How do I check and pay a Dubai parking fine (RTA)?

How do I check and pay a Dubai parking fine (RTA)?

If you're back at your car and spotted that yellow violation slip under the wiper — or worse, found out about it weeks later through a Salik SMS — here's what you actually need to do.

Quick answer

A Dubai parking fine typically ranges from AED 100 to AED 1,000 depending on the violation, with the most common (expired or unpaid parking) sitting at AED 150. For a Dubai traffic fine inquiry on parking, use the RTA (Roads and Transport Authority) website, the RTA Dubai app, or call 8009090. For Dubai traffic fine payment, pay online via the app, on rta.ae, at a kiosk, or at any RTA customer service centre. Pay within one month to avoid escalation to the Dubai Police traffic file, which is where things get expensive.

How do I check and pay a Dubai parking fine (RTA)?

Three ways, in order of how much they're actually worth recommending.

Open the RTA Dubai app, log in with UAE Pass, and tap "Parking" then "Parking Fines." Enter your plate number and emirate. All open violations show up with date, location, and amount — this is the fastest Dubai parking fine check available.

Web alternative: go to rta.ae, pick Services → Public Transport → Parking → Parking Fines Inquiry. Same data, slower.

If neither works — bad connection, expired UAE Pass, whatever — call RTA on 8009090 and give them your plate. They'll read out what's open.

One thing most people get wrong: a Dubai parking fine from RTA is separate from a Dubai Police traffic fine. Different systems. You can be clear on the police side and still owe RTA AED 150 from a tariff zone in Karama. Check both.

Dubai traffic fine inquiry vs Dubai police traffic fine inquiry — what's the difference?

Two separate databases. Two separate portals. Don't mix them up.

RTA fines cover paid-parking violations issued by RTA inspectors — the AED 100–200 tickets you get from expired mParking or misusing a resident permit. Check these through the RTA channels above.

Dubai Police fines cover moving violations and serious parking offences: a Dubai speeding fine, running a red light, blocking a pavement, parking on a pedestrian crossing, disabled-bay misuse. For a Dubai police traffic fine inquiry, use:

• The Dubai Police app (login with UAE Pass) → Traffic Fines
• dubaipolice.gov.ae → Services → Traffic Fines Enquiry
• Call 901 (non-emergency)

You can also do a broader Dubai traffic fines enquiry through the Ministry of Interior app (moi.gov.ae), which pulls violations across all seven emirates against one plate or Emirates ID. Useful if you drive between Dubai and Sharjah or Abu Dhabi.

If you want the full Dubai traffic fine list against your plate before renewing registration or selling the car, run both the RTA check and the Dubai Police check. Skip one and you'll find out at the RTA testing centre.

Common Dubai parking fine amounts

Published RTA tariffs as of 2024:^[1]

• Parking without a valid ticket or app session: AED 150
• Exceeding paid time: AED 100
• Parking in a disabled bay without a permit: AED 1,000 (plus a Dubai Police fine on top)
• Parking on a pavement, pedestrian crossing, or blocking traffic: AED 200–400 (this one usually comes from Dubai Police, not RTA)
• Misusing a resident permit (wrong zone, wrong vehicle): AED 200

The AED 150 ticket is by far the most common. If that's what you got, just pay it and move on — disputing rarely succeeds unless you have proof the meter was broken or the mParking SMS confirmation actually went through.

How to pay a Dubai traffic fine

Fastest path for Dubai traffic fine payment: RTA Dubai app → Parking Fines → select the violation → pay by card or Apple Pay. Confirmation lands in seconds and the fine clears from the system within 24 hours.

Other options:

• rta.ae — same flow, browser-based
• Kiosks — RTA self-service machines at metro stations and malls take cash and card
• Customer Happiness Centres — Umm Ramool, Al Barsha, Deira. Walk-in, but honestly, why
• Salik account — link your plate and some fines auto-deduct

For a Dubai Police fine, payment runs through the Dubai Police app or dubaipolice.gov.ae, and larger fines can be split into instalments through the "Fine Instalment" service if the total exceeds AED 5,000.

Keep the receipt for at least 90 days. If a fine reappears on the system (it happens), you'll need it.

Disputing a Dubai parking fine

You have 30 days from the violation date to file an objection. After that, the case effectively closes and you're paying.

Submit through the RTA app under "Suggestions and Complaints" or via rta.ae's "Object to Fines" service. You'll need:

• The violation number
• A clear reason (broken meter, valid mParking session, wrong plate, sold car before the date)
• Supporting evidence — screenshots of the SMS confirmation, photos of the bay signage, sale agreement, etc.

RTA usually responds within 14 working days. The disputes that actually win are the ones with a timestamped mParking SMS proving payment, or photos showing the violation slip references the wrong plate. Vague "I didn't see the sign" complaints get rejected.

If RTA rejects and you genuinely believe the fine is wrong, you can escalate to the Dubai Traffic Court — but for a AED 150 ticket, the court fees and time will cost you more than the fine. Pick your battles.

What happens if you don't pay

Unpaid Dubai parking fines don't vanish. They sit on your RTA record and block:

• Vehicle registration renewal (you cannot renew until cleared)
• Plate transfers
• Selling the car

Under Federal Traffic Law (Federal Decree-Law No. 14 of 2023) and Dubai's implementing regulations, unpaid violations also accrue against the vehicle, not the driver — so if you buy a used car with open fines, congratulations, they're yours now.^[2] Always run a Dubai parking fine check and a Dubai fine police check on the plate before any private sale.

Some fines (especially Dubai Police ones for serious parking offences like blocking emergency access) can escalate to vehicle impoundment after repeated non-payment. RTA tariff fines rarely go that far, but they do compound if you ignore renewal deadlines.

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Sources

^[1] RTA Dubai — Parking Fines and Tariffs, rta.ae (2024) ^[2] Federal Decree-Law No. 14 of 2023 on Traffic Regulation, UAE Ministry of Interior