No UAE driving licence for select expat categories?

Dubai - Regulating the registration permits of old vehicles, and linking registration and licence fees of vehicles to engine capacity are among other ideas.

The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), in an attempt to further reduce congestion on roads in Dubai, is mulling several proposals, including regulating the issuance of driving licences to select categories of expats.

In a letter by the authority to an Arabic newspaper, the RTA said it has identified means that could help alleviate the traffic problem in the emirate, especially during office hours.

Regulating issuance of driving licences, regulating the registration permits of old vehicles, linking registration and licence fees of vehicles to engine capacity and annual consumption of fuel and annual distance travelled, modifying registration fees for environment friendly vehicles, and incentives to e-vehicles are the ideas on the table that may be implemented after consultation with at the federal level, the RTA letter stated.

Among sustainable solutions that may be implemented within the emirate include encouraging public to use public transport, improving the vehicle rental market, adjusting start times of schools and offices to reduce burden on the roads, the letter further added.

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