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Driving in Kuwait
The rules of the road as our desk recorded them, native unit first.
Driving side
Right
Speed limits
60 / 100 / 120 km/h · 37 / 62 / 75 mph
urban / rural / motorway
International permit (IDP)
Required · Both accepted
An IDP is required alongside your home licence for rentals.
Blood alcohol limit
0.00% - alcohol is prohibited outright
Tolls
None.
Headlights
Not required by day.
Child seats
Required for young children.
Driving standards are poor and speeds are high; Kuwait has one of the worst road-safety records in the Gulf. Off-road desert driving risks unexploded ordnance left from 1991 and is not worth it. Fuel is extremely cheap.