MPs push to extend traffic fine discount to 30 days
TDT | Manama
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Make it 30 instead of the current seven days. MPs are demanding that traffic fines be cut by half if an offender pays within 30 days.
For now, the discount is offered only to those who pay their fines within a week.
This will come into force if a proposal to this effect gets the green light.
Backers say the extra time will ease pressure on courts, as the current oneweek window is too short, especially given rising living costs. The argument is that giving a month to pay at the lower rate would lead to more settlements and fewer cases.
However, the government argues that cutting fines for everyone risks sending the wrong message and could lead to more rule-breaking on the roads.
The Bahrain Bar Society has backed the proposal, calling it fairer. The Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence, and Security, which reviewed the draft, has recommended approval in principle.
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