Atheer – Lawyer Salah Khalifa Al Muqbali
This week we will highlight the executive regulations of the new traffic law, issued by Decree No. (32/2018), under which Decree No. (23/98) has been amended. Here we compare the previous violations with the new ones.
Speeding Violations
Old law
Driving over the speed limit by 80 kilometres per hour or more: Category one, three points
New law
Driving over the speed limit by 75 kilometres per hour or more: Category one, three points
Old law
Driving over the speed limit by between 50 and 80 kilometres per hour: Category two, two points
New law
Driving over the speed limit by between 50 and 75 kilometres per hour: Category two, two points
Old law
Driving over the speed limit by between 35 and 50 kilometres per hour: Category three, zero points
New law
Driving over the speed limit by 35 kilometres per hour or more: Category four, zero points
Violations pertaining to overtaking
Old law
Overtaking in an area in which it is illegal to do so: Category three, zero points
New law
Overtaking in an area in which it is illegal to do so: Category one, three points
Old law
Overtaking on the hard shoulder: Category three, one point
New law
Overtaking on the hard shoulder or a traffic island: Category one, two points
Violations pertaining to driving
Old law
Fleeing the scene of an accident that lead to injuries or death: Category one, three points
New law
Fleeing the scene of an accident following completion of procedures: Category two, two points
Old law
Driving a car from outside of the Sultanate beyond the legal time frame: Category four, zero points
New law
Driving a car from outside of the Sultanate beyond the legal time frame: Category one, zero points
Violations pertaining to driving teachers
Old law
Teaching someone to drive without having obtained the appropriate license to do so: Category four, zero points
New law
Teaching someone to drive without having obtained the appropriate license to do so: Category two, two points
Old law
Teaching driving in a vehicle that is not licensed for this purpose: Category four, zero points
New law
teaching driving in a vehicle that is not licensed for this purpose: Category one, two points
Violations pertaining to safety procedures
Old law
Holding a mobile phone while driving: Category three, zero points
New law
Holding a mobile phone or other electronic device while driving: Category three, two points
Old law
Driving a motorbike without a helmet: Category three, one point
New law
Riding on a motorbike without a helmet: Category two, two points
Other Violations
Old law
Covering the face with a veil that obscures the identity of the driver: Category three, one point
New law
Covering the face with anything that obscures the identity of the driver: Category one, three points
Old law
Addition of an illegal device to the vehicle to increase the torque: Category two, zero points
New law
Addition of an illegal device to the vehicle to increase the torque or the noise: Category one, three points
Old law
Addition of modifications to the vehicle: Category three, zero points
New law
Addition of modifications to the vehicle: Category one, zero points
Old law
Applying tint to a vehicle over 30 percent: Category four, zero points
New law
Applying tint or colour to the window of a taxi or learner car: Category three, one point
Old law
Fixing a television to the dashboard or front area of the car: Category two, zero points
New law
Fixing an electronic device or phone holder to the dashboard or front area of the car for the use of the driver: Category three, one point
