Fleet Management in Abu Dhabi — Darb, Mawaqif and Fines Matched to the Driver

Darb: longer peak hours, no caps and two 24/7 gates

Darb charges AED 4 per crossing from 7 to 9am and from 3 to 7pm, Monday to Saturday, and is free on Sundays and public holidays at the regular gates. Two recent changes add charged time for company cars:

• A longer evening peak. Since 1 September 2025 the evening peak starts at 3pm instead of 5pm, so a working day now has six charged hours instead of four.
• Two gates that charge 24/7. Since 4 May 2026 Ghantoot, on Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Street near the Dubai border, and Al Qurm, on Wahat Al Karama Street at the entrance to Sheikh Zayed Street, charge AED 4 per crossing at any hour, seven days a week.

There is no daily or monthly cap. Company-owned vehicles never had one under Darb, and the caps for private vehicles (AED 16 a day) ended on 1 September 2025. If employees use their own cars for work and claim tolls back, those claims are now uncapped as well.

For a shared pool car, the Darb amount depends on who drove, when and on which route. CT Mobility records each trip with its route and times, so each Darb transaction on the statement is matched to the trip and the employee who booked it, and trip reports show which trips crossed a gate at peak hours.

Mawaqif parking: know where each car was left

Mawaqif public parking is paid from 8am to midnight: AED 2 per hour or AED 15 per day in standard spaces, and AED 3 per hour with a 4-hour maximum in premium spaces. Parking is free on Sundays and public holidays. Residents' spaces are reserved for permit holders from 9pm to 8am.

A parking fine, like a traffic fine, is issued to the vehicle. The trip record shows where and when each trip ended, so the fine is matched to the employee who parked the car. It also shows which cars are left overnight in paid or residents' zones. If a vehicle is impounded, Mawaqif charges AED 100 per day for the first month plus AED 500 for transport and towing; a towing alert tells you at once that a car was moved without the ignition on.

The 35% discount rewards fast driver identification

Abu Dhabi Police gives a 35% discount on traffic fines paid within 60 days of the violation date, and 25% from 60 days up to one year. Serious violations are excluded. Fines can be paid on the Abu Dhabi Police website or in TAMM.

Company vehicles need one more step. A fine with black points sits on the vehicle's record, and it can stay non-payable until the points are transferred to the licence of the person who drove (Gulf News, February 2026). In Abu Dhabi the driver does this in TAMM with UAE Pass, using the option to transfer black points on that fine. The 60-day window is therefore only useful if you know the driver early:

1. The fine appears on the company record with plate, date, time and place.
2. CT Mobility shows the trip that covers that time and the employee who passed the selfie check before it.
3. The employee transfers the black points to their licence in TAMM.
4. The fine becomes payable and is paid inside the discount window, under your company policy.

The same process works for fines and Salik tolls from other emirates; see company car fines and Salik and Darb management.

Vehicle tracking in Abu Dhabi with the driver on every trip

The platform is the same as on our fleet management software for the UAE page. For Abu Dhabi teams, these parts matter most:

• Live tracking with the driver: every vehicle on the map, and every trip linked to a verified employee. See vehicle tracking with driver identification.
• Shared cars without key handovers: employees book and unlock pool cars by phone, with rules by department, day and time — useful when teams move between the city, Mussafah, Al Ain and Dubai. See pool car management.
• Photos and alerts: condition photos before and after each trip, and alerts for towing, suspected theft, harsh driving, low fuel and maintenance.
• Reports you can export: trips, routes, mileage, fuel level and driver per vehicle, for Darb, parking and fine reconciliation.

Regulated transport: Asateel permits need an approved tracker

Some fleets in Abu Dhabi fall under ITC transport regulation. Freight operator permits cover heavy and light vehicles and motorcycles, and their tracking must link to Asateel, the ITC electronic system. Vehicle permits for freight vehicles and passenger buses are issued only for vehicles with a working tracking device, and the ITC publishes a list of approved device suppliers and models.

CT Mobility does not have a confirmed Asateel approval, and we do not claim one. If your vehicles need an Asateel permit, the tracker must come from the ITC approved list, and the CT Mobility platform does not replace it. Please tell us before you plan a pilot on these vehicles.

Ambulance and emergency medical fleets follow a separate Department of Health standard that requires live integration with the DOH operations centre; CT Mobility is not built for that use. Our fit in Abu Dhabi is company pool cars, staff and service vehicles, and rental fleets.

Abu Dhabi fleet costs at a glance (October 2026)

Sources: ITC, Darb fees, ITC, Darb caps, ITC, new Darb gates, Gulf News, Darb fines (April 2026), ITC, Mawaqif, Gulf News, Abu Dhabi Police discount. Checked 12 October 2026; rules change, so confirm on the official channels.

Fleet management in Abu Dhabi: pricing and pilot

AED 50 per vehicle per month. Tracking is included, and the driver is known on every trip. Start with a pilot for up to 2 vehicles with no subscription fee for 3 months (only the hardware, installation and mobile data are paid) — for example, the pool cars that cross Darb gates most often — and compare the toll and fine records after the first month. CT Mobility Solutions is a UAE company based in Ajman Free Zone. For tariffs in both emirates, read our Salik and Darb guide for company cars.

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