The General Directorate of Traffic Department yesterday temporarily suspended the implementation of the mandatory technical inspection every six months for vehicles older than 15 years.
A source at the Traffic Department told this daily that “The work related to the decision of inspecting vehicles older than 15 years every six months has been temporarily stopped until Sunday to revise certain areas of the decision.”
He also said that the fee fixed at QR500 for inspection could be revised. The new changes and amendments are "good" and people will be happy about it. We are just waiting for the changes to be entered on the system before announcing it said the source.
Replying to a question about the current situation of vehicle owners if they went for technical inspection, he said that they have to wait until next week then process will be ready at that time.
The Peninsula got a copy of circular sent from the Qatar Central Bank (QCB) to insurance companies asking them to comply with a rule announced by the General Directorate of Traffic at the Ministry of Interior.
The circular says that vehicles which are older than 15 years must pass technical inspection every six months for five years. After this period, the inspection will be every four months for the next five years, and then every three months for the coming five years.
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