Traffic Fines on Vehicles Must Be Cleared Before Leaving Kuwait

Kuwait's Ministry of Interior (MoI) has announced that drivers of all non-Kuwaiti vehicles will have to pay their recorded traffic violations before being permitted to leave the country. 

The ministry announced the immediate launch of the policy on Thursday, July 6th. Collection points have been set up at border crossings.

بناءً على توجيهات معالي النائب الأول لرئيس مجلس الوزراء ووزير الداخلية بتطبيق القوانين والأنظمة المرورية وسداد المخالفات المرورية للمركبات الغير كويتية قبل خروجها من دولة الكويت

فإن وزارة الداخلية تود الإعلان عن تدشين مشروع تحصيل المخالفات المرورية المسجلة على المركبات الغير… pic.twitter.com/hukBkVmCTs

— وزارة الداخلية (@Moi_kuw) July 6, 2023

This new regulation applies to all vehicles.

The interior ministry has recently initiated a project aimed at gathering information on traffic violations committed by non-Kuwaiti vehicles. 

The new rule comes under the directives of Kuwait's First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior to implement traffic laws and regulations.