UAE urges motorists to renew vehicles’ registration online without paying fines over virus fears

Gulf Today, Staff Reporter

In its bid to strengthen precautionary and preventive measures and curb the spread of coronavirus, the Ministry of Interior has enabled customers to renew the expired registration of their vehicles without the need to visit service centres over the coming three months from Sunday, March 22, 2020.

Customers are requested to use smart apps to renew their expired registration, irrespective of fines, impoundment, black points and technical inspection.

This step comes within the precautionary measures to maintain safety and health and to reduce the spread of the  Coronavirus (Covid 19).

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This came during the emergency meeting held by the Federal Traffic Council and presided over by Major General Eng. Mohammed Saif Al Zafeen, Assistant Commander-in-Chief for Operations Affairs at Dubai Police. The meeting was attended by Brigadier Eng. Hussein Ahmed Al Harthy, Vice President of the Federal Traffic Council, and all members.

The council also discussed opening the files of drivers and training courses and instructed the training institutes across the UAE to expedite holding remote training courses within two weeks and roll out all precautionary and preventive measures to maintain public health and safety.