What does the tracking mandate checker show?
Rules about vehicle tracking differ by country, by vehicle type and by what the vehicle does. A heavy truck for hire, a bus and a rental car can each fall under a different rule, or under none. This checker keeps the notes we hold in one place and matches them to your vehicle.
It works in three steps:
- Check: the status for one country, the regulator, the note for your vehicle, the next steps and the documents to prepare.
- Device points: the device and provider points the notes mention for that country, against what you tick.
- All countries: one tile per country for the same vehicle, so you see the picture in one view.
What country rows are on file?
The rows below are the notes we hold. They were collected by hand from vendor explanations, news items and some legislation portals. Each one needs a final check against the current official text.
| Country | Regulator | What the notes cover |
|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | Communications, Space and Technology Commission (CST) / Transport General Authority (TGA) | Two regulators in our notes. CST rules cover tracking services and device conformity (Resolution 555/1445, as noted). TGA qualifies providers and links their platforms. The Road Transport Law 2025 is cited for provider qualification (Art. 30) and fines (Art. 22). |
| Abu Dhabi (UAE) | Abu Dhabi Mobility (formerly the Integrated Transport Center, ITC) | Resolution 74 of 2021 on goods transport in Abu Dhabi requires tracking devices on goods vehicles, heavy and light, including motorcycles, linked to the Centre's system. The Asateel page says permits are only available for vehicles with a working tracking device, and links the list of approved devices. |
| Dubai (UAE) | Security Industry Regulatory Agency (SIRA), Dubai | Executive Council Resolution 47/2017 on vehicle transport and rental activities in Dubai. Amended by Resolution 2/2022, which replaced Article 5 and the schedule of fines, so item numbers changed. In the amended text the duty to install the tracking system adopted by SIRA is Article 5, item 14. Read on the Dubai legislation portal. |
| Oman | Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) / Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology | TRA Resolution 89/2022 on tracking and positioning services (providers). Ministry decision 47/2023 on goods carriers. Both as noted. |
| Iraq | Communications and Media Commission (CMC) | CMC controls for licensing the tracking and positioning service (a 2025 document with fees by subscriber tier, as noted). |
| Egypt | National Telecom Regulatory Authority (NTRA) | Type approval of telecom devices, one certificate per model, through the NTRA electronic service (as noted). Fees and timing are not stored here. |
| Kuwait | Ministry of Interior (Decision 893/2026, as reported by a law-firm note; official text not read) | Resolution 893/2026 is reported to require cameras in passenger vehicles used with ride-hailing apps, with 120 days retention. This concerns cameras, not tracking. |
| Bahrain | Council of Representatives (proposal stage) | A parliamentary proposal reported in November 2025 would require tracking or tachographs. It is not in force in our notes. |
| Morocco | National Telecommunications Regulatory Agency (ANRT) | ANRT is named in our notes for telecom equipment approval. No tracking mandate is on file. |
| Algeria | Authority to be confirmed (Decree 26-97 is cited in our notes) | Decree 26-97 is cited in our notes. What it covers has not been checked. |
| Tunisia | Telecommunications Study and Research Center (CERT), to be confirmed | CERT is named in our notes for device testing and approval. No tracking mandate is on file. |
We have no verified note for Jordan or Qatar, so they are not listed. Use the last row, Another country, and ask the regulator. Verify against the current official text.
How is a row matched to your vehicle?
Every row ends in one of six statuses. None of them is an approval.
- Reported as required: a note says tracking is required for this vehicle and activity.
- May apply, check: a note says a rule may reach this case. Ask the regulator.
- Rules cover the provider or device: the rule is about licensing the provider or approving the device, not a duty on the vehicle owner.
- No tracking rule on file: nothing in our notes. That is not proof that no rule exists.
- Proposal only: a draft or a proposal, not law.
- Not on file: we hold nothing for this case.
What do you need to enter?
- The country where the vehicle runs.
- The vehicle type and what it does: goods for hire, own account, passengers, rental or another use.
- The gross weight in tonnes. Some rows start at a weight.
- Your role, so the next steps fit: operator, installer, importer.
Worked example: an 18 t truck for hire
A fleet runs an 18 t truck that carries goods for hire. The vehicle type is truck, the activity is goods for hire and the weight is 18 t.
- Saudi Arabia: the first row names trucks from 3.5 t, and 18 t is above it, so the status is Reported as required. The note comes from vendor explanations and a 2019 news item, not from the official text.
- Across the 11 countries on file the same truck gives 3 Reported as required (Saudi Arabia, Dubai, Oman) and 1 May apply (Abu Dhabi), so 4 of 11 are marked.
Change the weight to 2.5 t and the Saudi row no longer fits. The country default applies and the status becomes No tracking rule on file. The Dubai and Oman rows do not use a weight, so they stay the same.
What mistakes do fleets and installers make?
- Reading "No tracking rule on file" as "no rule exists". It means our notes hold none.
- Treating a rule about the provider as a duty on the vehicle, or the other way round.
- Buying a device before asking the regulator for its current record of devices or providers.
- Using one country result for a cross-border route. Each country has its own row.
- Relying on a copied summary after the law changed. Check the date of the official text.
Assumptions and limits
The country rows are research notes. Last checked: needs verification. Some come from vendor explanations or news items, so the thresholds and dates in them, such as the 3.5 t weight and the 2019 dates for Saudi Arabia, were not read from the official text. The checker does not read the law, does not list approved devices and does not say that any vehicle, device or provider is approved. It is not legal advice. Verify against the current official text.