Fines will be reduced until the end of January next year. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Fines will be reduced until the end of January next year. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Fines will be reduced until the end of January next year. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Fines will be reduced until the end of January next year. Chris Whiteoak / The National

Sharjah Police cut traffic fines by half


Salam Al Amir
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Sharjah Police have announced all traffic fines incurred in the emirate will be reduced by 50 per cent for three months.

Officers said the scheme would run from October 22 to January 31 next year.

Major General Saif Al Zari Al Shamsi, commander-in-chief of Sharjah Police, urged motorists to stick to the rules of the road.

“I am very pleased the scheme was approved," he said. "I urge all motorists to......refrain from committing traffic violations."

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