Dubai: RTA issues 88 traffic fines to heavy trailer owners for technical faults
Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced on Wednesday it issued 88 traffic violations against heavy trailers that were found with broken-down tyres, defective lighting, no reflective stickers, and improper loading of vehicles that posed a danger to the road or other users.
RTA said a comprehensive trailer safety inspection campaign was held across six key locations in Dubai in the first quarter of 2025 to enhance road safety.
The campaign included 2,638 field inspections of heavy vehicles at several strategic locations along key roads, notably Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road and Emirates Road.
'During these inspections, 177 trailers were checked to ensure compliance with safety requirements, including tyre safety standards, brake efficiency tests, lighting systems, license validity, driver permits, and other essential procedures related to approved safety standards,' RTA said.
'The campaign identified 134 technical faults and issued 88 violations against heavy trailers, addressing several key issues, including unroadworthy tyres, defective lighting on the rear and sides of the trailer, the absence of reflective stickers on the rear of trailers, and improper loading of vehicles that posed a danger to the road or other users,' RTA added.
'(We) are committed to conducting regular inspection campaigns across various sectors, with a particular focus on road transport, to ensure the highest levels of road safety,' said Ahmed Mahboob, CEO of the Licensing Agency at RTA.
'The goal is to curb violations through modern awareness methods. (We) aim to prevent risks arising from neglect or a lack of regular technical maintenance of heavy vehicles within the road transport sector, which is one of the most vital and influential sectors in the transportation and road safety system,' he added.
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