(MENAFN- Arab Times) Assistant Undersecretary for Traffic Affairs at Ministry of Interior Major General Abdullah Al-Muhanna announced that the fines of traffic violations and charges for traffic services will be increased by 50 percent or more for both citizens and residents of Kuwait, reports Al- Rai daily. He indicated that the confiscation of violating vehicles will be stopped temporarily because there are currently 38,528 vehicles in the seized-vehicle garages and they do not have space for any more impounded vehicles.
Major General Al-Muhanna denied that the charges for traffic services provided to expatriates including renewal of driving licenses and vehicles registrations will be hiked to hundreds of dinars. He also denied any intention to prevent expatriates from possessing more than a vehicle.
He explained that two proposals have been submitted to Ministry of Interior - one is to increase the fines of traffic violations by up to 50 percent and the other is to increase the fees by double for some traffic services.
These increased charges will be applied to both citizens and residents and will not reach hundreds of dinars. Major General Al-Muhanna affirmed that such hikes in fines are aimed to deter traffic accidents which resulted in 200 deaths in the past six months, including of 79 Kuwaitis. He stressed that expatriates are part of the development of the country, and their role in that aspect is appreciated and cannot be denied; however, some of them do not respect the laws of the state, which will not be tolerated. Major General Al-Muhanna revealed that more than 300 expatriates were deported in the last six months for driving without a driving license despite the warnings and awareness campaigns carried out by the ministry.
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