TGA impounds 3,449 vehicles, issues 11,107 warnings to violators in September
RIYADH — The Transport General Authority (TGA) has issued 11,107 warnings and impounded 3,449 vehicles and trucks for violating transport regulations during the month of September. These included 249 vehicles belonging to violators within Saudi airports. The authority detected as many as 94,321 violations during a total of 363,049 inspections of land transport activities carried out last month.…
In September, the Transport General Authority (TGA) in Saudi Arabia issued 11,107 warnings and impounded 3,449 vehicles for transport regulation violations. Among the violators were 249 vehicles stationed at Saudi airports. The authority conducted 363,049 inspections across land transport activities, detecting 94,321 violations.
The primary violations included driving without a valid driver's license, using unsuitable safety equipment, operating with an expired professional driver's license, and conducting preparatory activities for passenger transport in unlicensed private vehicles. Other common offenses involved specialized transport, heavy goods transport on behalf of third parties, private passenger transport by bus, and non-commercial heavy goods transport.
Makkah region recorded the highest number of violations, with 23,303 cases, followed by Riyadh with 22,266 violations, Eastern Province with 16,709, Madinah with 6,423, Tabuk with 6,254, and Asir with 4,464. These violations occurred in various transportation sectors, including specialized transport, heavy goods transport for commercial purposes, private passenger transport by bus, and heavy goods transport for non-commercial purposes.
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