Speeding motorists in RAK get 50 per cent discount on fines

RAS AL KHAIMAH // Motorists will receive a 50 per cent discount on all fines issued for speeding on roads in the emirate.

Following a directive from Sheikh Saud bin Saqr, Ruler of RAK, the discount scheme will begin on Wednesday and last until December 21.

The fines will apply to motorists from all emirates who have been caught by a speed camera, said Brigadier General Ghanem Ghanem, head of central operations at RAK Police.

He told Al Ittihad, the sister newspaper of The National, that "the move is in line with the strategies and objectives set by the Ministry of Interior, to ensure road safety and attain a higher level of traffic security and safety".

He urged all motorists to comply with speed limits and to settle any traffic fines they may have accrued.