A SAUDI Arabian couple have been arrested after a man filmed himself giving his girlfriend a peck on the cheek as he gave her a driving lesson.

The clip was posted to Snapchat by the man who posted the caption "teaching her how to drive".

3 A Saudi couple have been arrested after posting a video of them kissing in a car

They now face jail time for their public display of affection after the video went viral, enraging Saudis who blasted them for a lack of morality.

Authorities picked up the couple after they recorded the kiss while driving down a Jazan highway.

Their actions were deemed explicit by Prince Mohammad bin Abdel Aziz who ordered their arrest.

The incident prompted condemnation on social media from conservative Saudi’s, Stepfeed reports.

3 The boyfriend shared the clip on Snapchat with the caption 'teaching her to drive'

One outraged Saudi Twitter user posted: “Lack of modesty. I hope they're both caught soon.

“Let them be thrown in jail for a few years so that they learn some respect and manners.”

Saudi Arabia follows strict Sharia law for unmarried couples, who could be jailed for meeting in public or private.

The strict Islamic kingdom bans sexual relationships outside of marriage which is considered a sin under Sharia law.

3 The pair were cruising down a highway in Jazan in the country when they filmed themselves

A reaction from a more liberal viewer on Twitter read: "A man and his girlfriend, what's the problem?

"Maybe they're newly married and this is a video they were trying to send to his or her family and it went out to someone else by mistake."

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Another added: “Is this for real?”

Only last month was the ban on women driving lifted in the conservative country.

The liberalisation is part of a cultural transformation by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman pushing towards “a more moderate Islam”.