Fine Amount: 1,000 Dh; Black Points: 6
Stopping in the yellow box junction:
Fine Amount: 500 Dh
Stopping the vehicle in prohibited areas on the left road shoulder on public roads:
Fine Amount: 1,000 Dh
