Move to implement KD 500 fee for new driving License

The Ministry of Interior is working on a package of rules and regulations to solve the traffic problem in Kuwait, Arab Times daily reported citing Al-Qabas Arabic daily.

The package includes harsh penalties for serious offenders, imposition of duties on some highways, and charging KD 500 for those who wish to obtain a driving licence. It has also been reported those seeking to renew their driving licence will have to pay KD 50 per year.

At the moment those seeking to obtain a driving licence pay KD 10 and KD one for each year for renewal of licence.

However, this does not apply to drivers listed under Article 20, report says.

The ministry noted it will work to develop a legislation to impose duties on some highways and within the city to legalize the use and toughen sanctions in the traffic law for those who commit serious offences such as speeding, skipping the red traffic light, recklessness, driving in emergency lanes and so on.

The Undersecretary of the Ministry of Interior for Traffic Affairs Major- General Abdullah Al-Muhanna said the decision to deport expatriates who drive without license is irrevocable and has been implemented from April 23, 2015. He added the expatriates who forget their driving license for one reason or another shall be considered violators of the traffic rules. He also said expatriates who drive with an expired license will also be deported.