Doha, December 06 (QNA) - The Ministry of Interior announced the launch of the initiative to settle accumulated traffic violations.
During a press conference organized today, the General Directorate of Traffic announced that it will activate a 50 percent discount from the amount of violations. The discount will be available for a period of three months, starting from Dec. 18, 2021, coinciding with the celebrations of the National Day of the State. After the expiry of this period and the beginning of next year, legal procedures will be applied to collect the new traffic violations.
"On the initiative of the Ministry of Interior and under the directives of His Excellency Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa Al Thani, Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, the General Directorate of Traffic announces the launch of the initiative to settle accumulated traffic violations, by activating a 50% discount from the amount of violations. This discount will be available for a period of three months, starting from December 18, 2021, coinciding with the celebrations of the National Day of the State. After the expiry of this period and the beginning of next year, legal procedures will be applied to collect the new traffic violations," Acting Director General Directorate of Traffic Brig. Mohammed Abdullah Al Shahwani said.
He added that the payment can be done through the Metrash2 app, and in the event of facing any problem with violations, they can contact the Traffic Department.
For his part, Director of Traffic Awareness Department Col. Dr. Muhammad Radi Al Hajri said that this initiative aims to correct the situation of violators through a new mechanism based on the non-accumulation of traffic. (QNA)