Speeding, disabled parking fines cannot be paid at airport, online

Speeding, disabled parking fines cannot be paid at airport, online

By B Izzak

KUWAIT: The traffic department warned expats on Sunday that tickets for speeding and using parking spots allocated for the handicapped must be paid in person at traffic department offices and cannot be paid online or by any other method. The announcement came as the traffic department began on Saturday applying a new rule requiring expats leaving the country to settle all traffic fines either online or at traffic department offices at the airport. The department said tickets for speeding and parking in handicapped places cannot be settled at the airport or online and must be paid at traffic offices “well before the departure date”.

The traffic department had warned that expats who fail to pay their traffic tickets will not be allowed to leave the country at the airport, border crossings or at ports. Local media reported on Sunday that airport authorities have already turned back at least 10 expats who failed to pay their traffic tickets. MP Khaled Al-Tammar welcomed the traffic department decision, praising the interior minister for issuing such a regulation that aims at collecting government funds. Another decision is expected to prevent expatriates from leaving the country without addressing their financial obligations, thus avoiding any