According to an article by Arab News published on their website, expatriates in Saudi Arabia with less than five members in their family will not be allowed to own a vehicle with seven seats or more.
The report quoted local media and said that the General Directorate of Traffic in Saudi Arabia sent a circular to all its departments, saying that registration or ownership of such vehicles by expatriates should be rejected if the condition is not met.
It has excluded families that have five or more members from the order, provided they present proof and assure the authorities that they will not engage in transporting passengers illegally.
“The reason for the ban is to stop the wrongful use of such vehicles by some residents like transporting school students or other passengers,” Owaida Kishi, chairman of the Vehicles Committee in the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry, was quoted as saying.
The Peninsula
