Istimara: registration fees and renewal

The istimara (vehicle registration / rukhsat sayr) is your car's license. For private cars the fee is SAR 100 per year; public and commercial vehicles pay more (up to SAR 400 per year).

Renewal is done in minutes on Absher or Tamm, but three things must be in order first: a valid periodic inspection (for cars older than three years), valid insurance, and no unpaid traffic fines. Pay the fee through SADAD, and the new istimara can be delivered by Saudi Post.

Do not let it lapse — driving with an expired istimara exposes you to fines, and an expired registration also blocks selling the car until it is fixed.

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