UAE Traffic Fines: How to Pay Someone Else’s Fine Online in Dubai and Abu Dhabi
By Thasmiya
[Need to pay a traffic fine](https://www.whatmatters.ae/post/uae-traffic-fines-black-points-explained-complete-guide) for a family member, friend or even a company vehicle? In the UAE, you do not necessarily need to be the person named on the fine to settle it.
Motorists can pay eligible traffic fines belonging to someone else online using official government platforms. In Dubai, the service is available through the **RTA Dubai app**, while Abu Dhabi motorists can use **TAMM**.
The process takes only a few minutes if you have the correct vehicle or driver details.
## **Can You Pay Someone Else’s Traffic Fine in the UAE?**
Yes.
Dubai and Abu Dhabi both provide digital options that allow another person to settle eligible traffic fines on behalf of the driver or vehicle owner.
This can be particularly useful when paying a fine for a spouse, family member or friend, or when a company needs to settle a violation connected to one of its vehicles.
However, **paying a fine is not the same as transferring black points**. Violations involving black points can require an additional declaration identifying the person who was actually driving.
## **[How to Pay Someone Else’s Traffic Fine in Dubai](https://www.whatmatters.ae/post/got-a-dubai-traffic-fine-heres-how-to-pay-it-in-installments)**
Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) provides a dedicated **Pay Fines for Others** option through its digital services.
### **Step 1: Open the RTA Dubai app**
Download or open the official **RTA Dubai** application.
Log in using your UAE Pass where required.
### **Step 2: Go to Fines**
Navigate to the fines section and select **Pay Fines for Others**.
### **Step 3: Search for the other person’s fine**
Depending on the fine, you can search using information such as:
- Vehicle plate details - Driving licence number - Traffic file number - Fine number
RTA’s online services support these identifiers for locating eligible fines.
### **Step 4: Review the outstanding fines**
The system will display fines associated with the information entered.
Check the details carefully and select the fine you want to settle.
### **Step 5: Make the payment**
Complete the transaction using the available payment option.
Once payment has been processed, RTA provides an electronic receipt through the applicable digital channel. The service itself is listed as instant.
## **Can You Pay Through the RTA Website Too?**
RTA also provides online fine enquiry and payment through its website.
Its standard Dubai traffic fine service allows motorists to search, review, confirm and pay fines digitally. RTA also lists the RTA Dubai app, Dubai Now and its digital channels among the available options for fine payments.
For the dedicated **Pay Fines for Others** journey, the RTA Dubai app provides the clearest option.
## **How to Pay Someone Else’s Traffic Fine in Abu Dhabi**
If the traffic violation was issued in Abu Dhabi, the process can be completed through TAMM Abu Dhabi, the emirate’s official government services platform.
### **Step 1: Open TAMM**
Open the TAMM application and sign in using UAE Pass.
### **Step 2: Search for Traffic Fines Payment**
Use the search function to find **Traffic Fines Payment** and open the service.
### **Step 3: Select Pay for Others**
Under the traffic fines service, choose the **Pay for Others** option.
This lets you search for fines that are not attached to your own traffic profile.
### **Step 4: Enter the person’s or vehicle’s details**
TAMM can allow the search to be made using details including:
**Emirates ID**
**Driving licence number**
**Vehicle plate number**
**Traffic Code (TC) number**
Enter the appropriate information to retrieve the outstanding violations.
### **Step 5: Choose the fine**
Review the violations displayed and select the fine you want to pay.
Make sure the vehicle and fine information matches the person you are paying for before proceeding.
### **Step 6: Pay online**
Complete the transaction using an accepted credit or debit card.
Once successful, keep the digital payment confirmation or receipt for your records.
## **What Information Do You Need?**
You do not necessarily need access to the other person’s government account.
For a **Dubai fine**, useful information can include the vehicle plate details, driving licence number, traffic file number or fine number.
For an **Abu Dhabi fine**, you may be able to search using the Emirates ID, driving licence number, vehicle plate number or Traffic Code number.
Having the fine number is particularly useful when the person has multiple vehicles or outstanding violations.
## **What If the Fine Includes Black Points?**
This is where the process becomes different.
Simply paying the monetary amount does not necessarily complete the process when black points must be assigned to a driver.
For applicable Dubai violations, RTA instructs users to go to **Payable Black Points** and specify who was driving the vehicle.
If another person was driving, their licence information can be entered. That driver then receives a notification and must complete the declaration process using the traffic code provided. The fine can then be paid after the black-point declaration is confirmed.
This is important for company cars and vehicles shared between family members.
## **Paying a Fine Does Not Transfer Responsibility**
Paying someone’s fine is simply settling the outstanding monetary amount.
It does not automatically mean that the person making the payment accepts responsibility for committing the violation.
Similarly, it does not automatically move black points from the registered vehicle owner to the person who pays.
Where driver identification or black-point declaration is required, motorists should complete the separate official procedure.
## **Can You Pay Without Visiting a Police Station?**
For eligible fines, yes.
One of the biggest advantages of the service is that the entire payment can be completed digitally.
Dubai’s RTA lists its vehicle fine payment service as **instant**, meaning motorists generally do not need to visit a Customer Happiness Centre simply to settle an eligible fine.
Abu Dhabi motorists can similarly complete eligible payments through TAMM.
## **What Should You Check Before Paying?**
Double-check the plate number and emirate before confirming payment.
Make sure the fine belongs to the intended person or vehicle.
If the violation carries black points, check whether driver declaration is required before attempting to settle it.
Save the digital receipt after completing payment.
And always use official government platforms rather than entering Emirates ID, licence or payment information on an unfamiliar third-party website.
## **Quick Guide**
**Dubai:** Open RTA Dubai → Fines → Pay Fines for Others → enter vehicle/driver/fine details → select fine → pay → save receipt.
**Abu Dhabi:** Open TAMM → Traffic Fines Payment → Pay for Others → enter Emirates ID/licence/plate/TC details → select fine → pay → save confirmation.
## **Why This Matters**
Paying a traffic fine for someone else can be useful when helping a family member, managing a shared vehicle or handling company-car expenses.
Instead of transferring money to the registered owner and asking them to make the payment, Dubai and Abu Dhabi provide official digital options that can allow the fine to be settled directly.
Just remember that **paying the fine and declaring black points are two different processes**. If black points are involved, make sure the correct driver completes the required declaration.
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