Dubai:As many as 5163 cars have used Dubai Police’s smart impound system since the beginning of this year.

According to Brigadier Saif Muhair Al Mazroui, director of the General Directorate of Traffic at Dubai Police , the system allows motorists to keep their impounded vehicles at home instead of having them taken to police-designated impound yards.

“Since it was launched in 2018, the smart impound system has helped motorists impound their cars outside their own villa or in their own parking lot,” he said.

After motorists make a request to use the smart impound, a team of technicians are sent to the vehicle’s location and a small device is fitted to the car with GPS technology that will enable police to know whether the car has moved or not.

“To ensure impounded cars are not driven, a small tracking device service will be installed inside the impounded car so that it alerts the police if the car has moved while serving the impoundment period,” Brigadier Al Mazroui added.

He explained that once the device is installed, the car will be visible on a map in the command room and the device will send a notification if it moves.

Brigadier Al Mazroui confirmed that people who used the smart impound system were happy with the results due to the efficiency of the system. 

Brigadier Al Mazroui also noted that the fee for the smart impound is only Dh420.