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7/11/24, 10:10 AM Dubai Municipality implements field campaign to monitor and removeneglected vehicles at 9 vehicle registration and testing centers
accumulation, in addition to promoting the values of community responsibility to enhance the emirate’s appeal and
the aesthetics of the public facilities. By doing so, it aimed to support our pillars in integrated waste management,
offer cutting-edge and efficient municipal services in the field of city hygiene, and advance our objectives of making

Dubai a more sustainable city.”

Safar highlighted that over the previous month, the Municipality had assigned a monitoring team to track neglected
vehicles and equipment, which includes all types of light and heavy vehicles, locomotives, trailers, boats and
various neglected maritime. This crew included a team from the Road and Transport Authority and the Emirates'

contracted parking company to handle the transport and seizure of discarded vehicles.

Monitoring procedures

Dubai Municipality’s monitoring team for tracking neglected vehicles and equipment in the Emirate works according
to a series of administrative procedures, which begins with the issuance of a warning for a period that can vary

from 3 to 15 days, depending on the location and state of the vehicle. If the vehicle has a dashboard in Dubai, an
SMS will be issued to its owner to improve the speed of response. If the period specified in the warning is met, the
vehicle will be towed to the impoundment yard in the Al-Awir area. Before selling it through the Committee for the
Disposal of Abandoned Vehicles, the owner has the right to retrieve the vehicle by communicating, reviewing, and
completing the requisite procedures.

Responsibility and Awareness

Through its media channels, the Municipality constantly raises awareness about the importance of preserving the
hygiene of vehicles on a regular basis, particularly while travelling, as well as the need to find a suitable place for
the vehicle and avoid leaving it neglected in public places in a way that distorts the city’s appearance.

Dubai Municipality implements the community awareness campaign ‘My Vehicle’ annually under the slogan ‘Clean
Vehicle.. sustainable city,’ to reduce the abandonment of discarded vehicles and equipment in public places and
raise awareness of the impact and risks of such discarded vehicles.

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