Car Accident
Hello Everyone:
I parked car outside mall the other day in late evening and next morning I discovered there is a 2 feet long scratch on right side of the car. I did not notice before as i left from left side of car (from diriving seat) and came back same way.
Now, should I check if someone has already reported this incident and how can I check it? What afterwards would be required to get the claim from insurance?
Thanks and Regards
Thanks everyone for the comments/remarks.
I wonder if its possible to check if the other party involved in accident has already reported the incident? Is there any search available on number plate etc?
thanks
From the trafic signal on the Wakra Road turn to E ring road. It is about 500m from that spot on to your right hand side. You will see the Hoisted Qatar flag from far. That is the building (Brand New).
charan ... ah ok thank you for clarifying ... which part of E ring road is it? Do you mind to give me direction for future reference.
Thank you ! :D
New Airpot traffic police station is located at E Ring Road. You have to go there not any other police station. New or old damage still the same produre apply. Just tell them you damaged it few weeks ago and had no time to make a report due to office work or some thing.
@Lahoria,
Dont go to the police station in the airport. My husband just rang me 1 mins ago that the police station have been knock down (he need to pay his speeding ticket because we going on hols next weeek).
@Charan,
Thank you for your post. But if you see and read my post carefully again, i said my husband damaged his wing few yrs ago. Not recently.
Cheers for the clarification! Will definitely keep this thread in the back of my mind for when (not if) I get hit in Doha. Gah.
Follw the same procedure as above. I have damaged the rear door by myself and followed the above procedure to get it fixed. The door was replaced with a new one without single riyal for me. The insurance covered the damage.
procedure is like this.
1. You have to got to Airport Traffic Police as the mall is in their area of control. No any other branch will accept your report.
2. You will be asked to after 2 weeks to collect the report.
3. Collect the report and go to your insurance co.
4. They will inspect your car and take picutes and endorse your police report immediatly.
5. With that go to the dearlers workshop or workshop of your choice. (I would recommend you to got to the dealer's workshop.)
"So as a follow-up point to this, in Qatar, even if you physically damage your own vehicle on accident (back into a lamp post, get too close to the pole, etc. etc.), you have to go get a police certificate to have the damage fixed? I'm not saying OP damaged their own car, but just curious."
----> yes my husband have damaged his own car few yrs ago. Reversed to our garage and hit the corner of the garage. And he cant get it fixed without the letter from the police.
@Lahoria,
The main police station is the one near landmark, i think it is call Madinat Khalifa station.
So as a follow-up point to this, in Qatar, even if you physically damage your own vehicle on accident (back into a lamp post, get too close to the pole, etc. etc.), you have to go get a police certificate to have the damage fixed? I'm not saying OP damaged their own car, but just curious.
I didn't think the 2/10 laws coming in changed accident procedures in that way. I thought it was traffic safety stuff which got changed. Or that's how it sounded in the newspaper, anyway.
If you go and make complain and if you are not claiming full insurance then you will get the papers immediately. The police will just look at the damage make a report and ask you to put a QR5/- stamp. Thats all you just take the paper and go to any garage of your choice.
Other wise you may have to wait for a few days sometimes as less as 3
and after that they will give you the report. I think if you are going to claim insurance then you need to pay QR 100/- at the traffic dept I think before they give you the paper to take to the insurance company.
Thank novita, you always take a lead :)
Are the police stations (muroors) inter-connected? I was told the one close to landmark is the main one.
I am not sure if it happened in mall or outside mosque as i noticed in morning only after reaching at work. And on my way to work, i stopped-by at bank as well so not sure really where it really happened.
(before oct 2nd) ... they have new law now.
The normal procedures to report to the police exactly what happend. They will then ask you to return in 2 weeks. Hence given time for the other party to report.
If no one report ... you can get the police letter / certificate, with that you can go to the garage to get it fix (via insurance). Not too sure what is the right procedure after getting a letter from the police.