Owners of 'Unauthorized Tinted Vehicles' in Tehran to be Fined

A traffic police official in Tehran announced a ban on 'unauthorized' tinting of vehicle windows, stating that owners will be fined 50,000 tomans and required to remove the tint. Hassan Abadi, the deputy head of Tehran's traffic police, said in an interview with Asr Iran website on Sunday, July 20, that tinting windows to the extent that the inside of the vehicle is not visible is 'prohibited.' This police official did not refer to any legal documents supporting the prohibition of window tinting. According to Mr. Abadi, the police will fine the owners of these vehicles 50,000 tomans and they will be required to remove the applied tint. He also mentioned that the police will monitor imported vehicles with tinted windows and if there are 'any issues, they will certainly be addressed on-site.' Previously, police officials had stated that only vehicles belonging to officials and those with permits from the National Security Council could tint their windows. Reports indicate that during the summer, the practice of tinting vehicle windows increases to reduce heat. This warning from the police official regarding the crackdown on window tinting comes as every summer in major Iranian cities, police officers, under initiatives such as 'Guidance Patrols' or 'Moral Security,' detain individuals they label as 'improperly veiled' and target vehicles whose drivers or passengers are 'improperly veiled or poorly veiled.' In this context, the police have launched an 'Invisible Moral Security Patrol' in Tehran, and the Tehran prosecutor has issued a judicial order for the police to act against improper veiling. The police spokesperson stated that vehicles belonging to those who unveil will be 'banned from service.' The emphasis by the police spokesperson on dealing with 'badly dressed men' and the police's plans to confront street mannequins have also been noted.