SHARJAH // Police have warned schoolboys and girls about the dangers of getting behind the wheel without a driving licence.
An awareness campaign and crackdown was launched after 13 youngsters were caught driving illegally, and recklessly, in the emirate during Eid Al Adha.
The vehicles were confiscated and the drivers fined.
Officers are attending boys’ schools around the emirate to talk to pupils and to hand out leaflets warning of the dangers of driving without the necessary skills and consequences if caught.
“We will be issuing fines for motorists and impound their cars if we catch them driving without a licence,” said Maj Raed Al Kai, acting director of media and awareness at Sharjah traffic police.
UAE federal traffic law states that driving without a licence can result in a prison sentence of up to three months and/or a maximum fine of Dh5,000.
More than 500 cars had been impounded by police in all regions of the emirate as of the middle of this month for illegal bodywork and engine modifications.
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