Kuwait begins smart home vehicle impoundment from September 6

KUWAIT CITY, Sep 1:  Kuwait’s General Traffic Department will begin implementing a smart home impoundment system for vehicles whose violations carry an impoundment penalty starting September 6, 2026, as part of the Ministry of Interior’s efforts to expand smart services and streamline traffic procedures.

Under the new system, a smart impoundment device will be installed on the vehicle at the location where the violation is recorded. The impoundment period will officially begin at 12 midnight on the same day, giving the vehicle owner time to transport the vehicle to the designated location for home impoundment.

The installation fee for the device will be KD 10, in addition to a basic impoundment charge of KD 2 per day.

The system will also allow vehicles already being held at traffic impoundment garages to be transferred to the smart home impoundment system so they can complete the remainder of their required impoundment period at home.

Once the impoundment period ends, the violator will receive a notification through the Sahel application. The vehicle owner must then visit one of the locations designated by the General Traffic Department to complete the vehicle release procedures.

The department said the system is intended to modernize traffic services, simplify procedures and improve the quality of services provided to motorists.

It also urged drivers to comply with traffic regulations and avoid violations to protect their own safety and that of other road users and strengthen traffic security and safety.