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New traffic law effective from Saturday
Gulf Today
|March 26, 2025
The Ministry of Interior (Mol) has announced that the Federal Decree-Law No. (14) of 2024 on the regulation of traffic will take effect on 29 March, as it contains fundamental amendments aimed at improving road safety, regulating vehicle movements and ensuring compliance with safe driving standards.
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Impounding a vehicle Al Naqbi pointed out that the new law specifies a number of terms for impounding a vehicle, including driving a vehicle that is unfit for use or does not meet the techni- cal requirements, driving without a licence for the second time, driving a vehicle without a licence, making modifications to the vehicle without prior permission,
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