MOI Qatar Traffic Violations

A Qatar traffic violation is a fine on the MOI traffic record. Black points sit separately from the money. Paying the money does not automatically settle the points, and the points have their own consequences.

A ticket that has arrived, a blocked renewal, or a coming trip means one direct answer: check the violation on the MOI portal, pay it in the new Metrash app or on the portal, and object within 14 days if it is wrong, before paying. A paid ticket cannot be objected to afterwards.

Qatar traffic violation check on the MOI portal

• Guides report the portal route as portal.moi.gov.qa, then Traffic Inquiries, then Traffic Violations.
• Enter the QID, vehicle number or foreign-vehicle details with the captcha.
• Choose “Settlement of Violation” and “Pay Fine”.

Confirm the labels live, since portal wording shifts. No label is firm on guides alone.

The old app was discontinued. The current app is the new Metrash app. Guides report these service examples for the app: residence permits, transfer of vehicle ownership, Qatar visit visa applications, driving licence renewal, and traffic fine checks. They stay as examples only. No service count is published, since guides conflict on whether the count is 150, 440 or more.

Since 2026, guides report, many intersection violations include a short video clip from AI cameras, viewable in the Metrash app under Violation Images. A camera ticket that looks wrong calls for checking the clip before objecting, because it may settle the question either way.

Early payment discount for fines

• Guides report fines must be paid in full, with no instalments.
• Guides report a discount confirmed by MOI in July 2026: pay selected violations within 30 days (1 month) of issuance and pay half. Mobile-phone fines are excluded.

The 30-day clock is a payment-discount clock, not the appeal clock. The appeal window is 14 days.

Violations usually appear in 1 to 5 days, guides report, with camera speeding taking up to 14 days. A ticket not showing yet may not have posted. Waiting a few days beats assuming it does not exist.

Wrong ticket objection within 14 days

• Guides report the rule as: object within 14 days of registration.
• The authorities reply within a reported 30 days by SMS.
• Object only once.
• A ticket already paid cannot be appealed.

The 14-day window is the single appeal rule. Object first if the ticket is wrong. Pay only if it stands. The order cannot be reversed afterwards.

Reporting someone else’s violation uses the Metrash report route, guides report. That is a separate job from objecting to your own ticket, and it belongs at the end of the process, not mixed into it.

Unpaid fines and the missing fine table

Guides report that after 60 days unpaid, a late charge of QR 1 a day applies. After 12 months unpaid, the fine is referred to prosecution and settlement is no longer allowed.

Guides report unpaid fines can block exit from Qatar from 1 September 2024, alongside renewal blocks. An unpaid ticket can stop a trip even when the car itself is not involved.

Guides report thresholds for black points: 14 points suspends a licence for 3 months, a second time at 12 points means 6 months, a fifth repeat at 6 points means permanent cancellation with a fresh test after a year, points reset after 12 months with no violations, and MOI-approved courses can reduce points proactively. Per-violation points still conflict across guides, so no per-violation points column is published.

No rebuilt fine table is carried. The old table mixed flat and tiered rates and conflicted on almost every row, and rebuilding it from guides would repeat the error. Use the MOI result for the actual fine on a ticket. Treat any guide table, including a future one, as reported until the MOI list itself is verified.

For help, guides report the Traffic Department at +974 489 0666 and the MOI hotline at +974 234 4444, in Arabic and English around the clock, with complaints reported at 16001 and emergency at 999.

Related Qatar guides: Qatar ID and health card renewal. Qatar Guides

Official source: MOI Qatar — portal.moi.gov.qa and the Metrash app. Checked on: 26 October 2026. We are not MOI. We do not collect QID or plate numbers.