Many erring motorists have been caught as the traffic authorities have intensified monitoring on vehicles engaging in wrong overtaking and other serious violations of the traffic law.
The vehicles caught flouting the rules have been summoned to the Vehicles Seizure Section of the Traffic Department located at street No. 52 of Doha-Industrial Area.
Article 64 of the Traffic Law has stipulated jail for one week up to one year and fines of QR3,000 to QR10,000 for violations including wrong overtaking. The revised traffic law provides for a reconciliation paying a fine of QR1,000.
Overtaking at “continuous line” leading to exits and intersections will also result in similar punishments. Many motorists unaware of this rule have been caught by the radars or the traffic patrolling team, The Peninsula has learnt.
“I received a message on Sunday night from the Traffic Department through Metrash notifying about a traffic violation (wrong overtaking) by my car and asking me to report to the seizure section”, a motorist told The Peninsula.
"The next day early morning I visited the investigation unit of the seizure section of Traffic Department at street No. 52 of Doha-Industrial Area. The official at the counter asked me to pay a fine of QR1,000 and warned me of a seizure of my vehicle for a month in case of repetition of the violation,”
"After paying the fine I received a message which read “vehicle plate No. … is no longer wanted by investigations section," he added.
Representative of contracting company said a bus belonging to his company was seized for two weeks for repeated violation two days in a row.
The bus was caught earlier for wrong overtaking and was given a warning.
The authorities have been tough over such violations and no leniency has been shown in terms of punishment, it has been learnt.
