Penalty Points System of driving licenses (Kuwait)
Penalty Points System of driving licenses (Kuwait) KUWAIT: According to the traffic department, 860 drivers' licenses were suspended in the first three months of this year for accruing too many penalty points. Director of the Traffic Department Maj Gen Yousuf Al-Khaddah *asked all traffic departments in the six governorates to be strict in suspending driving licenses that exceed the number of penalty points*, according to Public Relations and Traffic Awareness Officer Lt Col Abdullah BuHassan. --- He stated that *90 traffic violations are included in the points system* and further explained that: *the first suspension will be for THREE months if the violator exceeds 14* points, *second suspension will be for SIX months if the violator exceeds 12* points, *third suspension will be for NINE months for exceeding 10* points, *fourth suspension will be for a YEAR-LONG for exceeding 8* points, and *for over 6 points, there would be a permanent revocation* of the drivers’ license.
