DOHA: The Traffic Department is taking action against car owners parking their vehicles in public places for sale.
The department will soon launch a nationwide campaign to forcefully remove such vehicles, parked on the roadside or near petrol stations, shopping centers or other public places. Owners of the vehicles will face legal action, the department has warned.
Many vehicles can be seen parked in crowded areas in the city with a sticker saying “for sale” along with the contact numbers of the owner or the seller. The department, however, said that this practice is illegal and it tarnishes the image of the city. Such vehicles will be treated as abandoned and invite legal action, said the department.
The department has urged car owners to comply with the rules. The Doha municipality had earlier launched a campaign against this practice. The municipal inspectors would put a sticker on the erring vehicles giving a deadline for the owner to remove it. If the owner fails to do that, the vehicle was to be removed forcefully.
The Traffic Department has now decided to step in, because the practice has again become rampant in several parts of the city and its outskirts, according to Al Sharq.
The Fort roundabout in Al Rayyan, Al Khazan roundabout in Sailiya, Al Waab street, Waqod Petrol station near Landmark, Umm Al Afai petrol station and the Duhail Petol station are some of the spots frequented by the prospective buyers and sellers, the daily said. The practice is also aggravating the acute parking shortage in several crowded areas in the city.The Peninsula
