02/24/2007 01:19 AM By Alia Al Theeb, Staff Reporter Dubai: Police will issue traffic fines electronically by using mobile phones for the first time in the region.... Traffic policemen and officers will be able to issue traffic fines by taking a still picture or a video of the offending vehicles. The system includes issuing on-the-spot fines and abscentia fines. ... traffic fines will henceforth be issued by mobile phones as well as manually. The ...Traffic Department, said the new system sends information that includes the time of the offence, the kind of offence and the fine amount to the traffic department's system. The system then adds the fine to the personal traffic file of the offender after checking the accuracy of the information. It also sends information to the offender on the offence they have committed via an SMS to their mobile phone or an e-mail.
"The new system provides easy usage for traffic police, as it saves the time and effort of police as well as the offender, as the chance of a traffic fine put on a car's windshield flying away or getting lost is avoided," Brigadier Aman said.
Dubai Police's Electronic Services Department developed the programme over the last five months to make it usable on mobile phones that have cameras.
The traffic policeman or the officer may send the fine in two ways, by sending the offending vehicle's picture directly or by taking the picture and also filling in the vehicle's information such as its plate number, its code, its category and source.
"Dubai Police is keen on keeping up with the developments in the technology field and mobile phones today are widely available. This system will make it easy for police to issue fines and record the offence. It also provides evidence in case a motorist objects to an offence," he said.
The move comes under the directions of Lieutenant General Dahi Khalfan Tamim, Chief of Dubai Police to use the latest technology in the security field.
"The new system provides easy usage for traffic police, as it saves the time and effort of police as well as the offender, as the chance of a traffic fine put on a car's windshield flying away or getting lost is avoided," Brigadier Aman said.
Dubai Police's Electronic Services Department developed the programme over the last five months to make it usable on mobile phones that have cameras.
The traffic policeman or the officer may send the fine in two ways, by sending the offending vehicle's picture directly or by taking the picture and also filling in the vehicle's information such as its plate number, its code, its category and source.
"Dubai Police is keen on keeping up with the developments in the technology field and mobile phones today are widely available. This system will make it easy for police to issue fines and record the offence. It also provides evidence in case a motorist objects to an offence," he said.
The move comes under the directions of Lieutenant General Dahi Khalfan Tamim, Chief of Dubai Police to use the latest technology in the security field.
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