Kuwait Traffic Laws

Since it would be interesting to know what I could potentially be thrown into jail for, having heard stories of other expats losing their licences over rather innocuous traffic incidents, I came across this list of traffic fines on the Q8cars website which makes interesting reading.

I suspect the heavy-handed laws will be applied on a discretionary basis... if you have 'wasta' you needn't be worried.

Ignoring the obvious mistakes and misuse of the English language, the offences and fines range from the sublime to the ridiculous...

Up to 3 months prison for trying to arrange to...

Repair an accident without written permit from the concerned destinations

... looks like I'll never get all those dents out of the car as a result of the wife's near misses with more serious accidents.

Other gems include:

Moving on the road edge
Animals guard negligence of leading and observation
Speeding below minimum and not sticking to right side of the road
Trespassing with unclear vision
Trespassing while vehicle in front of him is willing to trespass
Trespassing at heights
Driving motor vehicle dosnt enjoy power and security conditions
Not providing sun block on the front pane
Invalidity of vehicle's color
Not writing numbers on doors
Not providing height shaft
Not leaving adequate space
Causing annoyance of others
Turning on the radio loudly

Basically, if you get stopped by traffic police, you're screwed... unless you have wasta.

I've also tracked down the Ministry of Interior website which allows you to view outstanding fines, so you can check whether they've levied a travel ban on you I guess. Unfortunately, it's only in arabic.