KUWAIT CITY // A Kuwaiti driver who apparently thought having license plates from another Arabian Gulf country would help avoid more than 1,600 traffic offences has been hit with a huge fine.
The state-run Kuwait News Agency said the driver racked up 1,645 different driving violations while travelling under the unnamed Gulf country’s plates.
A statement from Major General Abdullah Al Mehanna of the interior ministry said that the driver faced about Dh700,000 in fines after being caught.
The statement on Saturday did not identify the driver, but reminded drivers they have a month’s grace period to change their license plates to Kuwaiti ones for foreign-bought cars.
Countries throughout the GCC use traffic cameras to enforce speed limits and traffic laws.
* Associated Press
