Check and pay traffic fines through Absher, the Efaa platform or SADAD. You have 30 days to object, and the 50 percent fine discount ended in April 2025.
Reviewed by Saudi Expats Team, October 22, 2026
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Saher is the automated camera system that issues traffic fines in Saudi Arabia. Fines are recorded against the vehicle owner's ID, and you can check and pay them through Absher, the Efaa platform or your bank's SADAD service. You have 30 days from the date a violation is recorded to object. The widely quoted 50 percent discount is no longer available, as of October 2026.
If you sold a car, check that fines recorded after the sale are not under your ID. An unpaid fine also blocks a vehicle ownership transfer, as explained in the car buying guide.
Through Efaa, per CarSwitch (March 2025):
Through SADAD in your bank's online banking:
Pay only through these channels or the official apps. Do not follow links or calls offering other ways to pay.
Anyone with an Absher personal account can object, including residents (Syarah). The e-service was launched by the General Directorate of Traffic in 2019 (Arab News).
Conditions reported by Syarah:
Because the objection window and the payment window overlap, keep an eye on the amount due while your objection is being reviewed.
Gulf News reported in September 2024 that you can ask Absher for a payment extension once the 30-day objection period has passed, and the request has to be made within 15 days after that period ends. The path is My Services, Traffic, then Extend traffic violations payment deadline. This article is more than a year old, so confirm the rule in Absher before relying on it. We found no confirmed instalment scheme for ordinary fines.
From 18 April 2024 a temporary scheme cut 50 percent off fines for violations recorded before that date. It ran for six months, was extended by six months under a royal directive, and the Ministry of Interior announced its end on 19 April 2025, after which fines returned to their original value (Gulf News). We found no replacement scheme as of October 2026. Some guides mention a reduction for paying promptly under the traffic law. The terms were not confirmed, so check the amount shown on Efaa or Absher for your specific violation, since it shows what you owe today.
The General Directorate of Traffic has stated two ranges in a 2025 announcement (Gulf News, July 2025):
Other amounts circulate widely, and they differ between websites. For one example, KSA Expats lists red-light running and wrong-way driving in a SAR 3,000 to 6,000 band, and says Saher cameras are set to catch those serious violations (KSA Expats, June 2026). That is a guide, not an official table. For an estimate, use the traffic fine tool, and treat the figures as approximate until you see the amount on Absher.
Facts in this guide were checked on 22 October 2026 against these pages. Fees and rules change, so confirm on the official page before you pay or apply.
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