This past week, Abu Dhabi Police took to social media to announce motorists caught carpooling will incur hefty fines in an effort to prevent drivers from carrying out the traffic offence.<\/p>\n
If drivers are caught carpooling in Abu Dhabi by the Abu Dhabi Police, they will be given a fine of AED 3,000, 24 black points and have their vehicle impounded\u00a0for 30 days as per article 76.<\/p>\n
Brigadier Ibrahim\u00a0Sultan Al Zaabi, director of the transport security department, spoke out about the fines saying the main reason to ban carpooling is to protect the general public from becoming a victim.<\/p>\n
“There are a number of reasons with using an unlicensed taxi, which include sexual harassment, theft, fraud, quarrels\u00a0and the driver may also be in violation of residency laws,” explained Brigadier Ibrahim Al Zaabi.<\/p>\n
According to Abu Dhabi Police, in the first six months of the year (2018), over 2,000 motorists were caught and fined for illegally ferrying passengers in their private vehicles in the capital of the UAE.<\/p>\n
In\u00a0December 2017, the Roads and Transport\u00a0Authority\u00a0(RTA) in Dubai shut down the Sharkeni\u00a0service. Sharkeni\u00a0was the RTA’s official\u00a0carpooling platform which allowed motorists and commuters to communicate with one another to travel together.<\/p>\n
As of December 20th, no new permits were issued, and the RTA said that all permits\u00a0issued before the 20th of December\u00a02017 will be valid\u00a0until the expiry date but can’t be renewed.<\/p>\n
No reason was given as to why the service was shut down, but the RTA urged commuters to use public transport and other alternatives the RTA provides.<\/p>\n
Although it remains unclear if carpooling is still legal within Dubai, anyone caught running an illegal transport service within the Emirate will be issued a fine ranging from AED 5,000 to AED 50,000.<\/p>\n
Photo credit: Abu Dhabi Police.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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