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RTA announces implementation of Federal Traffic Link

His Excellency Mattar Al Tayer, Chairman of the Board and Executive Director of Roads & Transport Authority (RTA), announced that Drivers & Vehicles Licensing...

Car dealers approve unified purchase contract

Car dealers in the UAE have approved the unified form for purchase contracts proposed by the Ministry of Economy to facilitate procedures and protect...

No traffic fines in Dubai during Eid holidays

There will be no traffic fines issued in Dubai during the Eid holidays. However, warning motorists against mistaking the Dubai Traffic Police’s kind gesture for...

Without Changes in Traffic Infrastructure, Driverless Vehicles Are Non-starter in UAE

Large-scale introduction of driverless vehicles in modern urban traffic is an unlikely scenario for the next 10 to 15 years for the UAE. This...

UAE Ranked 12th Most Connected Country

UAE has been ranked 12th most connected country in the world, according to a new report, which analyzed 140 nations in all regions of...

Dubai World Central customer numbers top 1.2 million in H1

Passenger traffic at Dubai World Central (DWC) surged to 1.2 million during the first half of 2019, compared to 517,813 during the same period...

Dubai Police to auction confiscated vehicles

Dubai Police announced it intends to auction 129 confiscated vehicles, remaining on its premisses after the legal period of detention. Interested parties can preview the...

New AED 1 billion five-year plan to pave internal roads in...

UAE Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has approved a five-year plan (2012...

Dubai Public Transport Day – Gold and Smartphones for Commuters

Dubai will mark the Public Transport Day with a Public Transport Week. The emirate’s Roads and Transport Authority will be giving away prized with...

RTA launches new vehicle e-certificates

The Road and Transport Authority's Licensing Agency has recently introduced a new type of certificate called an e-Certificate. There are 5 vehicle related e-Certificates...

Radars in Dubai catch over 500,000 over-speeding vehicles

Radar devices caught in Dubai caught 508,434 offending vehicles in the first four months of the year as compared to 540,477 for the corresponding...

Auto Transport to and in the US made easy

Auto Transport is a leader in the car shipping industry in the U.S. and preferred partner of  Dubai and U.A.E. based moving companies, transport specialists and even...

RTA rejuvenates Salik portal, toll gate maps added

Roads & Transport Authority (RTA) unveiled an enhanced version of the Toll Gate Portal ( www.salik.ae ) in a stylish design offering e-services in...

UAE Driving Culture: The ‘10 Golden Rules’

What should be the ingredients of a Positive UAE Driving Culture? Many references made to ‘lack of’ or ‘poor’ UAE Driving Culture ‘10...

Dubai Metro fare and zone structure

Dubai Metro is set to roll out it debut services on 09-09-2009 with 10 stations operational on the red line. Phil Blizzard looks at...

Air Traffic in UAE up 7.6 percent in 2011

Air Traffic Movement in UAE experienced a remarkable growth during 2011, with an increase of 7.6 percent compared to the previous year.

Motorbike users in Dubai will not pay parking fee

Motorbike users in Dubai will not have to pay any parking fee, the emirate’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has said. According to Al Bayan...

DP World opens State-of-the-Art terminal in India

The first-ever dedicated transhipment and gateway hub in India, DP World’s Vallarpadam terminal, was opened today by India’s Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh in...