When the transportation modes are concerned, cars are used as the prime mode of travel in Kuwait. Reasons are several, however, it is to be admitted that, though public transportation is readily available and comparably cheap, people consider traveling in cars and roads in Kuwait are 24/7 flooded with cars. Let’s briefly examine why people always opt for cars than other vehicles in Kuwait.
Lower fuel prices
Compared to other regions in the world, the oil-rich a countries supply fuel at low-cost to the inhabitants. It is rightly said that in countries like Kuwait, drinking water is costlier than fuel. This helps car owners to keep the expense the cars lower, every month. Since fuel cost is minimal, people prefer to buy cars and travel in cars than other vehicles. Even in the middle of an oil-price crisis, fuel cost is the lowest in gulf countries than any part in the world.
Tax-free car purchase
Most of the gulf countries keep the vehicle purchase tax-free, thus resulting in easy purchase of vehicles even by middle class people. Most of the luxury cars are sold in Kuwait at the same price in the manufacturing location or even cheaper. A luxury car or hard to afford vehicle can be purchased at a middle-class much lower price in Kuwait. This makes buying a car an easy task for people. For this reason, people choose cars as their primary travel mode.
Used car availability
Used car market in Kuwait is always booming and near-showroom-condition used cars are available in large numbers in Kuwait. A used car can be purchased at comparably cheaper rate in Kuwait. The used car range includes economy, mid-range and luxury cars. A large number of car owners choose used vehicles as they are cheaper, good quality and readily available. This is also a countable factor when the common transport modes are discussed.
Weather conditions
Kuwait has extreme weather conditions during most of the months in a year. If you move around, it will either be extreme hot, freezing cold or sand storms. When you travel in bus or on such public transportation, you will have to walk across the street in the weather. But cars can be safely taken right to the entrance of a shopping mall, office or to a restaurant. People prefer cars as they give much freedom of travel and protection from bad weather.
Easy access to taxis
Even when using a public transportation, people select taxi cars rather buses. Taxi cars are easily available round the clock in all gulf countries, especially in Kuwait. Just at a phone call, many taxi services will reach your doorstep to pick you. In fact, taxi service is also inexpensive in Kuwait. The availability of taxi cars also made a lot of people to choose cars rather buses.
