Dubai's white point system to honour 1,800 drivers

Dubai - People with valid driving licences issued from Dubai who have one or more Dubai-registered vehicles in their names will benefit from the system.

The General Department of Traffic of the Dubai Police has announced that they will increase the number of ideal drivers who will be awarded as part of the 'white point' system to 1,800, and that a car will be provided by Al Hilal company.
Major-General Mohammed Saif Al Zafin, Assistant Commander-in-Chief of Operations for Dubai Police, said that last year the number of drivers who were awarded for receiving 24 white points was 1,500.
He said that Al Hilal company will participate in the white point system by providing a car, and the number of winners will be increased every year to encourage drivers to abide by traffic laws. During a Press conference held at the Traffic Department, Al Zafin signed the agreement between the Dubai Police and Al Hilal to provide a car to the winner as well as other prizes.
He said that the initiative will be evaluated after 10 years, and is expected to generate other initiatives across the UAE. Major-General Al Zafin noted that reckless drivers don't pay attention to prizes, so the Federal Traffic Council has recommended detaining them for 24 hours as punishment.
Quoting the statistics, he said 53 people were killed in traffic accidents since the beginning of the year and 46,200 sustained moderate injuries and 262 received minor injuries.
In the first three months of the year, people aged 18 to 36 had caused the deaths of 31 people and 31 serious injuries, while those in the age group of 37 to 57 caused 19 deaths and 13 injuries, he said.
The white point system has been implemented by the Dubai Police to encourage motorists to follow traffic rules and become safer drivers. The white points can be redeemed in many ways and can even help cancel some fines.
People with valid driving licences issued from Dubai who have one or more Dubai-registered vehicles in their names will benefit from the system.
The driver should not have any traffic violation on his driving licence or the vehicle registered under his during the year - that includes Salik fines and traffic fines in other emirates.
Each eligible person can receive a total of 12 white points a year, one for each month. One white point will be credited at the end of each month. A motorist loses his entitlement to the month's point on being involved in any kind of accident or committing a violation during that month.
The white points are valid for a year. If a driver earns white points for five consecutive years, it would be an eligibility to enter a raffle draw.
When one commits a serious offence, that warrants 24 black points and the suspension of the driver's licence, that person will not qualify for any white points for an entire year, starting on the day the driver's licence suspension is revoked.
If someone is driving a vehicle owned by somebody else and commits a violation, both the driver and the owner of the vehicle will forego any white points for that month.
Know the white point system
The white point system has been implemented by the Dubai Police to encourage motorists to follow traffic rules and become safer drivers.
The white points can be redeemed in many ways and can even help cancel some fines.
People with valid driving licences issued from Dubai who have one or more Dubai-registered vehicles in their names will benefit from the system.
The driver should not have any traffic violation on his driving licence or the vehicle registered under his during the year - that includes Salik fines and traffic fines in other emirates. Each eligible person can receive a total of 12 white points a year, one for each month. One white point will be credited at the end of each month.
A motorist loses his entitlement to the month's point on being involved in any kind of accident or committing a violation during that month.The white points are valid for a year. If a driver earns white points for five consecutive years, it would be an eligibility to enter a raffle draw.
When one commits a serious offence, that warrants 24 black points and the suspension of the driver's licence, that person will not qualify for any white points for an entire year, starting on the day the driver's licence suspension is revoked.
If someone is driving a vehicle owned by somebody else and commits a violation, both the driver and the owner of the vehicle will forego any white points for that month.
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