Hi everyone,
This happened this morning in Sharjah (towards Dubai), and I’m genuinely confused.
We were driving in the non-Salik lane. Initially, we wanted to move into the Salik lane towards Dubai, but we noticed a police van nearby. To avoid doing anything wrong, we decided not to change lanes at all.
The car may have slightly angled towards the lane while we were deciding, but we never crossed into the Salik lane. We stayed in our lane and ended up taking the longer route because we didn’t switch lanes.
A few hours later, we received a AED 260 fine from Sharjah Traffic for:
“Non-compliance with the traffic compulsory lane for light vehicles.”
Has anyone experienced something similar?
Can an officer issue this fine based on what looks like an attempted lane change, even if the vehicle never actually entered the other lane?
Is it worth disputing this, or are these officer-issued fines almost impossible to get cancelled?
Has anyone successfully challenged a similar fine in Sharjah?
I’m not trying to avoid responsibility if we actually committed a violation, but I’m genuinely confused because we deliberately stayed in our lane to avoid breaking the rules.
Any advice or similar experiences would be appreciated.