Bahrain Traffic Fines:
Check & Pay Online
Use Bahrain's official Traffic Contraventions service or MyGov to check and pay a recorded fine. Camera locations are route clues, not a live government map.
Red-light answer: the base offence has seven points. The court can order a BHD 200 to BHD 1,000 fine, up to six months in prison, or both. A traffic violation resulting in death carries 10 points.
Law and points details are as of 21 October 2026.
Official payment steps, camera locations and rules
You can check and pay Bahrain traffic fines online through the official Payment of Traffic Contraventions service. Choose what the fine is registered on: Bahraini vehicle number, GCC vehicle number, driver details or ticket number. Enter the details the form asks for and check the result. Pay an eligible fine by debit or credit card.
This guide also has a smart-camera fine table and road list. The official payment service does not need an uploaded document. The government service directory lists fine amounts from BHD 5 to BHD 300, based on the offence.
The General Directorate of Traffic (GDT) says smart systems monitor specified traffic violations. Its announcement does not say what sensor is used. It does not say whether a visible flash appears. It does not say that every fine appears instantly. Check your own record through the official payment service or MyGov.
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Quick Fine Summary
Pay the amount shown on your GDT traffic record. The service lists payable settlements from BHD 5 to BHD 300, while the legal ranges below describe possible court penalties. A camera ticket is paid using the recorded GDT amount, not by choosing a court-range figure.
Use the official Payment of Traffic Contraventions service to see the payable amount for your record.
Traffic Law Court Penalty Ranges
The table shows court penalty ranges from Bahrain Traffic Law No. 23 of 2014. Legislative Decree No. 30 of 2025 amended it from 22 August 2025. These are court ranges. They are not the amount due through the online payment service.
| Violation | Official provision | Court fine range | Possible imprisonment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Front-seat seat belt not used | Article 45, item 17 | BHD 50–100 | None (fine only) |
| Handheld mobile-phone call while driving | Article 47, item 14 | BHD 100–500 | Up to 6 months, or either penalty |
| Crossing a red light | Article 48 | BHD 200–1,000 | Up to 6 months, or either penalty |
| Crossing a red light and causing property damage | Article 48 | BHD 1,000–3,000 | 3 months to 1 year, or either penalty |
| Speeding by 30 percent or less | Article 50, first paragraph | BHD 50–250 | Up to 3 months, or either penalty |
| Speeding by more than 30 percent | Article 50, second paragraph | BHD 200–1,000 | 1 to 6 months, or either penalty |
Your payable amount appears in the official service. Settlement eligibility, timing, repeat offences, accidents and a transfer to court can change how a case is handled. Do not calculate a payment from this table.
Official legal sources: Traffic Law No. 23 of 2014 and Legislative Decree No. 30 of 2025. The amendment was published in Official Gazette No. 3828 on 21 August 2025 and took effect the following day.
For mobile payment, use the MyGov app. eTraffic services have moved to MyGov.
Find camera locations by road
Bahrain does not publish a single live public map that confirms every smart camera and every offence it detects. The road list includes Sheikh Isa bin Salman Highway, Khalifa bin Salman Causeway and Kuwait Avenue. It also includes Sheikh Jaber Al Ahmad Highway and National Charter Highway. Use these names as route clues. Follow the posted limit on every road. Check your record through the government service.
Open Traffic Contraventions Payment. You can also use the official MyGov app. A map search for a road is not an exact camera pin.
What Bahrain smart traffic cameras detect
Check a Bahrain traffic contravention through the official Payment of Traffic Contraventions service ('View and pay traffic contraventions') or MyGov. The settlement service lists fees 'From 5 BHD to 300 BHD : based on contraventions type'. The government pages do not give a separate fee for camera offences. Check your own official record for the amount.
The General Directorate of Traffic said the first smart-camera phase would start on 1 February 2026. Its release lists the prominent violations the system can detect.
A camera's location alone does not confirm which offence it monitors. The release describes the system as a whole. Follow each road sign and traffic rule on your route.
| Driving issue | What the official release lists |
|---|---|
| Speed and signals | Exceeding the speed limit; running red lights |
| Emergency lane | Using the emergency vehicles lane, also described as the yellow lane |
| Phone and restraints | Using a handheld mobile phone; driver or front-seat passenger not wearing a seat belt; a child sitting in the front seat |
| Lanes and markings | Incorrect lane use within intersections; lane deviation; second-row encroachment at intersections; repeated lane changes; slow driving in the left lane |
| Heavy vehicles | Failing to keep to the right lane; moving during peak hours |
| Vehicle condition | Window tint above the permitted level |
Update your contact details so traffic alerts reach you
The General Directorate of Traffic asked citizens and residents to update their contact details through eTraffic or MyGov. This helps alerts and notifications arrive on time. The eTraffic app services have been moved to the MyGov app.
Download the MyGov app to use the traffic services. Update Contact Details is among the listed features.
- Download and open the MyGov app to use the traffic services.
- Use Update Contact Details, which is among the listed features.
- Check that the contact details shown are current.
- Use Payment of Traffic Contraventions to view and pay a fine. Check the government record before paying.
Which traffic-contravention situation are you in?
Use the official public form route that matches the record you have.
| Situation | Next step |
|---|---|
| You have a GCC vehicle | Choose GCC Vehicle Number on the public payment form |
| You only have a ticket number | Choose Ticket Number on the public payment form |
| No contravention appears | Do not assume an alert was cancelled; recheck the official service and contact GDT if the alert and record conflict |
What the official pages don't say
The government pages do not give one speed limit for every road type. They do not give one camera tolerance, which is the extra speed allowed over the limit. They do not give one fixed fine for every camera offence. They also do not list which offence each camera detects. Follow the posted limit and road signs on the road you are using.
The smart-camera release does not state a universal 15 percent tolerance. It also gives no fixed starting fine. The payment service shows the offence and amount due. The legal table explains court penalty ranges.
Red-light violations: rule, points and current court ranges
A base red-light offence has seven points. The court can order a BHD 200 to BHD 1,000 fine, up to six months in prison, or both. If a traffic violation results in one or more deaths, Decision 153 of 2015 assigns 10 points.
At a red signal, you must stop. Do not cross the stop line. Do not cross the line level with the signal pole. Do not enter the pedestrian crossing. The traffic-points decision assigns seven points for crossing a red light.
The 2025 amendment sets a BHD 200 to BHD 1,000 fine for crossing a red light. It also sets up to six months in prison, or either penalty. If the offence causes an accident that damages public or private property, the fine is BHD 1,000 to BHD 3,000. The prison range is three months to one year, or either penalty.
If a red-light crash causes injury without intoxication, the fine is BHD 1,000 to BHD 5,000. The prison term is at least one year, or either penalty. If intoxication causes injury, Article 51 bis 1 sets a BHD 2,000 to BHD 8,000 fine. It also sets two to five years in prison, or either penalty.
If a red-light crash causes death without intoxication, the fine is BHD 2,000 to BHD 6,000. The prison range is two to five years, or either penalty. For a fatal crash involving intoxication and a red light, Article 51 bis sets three to ten years in prison.
A camera ticket should be paid using the amount shown in the GDT traffic record. The legal ranges in this guide describe possible court penalties. They are not the amount you pay online.
Decision 153 of 2015 gives seven points for the base red-light offence. A traffic violation that causes death has 10 points. The law and points details are as of 21 October 2026.
| Situation | Court range or points |
|---|---|
| Base red-light offence | 7 points. |
| Traffic violation resulting in death | 10 points. |
| Base court range | Up to 6 months; BHD 200 to BHD 1,000, or either penalty. |
| Property damage results | 3 months to 1 year; BHD 1,000 to BHD 3,000, or either penalty. |
| Injury results, without intoxication | At least 1 year; BHD 1,000 to BHD 5,000, or either penalty. |
| Death results, without intoxication | 2 to 5 years; BHD 2,000 to BHD 6,000, or either penalty. |
| Injury caused by intoxication | 2 to 5 years; BHD 2,000 to BHD 8,000, or either penalty. |
| Fatal crash with intoxication and red-light crossing | 3 to 10 years imprisonment. |
Official sources
Frequently Asked Questions
Article 48 sets a BHD 200 to BHD 1,000 court fine for crossing a red light. It also sets up to six months in prison, or either penalty. If the offence damages property, Article 48 sets a BHD 1,000 to BHD 3,000 fine. It also sets three months to one year in prison, or either penalty. These are court-penalty ranges under the law in force from 22 August 2025. Check the official traffic-contraventions service for the amount and options attached to your case.
The GDT announcement does not name the sensor or night method. It also does not say if a flash is visible. Follow traffic rules at all times and use the official service to check any recorded contravention.
If you believe a fine was issued in error, contact or visit the General Directorate of Traffic. Use the official GDT Services Page on bahrain.bh for current service details.
The government announcement does not say if a visible flash appears for each offence.
Use the road list above for entries from the Speed Cameras Locator in eTraffic, now in MyGov. The entries are from 16 September 2026. They are not exact GPS pins and do not confirm which cameras detect a particular offence.
Use Payment of Traffic Contraventions on bahrain.bh or MyGov. Select the fines and pay by debit or credit card.