traffic fines on uk licence?

[shirt]

so i hired a car on my uk licence as i didn't have the uae one on me at the time. seems the ford figo is truly a rapid beasty and the RTA would like to levy a fee according the the amount i was beaking their petty little speed limit

national just called to ask me for a scan of my dubai licence. if i refuse, what will happen? i am guessing that given i used a dubai credit card and a dubai address i will likely end up in a small cell breaking rocks all day?

i think i was done twice on the same stretch just by business bay crossing. always though that was a 120 stretch and have been doing those at 140 after oily's advice. turns out it isn't.

[samnorthy]

It makes no odds you will have to pay the fine regardless.

The point system here is a joke - I am proudly leading the projects speeding board, with 6 tickets this year so far.

Pay the 600aed and forget about it

[shirt]

Thought as much. Hope its just the one fine, two in one km stretch is just cheeky.

[e21jason]

Yeah my car is on the UK licence and I just get the 700adh fines on the rental bills

[oilydan]

IIRC it is illegal to have residency and drive on a foreign license.

And I never mentioned Busness Bay speed limits, only those coming in from AUH. Isn't Business Bay 100kph meaning you can do 120?

[After_Shock]

oilydan said:

IIRC it is illegal to have residency and drive on a foreign license.

Thought someone told me that when I arrived but wasnt quite sure wether to believe them or not!!

[shirt]

oilydan said:

And I never mentioned Busness Bay speed limits, only those coming in from AUH. Isn't Business Bay 100kph meaning you can do 120?

i know. i just made the mistake of thinking bus bay was a 120 zone as i've always driven it at 120. i now realise why i haven't been copped there before!

also think national have realised their error on my licence [though i never gave them my passport, just the scan of the picture page] and are sorting it so the illegality disappears.

[Hitch78]

After_Shock said:

Thought someone told me that when I arrived but wasnt quite sure wether to believe them or not!!

Tis true. A bit bonkers but true.

[samnorthy]

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