UAE 2026 Traffic Fines: Every Update You Need to Know
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UAE 2026 Traffic Fines: Every Update You Need to Know

New tailgating rules, revised speed brackets and stricter mobile-phone penalties. Here's your complete driver's brief.

Sarah Khan
By Sarah Khan
Travel Editor · @sarah_kh
Published 11 Jul 2026Updated 13 Jul 202610 min read3.2k views
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The RTA and the Ministry of Interior update UAE traffic regulations more often than most drivers realise. Miss a change and it can cost you AED 400, four black points, or worse — a vehicle impound.

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Reported by the Quick Lease Newsroom · Al Barsha, Dubai · editorial@quicklease.ae

Sarah Khan
About the author
Sarah Khan
Travel Editor · @sarah_kh

Weekend road-trip specialist covering Hatta, RAK and the Musandam route. Writes our Travel UAE column.

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