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‘Tampering with an impoundment device will lead to legal action’

From Arab Times · () English

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  • Kuwait’s Interior Ministry will begin implementing a home vehicle impoundment system on Sunday under Ministerial Resolution No. 1090.
  • The measure applies to certain traffic violations, with home impoundment periods lasting up to 60 days.
  • Authorities warned that moving, tampering with or damaging the device could lead to legal action and transfer of the vehicle to an impoundment lot.

Kuwait’s General Traffic Department will begin enforcing a home vehicle impoundment system on Sunday, targeting certain traffic violations under Ministerial Resolution No. 1090.

Assistant Director General for Violations and Licensing Brigadier General Khaled Al-Adwani said the measure does not cover serious violations. Reckless driving and offenses that require a vehicle to be sent to an impoundment lot, including extremely loud exhaust noise, remain outside the home-impoundment system.

The length of the impoundment will depend on the violation and can reach 60 days. Vehicles placed under home impoundment may not be moved except in urgent or emergency situations, and those cases must be supported by an official report.

Al-Adwani warned that anyone who tampers with or damages the impoundment device will face legal accountability. The vehicle will then be transferred to an impoundment lot.

Tampering with or damaging the impoundment device will subject the violator to legal accountability.

· Khaled Al-AdwaniThe Interior Ministry official warned of penalties for interfering with a home vehicle impoundment device.
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Originally published by Arab Times in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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