Traffic Investigation officers from the ADP Traffic and Patrols Directorate recently seized and impounded a four-wheel drive vehicle, and referred the driver to the concerned authorities to await the necessary legal action. The driver was travelling in a vehicle with fake number plates, in an attempt to cheat radars, and had accumulated AED 459,000 in fines for 580 traffic violations.

In detail, Colonel Hamad Nasser Al Bloushi, Head of Peripheral Regions Traffic Department at Abu Dhabi Police indicated that after processing surveillance footage from the Roads Surveillance Branch (Radars) at ADP Traffic and Patrols Department, officers noticed a discrepancy between the vehicle’s plate numbers and its registered specifications. Moreover, the driver was wanted for committing several speed limit violations at the Western Region. The footage was transferred to the traffic investigation officers to take the necessary action.

Al Bloushi continued: “The directorate formed a work team of traffic investigation officers in the Western Region to as part of a search and investigation operation to locate the erring motorist for flouting traffic rules by driving a vehicle with fake number plates in a bid to cheat the radars and dodge responsibility. He also noted that the traffic investigation team managed to arrest the motorist who resides in the Western Region.

Moreover, he warned motorists against tampering with vehicles’ number plates data, or making new ones. Under UAE traffic laws, tampering with a car plate is punishable with imprisonment for up to two years, and/or a fine of AED 20,000. He also emphasized that control will be intensified on external roads, to arrest motorists who conceal of obscure license plates to cheat radars.

Furthermore, Al Bloushi pointed out that the ADP Traffic and Patrols Directorate, in cooperation with the Air Wing Section, has started sending out air patrols to be on the lookout for vehicles travelling with fake or obscured plates in order to curb such violations. These patrols also aim to ensure crowd management and keep watch for any illegal gatherings of youths who perform dangerous stunts to curb their reckless behavior and take the necessary action against them. This is in keeping with the Abu Dhabi Police traffic safety strategy to make roads safer and more secure, and reduce all causes that lead to traffic accidents and their resulting deaths and serious injuries.
 

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