Questions & Answers
What is a penalty for drinking and driving in Dubai?
What will be the penalty for drinking and driving in Dubai if caught by the police?
I am working in Dubai, and I want to know what would be the jail term if I don't pay the fine.
Is there any chance also of losing your job?
The Penal Code of the UAE penalizes the drinking and driving crime with a punishment of imprisonment, and/or a fine.
Through my experience, I have seen the fine penalty varying from anything between AED 5,000 and AED 50,000, depending on such accident conditions.
The other penalty of imprisonment can be anything between 1 and 3 months, in addition to the fine penalty.
In many cases, the judges decided only a fine without the imprisonment. It depends on a case by case basis.
There is quite a big chance of losing your job if this happens because the procedures can take up to 10 working days to finish.
In this case, the employer has the right to terminate the employee for two reasons as per Article 120 of the UAE Labor Law.
You better never do it. However, your motive should not be only your career or professional interest.
You should be taking care of your personal life and safety and more importantly other innocent people's lives driving or existing on the roads around you.
