How to apply for the official 90-day payment extension
If you cannot settle the fine within the first 30 days, the law allows drivers to request an extension rather than falling immediately into default:
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Step 2: Open Traffic Services
Navigate to 'My Services' > 'Traffic Services' > 'Extend Traffic Violations Payment Deadline'.
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Step 3: Select the qualifying violations
View all active violations that are within their eligible extension window and confirm the request.
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Step 4: Note the extended due date
The system grants a 90-day grace period, protecting your account from automated legal enforcement during this timeframe.
How Article 75 governs traffic violation settlements
With the conclusion of the temporary nationwide 50% amnesty for historic fines, Saudi Arabia’s General Directorate of Traffic (Muroor) operates strictly under Article 75 of the Saudi Traffic Law.
Article 75 establishes a predictable legal timeline for every recorded traffic infringement. Rather than allowing unpaid tickets to pile up indefinitely, the law introduces structured financial incentives for prompt settlement, clear formal dispute channels, and firm statutory enforcement against chronic non-payment.
The automatic 25% discount and the 30-day clock
Whenever a new violation is registered against your National ID or Iqama number (whether by automated Saher cameras or field officers), an official notification SMS is dispatched.
From the date of registration, a 30-day statutory window opens. If you pay the ticket within these initial 30 days, a 25% reduction is applied automatically to the statutory fine amount when accessed through SADAD or Absher. No special application or promo code is needed—the billing system calculates the discounted figure directly.
Disputing an incorrect fine within the 30-day window
If you believe a violation was issued in error (such as an incorrect plate recognition, wrong vehicle model, or emergency vehicle yield), you have the legal right to contest it through Absher's Traffic Objection service.
Objections must be filed within 30 days of violation issuance. Once an objection is filed, payment is suspended pending review by the traffic committee. If the committee dismisses the objection, you must settle the fine to prevent enforcement escalation.
Automated enforcement: Bank deductions and vehicle holds
If a violation remains unpaid after both the initial 30-day period and any granted 90-day extension expire, Muroor refers the debt directly to the Ministry of Justice Enforcement Courts.
Under the updated Enforcement Law, enforcement judges issue automated execution orders: funds are frozen and deducted directly from the offender's commercial bank accounts. In addition, administrative holds are placed on vehicle registrations (Istimara), preventing vehicle ownership transfers, renewal of registration, and the issuance of exit/re-entry visas.