Failing to renew the registration of your vehicle is a serious offence in the UAE. Abu Dhabi Police is all set to install new radars to catch motorists driving vehicles with expired registration. This is a serious offence as failing to renew the registration of vehicles and driving such vehicles on busy roads can have a bad impact on the road safety situation in the emirate. On the basis of current condition of the vehicles, motorists need to get their vehicles inspected (if required) and submit a vehicle test report to complete the vehicle registration renewal procedure. This system of renewal of registration is critical to maintain road safety situation and motorists failing to comply with this rule will have to face hefty penalties.
Official Statement on the Installation of New Radars
Brigadier Ahmad Al Shehhi, Deputy Director of the Traffic Patrol Directorate of Abu Dhabi Police said that the installation of the new radars will improve road safety situation in Abu Dhabi. He added that the new radars will boost monitoring capabilities of authorities and help them nab down motorists driving vehicles with expired registration.
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Penalties for Driving a Vehicle with Expired Registration
Brigadier Ahmad Al Shehhi revealed the penalties for driving a vehicle with expired registration in Abu Dhabi and warned motorists against committing this serious offence. According to the Article 25b of the Traffic Law, motorists can be fined AED 500 and four black points can be issued against their driving license for driving a vehicle with expired registration. The vehicle can also be impounded for seven days if its registration is not renewed within three months of expiration.
How will the New Radars Work?
The Abu Dhabi Police announced its plans to install new radars through its official social media channels and also posted a video that clearly explained how these radars will work. These smart radars will be installed on all major roads across Abu Dhabi. These radars will be connected to the control room from where the functioning of these radars will be regulated.
The new radars will be activated to detect vehicles with expired registration and the snapshot of such vehicles will be sent to the control room to take actions against the owners of these vehicles. The radars will also inform the authorities of the date of registration expiry of the vehicles so that motorists can be penalized accordingly.
Effective April 15, smart system will be activated to detect vehicles with expired registration. Violaters will pay a fine of AED 500, get 4 traffic points and have their vehicles impounded for 7 days. pic.twitter.com/lIsuwagkcx
— شرطة أبوظبي (@ADPoliceHQ) April 3, 2018
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How the New Radars will improve the Road Safety Situation in Abu Dhabi?
In order to prepare a vehicle ahead of a long and daunting summer season in the UAE, the maintenance and physical inspection of a vehicle matters a great deal to avoid a dangerous road situation involving poorly maintained vehicles. The Abu Dhabi traffic authorities have devised a complete system to ensure that only the mechanically fit vehicles are allowed to be driven on Abu Dhabi roads. The procedure for renewal of registration makes sure that the condition of a vehicle is closely monitored and a detailed mechanical checkup is performed at an authorized workshop if needed.
You need to submit the valid test report in order to complete the procedure for renewal of a vehicle’s registration. This whole procedure is critical in improving the road safety in the emirate as dangerous road situations involving poorly maintained vehicles can be avoided by complying with the policy for renewal of registration of vehicles.
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How to Renew Registration of Your Vehicle in Abu Dhabi?
The registration of a vehicle can be renewed through the MOI Smart App or through the website of Abu Dhabi government. These smart services are offered by the government of the UAE for the benefit and well-being of motorists.
You need to submit the following documents while applying for the renewal of the registration of your vehicle.
- Vehicle Registration Card
- Insurance Report
- Vehicle Test Report
After submitting the above-mentioned documents, you can follow a step-by-step procedure to complete the process for renewal of registration of a vehicle in Abu Dhabi.
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Applying through the Abu Dhabi Government Website
You need to follow a simple procedure as mentioned on the Abu Dhabi government website and complete the renewal of your car’s registration. Here are the steps to follow:
- Open the Abu Dhabi government website “https://www.abudhabi.ae/”in a browser on your smartphone or desktop.
- On the homepage, type “vehicle registration renewal” in the search bar.
- Click on the “Vehicle Registration” link.
- You will be directed to a new window where you will need to login or register yourself if you don’t have a user account already.
- After logging in, you need to complete the step-by-step procedure to renew the registration of your vehicle.
Renewal of Vehicle Registration through MOI Smart App
Applying for vehicle registration through MOI Smart App is even simpler. You will just need to download and install the MOI Smart App that is available on both Android and Apple App stores. After installing the app, you will need to login and follow a step-by-step procedure to renew your vehicle’s registration. To learn about the details of how to apply for the renewal of your vehicle’s registration using the MOI Smart App, click here.
Bottom-line
Complying with car registration rules that are directly linked with road safety in Abu Dhabi is important to avoid dangerous road situations involving poorly maintained vehicles. The number of dangerous road accidents have decreased in Abu Dhabi in the last nine months and with the efforts by authorities to improve the traffic monitoring systems, the road safety situation is expected to improve in Abu Dhabi in the long-term.
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