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KUWAIT CITY (AP) — A Kuwaiti driver who apparently thought having license plates from another Gulf country would help avoid more than 1,600 traffic citations has been hit with a huge fine.
The state-run Kuwait News Agency says the driver racked up 1,645 different driving violations while traveling under the unnamed Gulf country's plates.
KUNA quoted a statement from an Interior Ministry official, Maj. Gen. Abdullah al-Mehanna, as saying that the driver faced over $190,000 in fines after being caught.
The statement on Saturday did not identify the driver, but reminded drivers they have a month's grace period to change their license plates to Kuwaiti ones for foreign-bought cars.
Countries throughout the Gulf use traffic cameras to enforce speed limits and traffic laws.
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