Sharjah Traffic Fine Discount: How the 35% and 25% Reductions Work, and What the Other Emirates Offer

Direct answer. Yes. Sharjah Police takes 35% off a traffic fine paid within 60 days of the violation, and 25% off if you pay after 60 days but before a year has passed. The 35% also covers the impoundment period and the vehicle impound fee, while the 25% applies to the fine only. Aggravated (serious) violations are excluded, and the discount does not remove traffic points. Sharjah Police restated these terms in a notice dated 27 November 2025. Abu Dhabi Police runs the same 35% and 25% split, but we found no standing early-payment discount for fines issued in Dubai. The federal Traffic Law, Federal Decree-Law No. (14) of 2024, sets the framework and leaves the violations and their fines to a Cabinet resolution; it does not set these discounts. This guide explains Sharjah's rules first, then each other emirate, then how to pay.

Sharjah's traffic fine discount at a glance

Sharjah has two discount tiers, and the clock runs from the violation date. The table below sets out the terms in Sharjah Police's notice of 27 November 2025, which describes the discount as continuing.

The source is the Sharjah Police notice, published in Arabic. If the link opens the English news list instead, switch the site to Arabic and open the link again.

What the 35% covers, and what the 25% leaves out

The two tiers differ in more than the percentage, because only the first one reaches impound costs.

Within the first 60 days, the notice says the 35% applies to three things:

• the fine itself;
• the impoundment period, where the violation carries one;
• the vehicle impound fee.

After day 60, the 25% applies to the fine alone. If your car was impounded, the impound period and the impound fee are no longer reduced at that stage. That is the main reason to pay early when a violation also led to impoundment.

The 60-day clock starts on the violation date

The notice counts both windows from the date of the violation, not from the day you notice the fine. A camera fine you only discover weeks later has already used part of its 60 days. Check your fines regularly on the MOI app or the Sharjah Police website, so the first window does not lapse unseen.

A worked example

Take an illustrative fine of AED 1,000. This is a round number for the arithmetic, not the fine for any particular offence.

• Paid on day 30, the 35% discount takes off AED 350, so you pay AED 650.
• Paid on day 200, the 25% discount takes off AED 250, so you pay AED 750.
• Paid after a full year, the notice describes no discount, so you pay AED 1,000.

The amount shown at payment is what counts. Always compare it with the fine and its date before you pay.

What the Sharjah discount does not cover

The scheme has two express exclusions, and it says nothing about penalties set by a court.

• Aggravated violations. The notice excludes "aggravated" traffic violations, the serious category. It does not list them, so confirm with Sharjah Police whether your violation falls in that group.
• Traffic points. The discount reduces money only. Any black points recorded with the violation stay on your licence.
• Late payment. Once a year has passed since the violation, the notice describes no reduction.
• Court penalties. Some traffic offences are crimes that a court punishes with imprisonment or a fine under the Decree-Law. None of the police notices in this guide says the discount reaches a penalty set by a court.

Black points stay on the licence

Paying a discounted fine does not wipe the points that came with it. Points build towards suspension, and our guide to how many black points you can have in Dubai explains how that limit works. If you think points were recorded wrongly, see our emirate-by-emirate guide to appealing black points. For the steps after a suspension, read how to get a suspended driving licence back.

Sharjah's other relief: the Union Day points waiver and very old fines

Sharjah has also announced two other measures: an expired points waiver and a waiver for very old fines.

The same November 2025 notice announced a points waiver. With the approval of Sharjah's Executive Council, traffic points were waived for violations committed before 1 December 2025, provided the fines were paid before 10 January 2026. The waiver marked the 54th Union Day. That deadline has passed, so the waiver no longer applies.

In a notice of 21 October 2025, published in Arabic, Sharjah Police described a separate Executive Council decision. Under it, Sharjah Police waives traffic violations that are more than ten years old. The notice states a request fee of AED 1,000. The fee is waived in some humanitarian and special cases, such as where the owner has died, has been outside the country for at least ten continuous years, or the vehicle has been abandoned and its owner cannot be reached. Eligible people apply at Sharjah's traffic and licensing service centres, so confirm the current conditions there before you rely on this.

Is there a Dubai traffic fine discount?

We found no standing early-payment discount for fines issued by Dubai Police. That is the short answer to the common search for a "Dubai traffic fine discount" or a "Dubai fine discount".

When we checked on 31 October 2026, we found no Dubai Police notice announcing a standing reduction for early payment. Dubai Police groups its traffic services under "Traffic and Accidents" on its website. Check there or in the Dubai Police app before paying, and ask whether any reduction or payment plan currently applies to your fine.

Do not assume that Sharjah's or Abu Dhabi's terms reduce a Dubai fine. Each scheme in this guide was announced by one emirate's police force for its own fines. Driving in Dubai usually raises other questions too: how fines link to black points, impoundment and court cases. Our guide to UAE traffic fines and imprisonment covers that ground.

Abu Dhabi: the same 35% and 25% split

Abu Dhabi Police offers the same two tiers under its "Badir wa Istafid" ("act early and benefit") initiative.

Abu Dhabi Police set out the terms in a notice of 26 January 2026:

• 35% off if the fine is paid within the first 60 days from the date the violation was committed;
• 25% off if it is paid after 60 days and up to one year from when the violation was issued;
• dangerous violations are excluded.

The scheme is not new. Abu Dhabi Police described the same 35% and 25% split in a January 2021 notice. Its January 2026 notice points drivers to the TAMM app for early-payment discounts and related services.

Interest-free instalments through banks

Abu Dhabi also lets drivers spread fines over a year through partner banks, at zero interest. An October 2025 notice named the banks taking part at that time: First Abu Dhabi Bank, Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, Mashreq Al Islami, Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank and Emirates Islamic. Bank lists change, so confirm with your bank and with Abu Dhabi Police before you rely on it.

Ajman, Ras Al Khaimah, Umm Al Quwain and Fujairah

In these emirates we found only past, time-limited campaigns, or no official notice at all.

Ajman: a 50% campaign that ended in December 2024

Ajman Police announced a 50% reduction running from 4 November to 15 December 2024. It covered violations committed in Ajman before 31 October 2024. Vehicle impoundment and recorded traffic points were cancelled too, except for aggravated violations. The notice listed the excluded violations:

• driving a light or heavy vehicle in a way that endangers the driver's or others' life, safety or security;
• truck drivers overtaking where overtaking is banned;
• exceeding the maximum speed limit by more than 80 km/h;
• modifying a vehicle without a licence;
• running a red light, where only the impoundment was cancelled, and only for light vehicles and motorcycles.

That campaign is over. Ajman Police's news feed showed no newer discount notice when we checked on 31 October 2026. The list remains a useful example of what one emirate has treated as "aggravated".

Ras Al Khaimah: a speeding-fine scheme described in 2019

In October 2019, the Ras Al Khaimah Government Media Office described a RAK Police discount on radar speeding fines. It started in 2016 and had been extended several times. It gave 50% off speeding fines paid within 50 days, and 30% off those paid between day 51 and day 81. After 81 days, the full amount was due. We found no current RAK Police notice confirming that the scheme still runs. Treat it as a past scheme until RAK Police says otherwise.

Umm Al Quwain and Fujairah

We found no official notice of a standing early-payment scheme in either emirate. Check the police force's own channels or the MOI app before paying. Some emirates have announced short campaigns, as Ajman did in late 2024 and Sharjah did for Union Day in 2025. Those campaigns have fixed end dates.

Emirate-by-emirate summary

This table shows what we could confirm from official sources on 31 October 2026.

Which emirate's discount applies to your fine

Look at which police force issued the fine. Each scheme was announced by one emirate's police force, and none of the notices extends it to fines from another emirate.

Each emirate's police force announced its own scheme. Ajman's 2024 notice said so expressly, limiting the reduction to violations committed in Ajman. So a Sharjah resident fined by Abu Dhabi Police looks to Abu Dhabi's terms. A Dubai resident fined by Sharjah Police looks to Sharjah's terms. When you check a fine, note which authority issued it.

Where the federal Traffic Law fits

The federal law sets the framework; the discounts are local schemes announced by each police force.

Federal Decree-Law No. (14) of 2024 on Traffic Regulation replaced the old Traffic Law. Article 51 repeals Federal Law No. (21) of 1995, so any guide still citing the 1995 law is out of date. Under Article 45, violations and administrative penalties are set by a Cabinet resolution. That resolution also covers who imposes administrative penalties, how to object to them, and who collects the fines. Article 49 keeps earlier resolutions in force until new ones replace them.

The Decree-Law's text contains no early-payment discount. The reductions in this guide come from the emirates' police forces, sometimes with the approval of their executive councils. That is why they differ between emirates, and why a new announcement can change them. A criminal traffic case goes to the Public Prosecution and then to court. The police discount schemes say nothing about penalties set that way.

How to check and pay a fine with the discount

Check the fine's date and issuing authority first, then pay through that authority's official channel.

1. Find every fine. Use the MOI app or the issuing police force's website or app. Note the date of each violation and the emirate that issued it.
2. Work out your window. Count from the violation date. In Sharjah and Abu Dhabi, day 60 is the line between 35% and 25%.
3. Check for exclusions. If the violation is classed as serious, aggravated or dangerous, expect no reduction.
4. Pay through an official channel. Sharjah Police names its website and the MOI app. Abu Dhabi Police points to the TAMM app.
5. Compare the amount. The amount due should reflect the discount. If it does not, raise it with the police before paying.
6. Keep the receipt. Save proof of payment, especially where an impounded car is involved.

When paying is not the end of it

Some fines carry consequences that a discount does not touch.

If your car was impounded, release has its own conditions. Our guide on vehicle impound in the UAE explains why cars are seized and how release works. You can also read whether you can appeal a vehicle impoundment order. If you believe the fine itself is wrong, read about the objection routes before you pay. Our black points appeal guide covers each emirate's objection process.

When to get legal help

Most fines only need paying on time. Get advice if a violation has been referred to the Public Prosecution, or if you face imprisonment or a court case. Advice also helps when accumulated fines and points threaten your licence. The same applies if you dispute who was driving, or an impounded vehicle cannot be released. If you need advice on your own facts, you can find a lawyer on LEXAI.

This is general legal information, not legal advice. Discount schemes change by announcement, so confirm the current terms with the police force that issued your fine before you pay.