New Traffic Rules in Kuwait 2025: An Essential Guide
Kuwait’s new Traffic Law No. 5 of 2025 amends some of the traffic rules in Law No. 67 of 1976, increasing fines and prison terms for serious violations after conviction in court.
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New Traffic Rules in Kuwait 2025
Below you can find a list of the new traffic rules in Kuwait: [1]
| Violation | fine | Punishment after referral to court |
| Running a red light | 150 KWD | Imprisonment from one to three years and a fine of 600 to 1,000 KWD, or one of these two penalties. |
| Reckless or negligent driving | 150 KWD | |
| Racing on public roads | 150 KWD | |
| Parking in spaces designated for people with disabilities | 150 KWD | |
| Driving buggies and bicycles in places other than those designated for them | 150 KWD | |
| Using a motor vehicle to transport passengers for hire without a permit | 150 KWD | |
| Exceeding the speed limit | 70- 150 KWD | Imprisonment from one to three years and a fine of 600 to 1,000 KWD, or one of these two penalties. |
| Driving a motor vehicle without a driver’s license or with a license that has been revoked | 75 KWD | Imprisonment for a period not exceeding 3 months and a fine of not less than 150 KD and not more than 300 KD, or one of these two penalties. |
| Failure to yield to government vehicles (police, ambulance, fire department, civil defense, and official convoys) | 75 KWD | |
| Driving on the shoulder of the road | 75 KWD | |
| Using a handheld mobile phone while driving | 75 KWD | |
| Accelerating at high speeds, such that the tires make a disturbing noise | 75 KWD | |
| Driving a motor vehicle that makes disturbing noises | 75 KWD | |
| Driving a motor vehicle carelessly or inattentively | 75 KWD | |
| Violation of vehicle window tint, transparency, or tinting regulations | 50 KWD | Imprisonment for a period not exceeding two months and a fine of not less than 100 KD and not more than 200 KD, or one of these two penalties. |
| Violation of home confinement conditions | 50 KWD | |
| Having a child under the age of 10 in the front seat, failing to restrain them in the back seat while driving, or leaving them in the vehicle without an adult escort | 50 KWD | |
| Failure to adhere to the meaning of road lines or traffic signs | 50 KWD | |
| Failure to wear a seat belt | 30 KWD | Imprisonment for a period not exceeding one month and a fine of not less than 50 dinars and not more than 100 dinars, or one of these two penalties. |
| Weaving quickly between vehicles on the road | 30 KWD | |
| Driving a motor vehicle at a speed lower than the minimum speed limit on highways or ring roads | 30 KWD | |
| Running or parking on sidewalks or pedestrian roads | 30 KWD | |
| Driving a motor vehicle without the knowledge of its owner | 30 KWD | |
| Driving a motor vehicle without a valid vehicle operating license or driver’s license | 20 KWD | A fine of not less than 45 KD and not more than 75 KD |
| Deliberately disrupting or obstructing traffic on public roads | 20 KWD | |
| Violating traffic rules by pedestrians and riders of electric or bicycles | 20 KWD | |
| Parking in prohibited areas | 15 KWD | A fine of not less than 30 KD and not more than 50 KD |
New Traffic Law in Kuwait PDF
The new Kuwait Traffic Law No. 5 of 2025 can be downloaded in PDF format “from here“, the law includes amendments to some articles of the previous law, doubling fines for some penalties and increasing prison terms for serious violations.
New Traffic Rules in Kuwait PDF
You can download the new amended traffic rules in PDF format “from here“, please note that these rules will apply to new traffic violations, which may carry a fine of up to 1,000 Kuwaiti dinars and a three-year prison sentence.
Conclusion
The goal of the new traffic rules in Kuwait is to protect the safety of individuals and public and private property by tightening penalties and increasing fines imposed by the old traffic law.
Questions & Answers
The new traffic rules in Kuwait will be implemented in April 2025.
The fine for using a mobile phone under the new traffic law in Kuwait is 75 Kuwaiti dinars.
The fine for driving a vehicle on the sidewalk under the new traffic law in Kuwait is 30 Kuwaiti dinars.
The fine for sitting a child in the front seat in Kuwait is 50 Kuwaiti dinars.
The fine for parking in prohibited areas under the new traffic rules in Kuwait is 15 Kuwaiti dinars.