Impound Car by Traffic Police (Riyadh)

Impound Car by Traffic Police (Riyadh)

While I was driving in King Fahad Service Road to Main Road, Their is was a traffic police who is handling the queue of cars and when my turn was come "jackpot". He impound my car for uncommon violation "BAD LOOKING", i laugh and he laugh also but to make the story short, he impound my car in Wadi Laban and give me yellow slip (receipt for violation) and i took taxi going home. What a bad day.

Here's the procedure in Traffic Police Office;

1. Go to Traffic Office in Nasseriyah (Click here)
2. Go to Room 7 and submit your violation receipt for encoding 
3. After encoding, go outside and look for saudi to pay for your violation (they pay your violation via cellphone, i don't know how they do it, in my case 150SR is my penalty) and they will charge you 20SR.
4. After paying, go to room 5. It is small door and it lead you to a stair up to first floor.
5. Fall in line, (better if you fall in line not near to the stair or in the first window because a lot of saudi fixer bringing 10-15 violations with them and you get start losing your temper) and when your turn come, show to them your iqama and car registration.
6. they give you a piece of paper write with number in hand writing and you're done.

Here's the procedure in Wadi Laban;

Before you go, bring the following requirements,

1. Photocopy of Iqama together with Car Registration & Insurance in one paper - 2 copy
• 1 copy backup - in case you lost the other one.
2. Original Iqama, Car Registration and Insurance.
3. Piece of paper write with number from Traffic Police Office

Procedure

1. Go to Wadi Laban, (morning is the best time) (Click here)
2. Go directly inside the office and fall in line (the office located right side of the gate, it looks like a temporary facilities in construction)
3. When your turn is come, give all the requirements and they will tell you to pay for the towing.
4. Go to the opposite window and pay the tow for 100SR
5. After taking the receipt, go outside and ask where is the key keeper room located.
6. Show the towing receipt to the key keeper and he will give you the key with number (number indicate where is your car located)
7. Now its your time to locate your car to the vast impounding area.
8. When you found it, you can drive it through the gate and give the police 1 copy of the towing receipt before he will release you.
9. Take care, Go home and don't let it happen to you again.. FINISH