Accident Free Day 2025: Get 4 black points off your licence
On Accident Free Day, this year, you'll be able to get rid of those black marks against your record.
And the best bit? It could not be simpler to do.
The Ministry of the Interior revealed that Accident Free Day is set to fall on Monday August 25 this year, to coincide with the first day of the academic year.
And if you sign up for a traffic safety pledge and, crucially, don't break it on Accident Free Day then you'll get a whole four black points off your driving licence.
Sign up before Monday August 25 and you'll get four traffic points off your licence electronically on Monday September 15.
Colonel Engineer Hussein Ahmed Al Harithi, chairman of the Federal Traffic Council, explained that this initiative comes as part of continuous efforts to enhance traffic safety through dissemination and highlighting messages, conditions and traffic laws, which are found to enhance the environment, road safety and preserve lives and property.
The campaign aims to foster a culture of responsible driving by educating drivers on vehicle safety, adhering to speed limits near schools, avoiding distractions such as mobile phones, following traffic lanes, maintaining safe distances, prioritising pedestrians, and giving precedence to emergency vehicles.
The Accident Free Day traffic pledge
The traffic pledge is easy peasy, so with a bit of common sense, you'll get it knocked off in no time at all. Below is the pledge in full.
I will maintain a safe distance from the vehicle in front of me
I will yield to pedestrians at crossings
I will always wear my seatbelt
I will adhere to the speed limits
I will not use a handheld mobile phone while driving
I will give way to emergency vehicles, police, public service vehicles, and official convoys
See? We did say it was simple.
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What can I get black points for when driving in Dubai?
According to Dubai Police, you can receive black points and fines for the following:
Failure to leave a safe distance from the vehicle ahead: Dhs400 fine and four black points.
Failure to give way to pedestrians crossing the road: Dh500 fine and six black points.
Not wearing a seatbelt: Dhs400 fine and four black points.
Using mobile phones while driving: Dhs800 fine and four black points.
Failure to give way to emergency, police and public service vehicles or official convoys: Dhs3,000 fine and six black points.
Sudden swerving on the road: Dh1,000 fine and four black points.
Failing to stop at a school bus stop sign: Dh1,000 fine and 10 black points.
Improper parking: Dhs500 fine
Leaving your car in front of fire hydrants or spaces allocated for people of determination: Dhs1,000 fine and six black points.
Children under the age of 10 or shorter than 145cm seated in the front passenger seat: Dhs400.
Sign up here.
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