Vehicle impoundment, which is typically accompanied by a large fine and black points, is among the more severe penalties in the UAE. Vehicles are either impounded at a designated place or at a home property. Regardless, the car is not to be utilized during this time.
The penalty may be issued for significant infractions such as jumping signals or altering automobiles to enhance noise.
The method for retrieving the car once it has been hauled away by officials varies by city. From release costs to eligibility, here’s a comprehensive guide to getting your automobile back from the impound in the following emirates:
Abu Dhabi
If your car is impounded in Abu Dhabi, you may easily handle the matter online by registering and signing in to the website tamm.abudhabi. You can access the website by signing in using your UAE Pass account. If you do not have a UAE Pass account, you can sign in with your phone number or email address.
- Once on the home page, select ‘Drive &Transport’.
- On the left side of the website, click on ‘Fines & Violations’.
- Select ‘Release Impounded Vehicle Certificate’.
- Click ‘Submit a Request’ and provide either your driver’s licence or plate number.
- After completing all of the necessary processes, you will get a confirmation by SMS or email.
You might also request that your automobile be seized at your residence.
- Please sign in to tamm.abudhabi.
- On the home page, click ‘Drive &Transport’.
- On the left side of the screen, select ‘Fines & Violations’.
- Choose ‘Home Impounding for Vehicles’
- You will then be led to a page where you must enter your information, such as your name, phone number, and traffic record number.
Once you have completed all of the required procedures, you will get a confirmation by SMS or email. A smart monitoring device will then be installed in your vehicle so that authorities may monitor whether it is being moved from the place specified in the form.
Aside from these online methods, you may also check with Abu Dhabi Police on the status of your impounded vehicle. If you want to travel to the impound location to have your request handled, you can email or phone; however, make sure you first contact the authorities to establish a thorough knowledge of the situation.
Dubai
If your vehicle is seized in Dubai, you may handle the case online as well. Dubai Police also provides smart impounding service, which allows you to have your automobile detained at home as long as you have paid all penalties on your traffic record. You may submit a request using the Dubai Police website or app.
Dubai police app
- Select ‘Fines Inquiry and Payment’.
- You will be prompted to provide your plate information, such as the code and plate number.
- Fill in your TC, licence, and ticket numbers.
- Complete the application form.
- Pay the applicable fees using your debit or credit card.
- You’ll then get your transaction number via SMS and email.
Dubai Police website
- On the home page, click ‘Traffic Services’.
- Select’Smart Impound’.
- Complete the application form.
- Pay the applicable fees using your debit or credit card.
- You’ll then get your reference number by SMS and email.
You can track the status of your request by entering your transaction number into the app. Similarly, you may check the status of your request by entering your reference number on the website.
- On the home page, click ‘Traffic Services’.
- Select’Smart Impound’.
You will then be redirected to a page where you will be asked to fill in your reference number.
If smart impounding is not an option for you, you can go straight to the Dubai Traffic Department at Al Twar 1 and register a request to have your impounded automobile released. To guarantee a smooth procedure, fill out your application form and bring all of the relevant documentation.
Sharjah
If your automobile gets confiscated in Sharjah and you wish to retrieve it, you must attend Sharjah Municipality. You may also speed up the process by filling out an online application form.
- Go to the Sharjah website, portal.shjmun.gov.ae.
- On the homepage, click ‘Release of Impounded Vehicle’.
- Click ‘Enter the Service’.
- You may search by chassis number or plate number.
- In the ‘Plate Emirates’ page, select the emirate where your plate was issued.
- Scroll down in the ‘Plate Type’ dropdown menu to see possibilities such as ‘Private, Taxi, Motorcycle, Public Transport’. Choose the one that applies.
- Click ‘Search’.
- The website will then display information on your automobile, and you may follow the instructions.
- Fill out the application form with your name, phone number, driver’s license, and plate number.
- Prior to printing your application form, you must pay your penalties.
After printing the application, you may go to Sharjah’s Traffic Department and make a request to have your automobile released from impoundment. If you are too busy to attend to the venue yourself, you can send a legal representative. You or your legal representative can contact Sharjah’s operations and inspection department, as well as the vehicle impoundment division, all of which are situated in Industrial Area 3.
You must produce genuine paperwork verifying ownership of the car. After the application has been granted by the traffic department’s follow-up division, you can request your vehicle release letter.
If the confiscated vehicle is registered in a corporate name, the owner, partner, or representative must contact the department.
Ajman
If your automobile is seized in Ajman, take these steps to reclaim it: You can make a request to have it published by visiting the website ajman.ae.
- Once you are on the site, click ‘Service Directory’.
- Go to the ‘Municipality and Planning Department’.
- Click ‘Impounded Vehicle Release’.
- Click on ‘How to Apply’.
- Click on ‘Start the Service’.
- Fill out the required information, including your name, cellphone number, and driver’s license number.
- As soon as you submit your request, you will be notified if the transaction was accepted or declined.
- Pay the applicable fees. The costs charged will vary depending on the type of offense committed.
- You will then be given your vehicle’s impoundment release certificate.
- Collect your automobile from the vehicle impoundment service center.
Eligibility
This service is available to all UAE citizens, residents, and tourists. This service is available to GCC citizens, government entities, and commercial enterprises.
Requirements
Abu Dhabi
You’ll need to bring your original driver’s license, Emirates ID, and car registration.
Dubai
You must provide your Emirates ID, driver’s licence, car plate number, traffic file number, and traffic fine number.
Sharjah
Bring your vehicle registration card, possession certificate, export certificate, or customs card to the authorities. You should also bring your Emirates ID and a copy of your valid trading license. If you send a representative or proxy, ensure that he or she possesses a notarized power of attorney.
Ajman
Present a copy of the car’s ownership, possession, or export paperwork, as well as vehicle data from the traffic authority. If the automobile is not owned, you must show a traffic management letter. If you are a tourist who had your automobile impounded, you must provide your passport or commercial license.
Fees
Abu Dhabi
The amount will be determined by the sort of offense that resulted in your automobile being impounded. To find out how much you will have to pay, you must first file a service request. Once you have paid the costs, you will receive a receipt for ‘Impounded Vehicle Charges’.
If you opt to have your automobile detained at home, the service costs Dh15 each day. Depending on the nature of the infringement, you may be required to pay extra.
Dubai
You will have to pay Dh400 in service costs. You also have to pay Dh20 in knowledge and innovation fees. If you seek longer time, you must pay Dh100 for each additional month that your automobile was at the impound.
Sharjah
You will have to pay Dh100 for car release certificates for your seized vehicle. If you do not retrieve your vehicle during the impoundment time, you will have to pay Dh50 in storage costs.
Ajman
You would have to pay Dh300 to get your automobile freed from the impound lot. If your automobile needs to be relocated and delivered to you, you will pay Dh100 if it is light and Dh600 if it is heavy. You will additionally be charged Dh15 for administrative, ground, and guard costs for each booking day. If your automobile needs to be carried by boat, you must pay Dh200, and Dh1000 if it will be transferred by caravan.
