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Common traffic fines

Common violations and their fine ranges. Cameras enforce most of them.

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Key figures

Phone in hand while driving
SAR 500–900
No seatbelt (driver or passenger)
SAR 150–300
Child not in a car seat
SAR 300–500
Speeding 10–20 km/h over (roads up to 120)
SAR 150–300
Speeding 50+ km/h over
SAR 1,500–2,000
Running a red light
SAR 3,000–6,000
Driving against traffic
SAR 3,000–6,000
Parking in a disabled bay
SAR 500–900
Drifting (first offence)
SAR 20,000 and car impounded

Steps

  1. Check your fines regularly in Absher under Traffic Violations.
  2. Unpaid fines block iqama renewal, exit re-entry visas and final exit.
  3. You can object to a fine in Absher within the allowed period.

Last checked: 2026-10-24. Confirm current rules on the official source: absher.sa

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