“Tyres” are behind the failure of 36% of vehicles applied for licensing in Dubai

The Director of the Licensing Activities Oversight Department at the Roads and Transport Authority in Dubai, Mohammed Walid Nabhan, revealed that about 36% of the vehicles that submitted for the technical inspection required to renew the license failed during the past nine months, due to the tires not meeting the approved safety conditions and standards.

Nabhan told Emirates Today that the safety of tires and their compliance with approved technical standards is an essential factor in vehicle safety and the safety of road users, pointing out that a field campaign was organized that took a month to inspect the safety of vehicle tires in the emirate, during which the technical inspection centers were audited and the level of Inspectors, their level of awareness and experience in detecting defects or invisible damage in the vehicle’s tires.

He continued that about 64,900 vehicles did not pass the technical inspection during the past year, due to unsafe tires, constituting about 33% of the total vehicles that submitted for inspection for the purpose of licensing, adding that 32,178 vehicles also failed the technical inspection from the beginning of January until the end. Last September, it represented 36% of the vehicles submitted for examination.

Regarding the most important types of damage and tire conditions that prevent the vehicle from passing the inspection, Nabhan said that they include expired tires, that is, those that are more than five years old from the date of manufacture, and corroded tires, which have pieces, and which are not suitable for driving on the roads.

He added that monitoring the safety of vehicle tires, whether through field inspection or through technical inspection of vehicles, is not limited to recording violations against violating heavy vehicles, or giving a pass or fail report for the vehicle at the inspection center, but rather includes warnings and explanations by inspectors to vehicle drivers about How to monitor and maintain tire condition.

Nabhan continued that, during the monitoring campaigns and during the technical inspection, the public is made aware of the problems found in the tire, warning about the period of time allowed to continue using the tires, and explaining the danger and damage in the event of negligence and non-compliance with instructions.

He pointed out that preventive measures to ensure the safety of tires include appropriately measuring the tire used, and ensuring that it can withstand temperature, stressing the importance of paying attention to the condition of new tires before purchasing them, and verifying that they are not affected by humidity and temperatures that could cause them to become damaged and unusable.

Monitoring training vehicle tires

The Director of the Licensing Activities Oversight Department at the Roads and Transport Authority in Dubai, Mohammed Nabhan, confirmed that the tires of vehicles used in driving education institutes for the purpose of training are audited, and those vehicles are stopped suddenly and randomly while leaving or entering the institute, to ensure the safety and suitability of the tires.

He added that the driving education curriculum, approved by the Authority in institutes, requires clarification and explanation of the safety elements of the vehicle and its tires, in order to ensure that the trainee is aware of these requirements in advance, so that he can adhere to them when he obtains the license and drives the vehicle.

500 dirham fine

The country’s Traffic Law stipulates that a vehicle’s tires being invalid while driving on the road is considered a violation, subject to a fine of 500 dirhams, four traffic points, and the vehicle being impounded for a week.

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One thousand vehicles did not pass inspection during the past year due to tires.