Dubai - As many as 557,430 motorists benefited from the Dubai Police traffic fines discount initiative over the last year.
As many as 557,430 motorists benefited from the Dubai Police traffic fines discount initiative over the last year, it was announced today.
A total of Dh546,970,930 was saved by these motorists who availed of this initiative, the police added. On average, a motorist saved Dh981.24 because of the initiative.
Additionally, traffic deaths during the period went down by 16 per cent, while major injuries saw a 38 per cent decline.
Of the beneficiaries, 114,769 were males, and 444,661 were females.
On February 7, 2019, the Dubai Police launched the first-of-its-type initiative, according to which motorists who did not commit any violations for three months could get a 25 per cent discount on their fines. No violations for six months would entitle them to a 50 per cent discount. Keep driving well for nine months and you could get a 75 per cent discount and 100 per cent discount if you didn't commit any violation in a year.