Jumping on red light

mayborn
By mayborn

Does anyone know what the penalty is for jumping on the red light?
Thanks!

By Stork• 16 Dec 2007 23:32
Stork

...a horrible death in a mass of mangled metal. The law of averages is not on your side. The more you do it, the sooner you will end up on a slab.

The fine is irrelevant. If you're still here to pay it then you should count yourself lucky.

If you search "road accidents in Qatar" on youtube you will see a video of what happened when a Landcruiser jumped a signal and got obliterated by a truck doing 80kmh. Not pretty.

Stork.

By anonymous• 15 Dec 2007 12:54
Rating: 4/5
anonymous

Arrange International Driving Licence before leaving India. With the permission of Qatar Traffic Dept I think u can drive car till u r getting RP. After than u have to pass out the driving test ( 7 days min / 25 days & 40 days full class cost around QR 2000 / )which is little tough here. In most of the driving school waiting list upto 2 months.

Wish u all the best.

By cooldood• 15 Dec 2007 10:22
cooldood

Hi Mila thanks a lot for ur immediate response. I do have licence from my home country India. I do hope I will get one soon as i have heard taxis r pretty much expensive in qatar. thanks again.

By dragonfly212• 15 Dec 2007 10:19
Rating: 4/5
dragonfly212

hi cooldood, for obtain new driving license which u never have your back home country license, u need to go to have eye test in khalifat police station. u need to pay some money ( i am not sure how much) I forget. sorry. i think is around 120QR. then u go to one of the driving school and registered your name and if this is your first they will asked you to take full course which is 40 days, or depending on your driving skill and experience. and waiting list for your turn to start the course may take some while. so good luck

By cooldood• 15 Dec 2007 09:58
cooldood

Hi!! is it easy to get a driving license in qatar? How much does it cost approximately and what is the time taken to get one? thanks.

By dragonfly212• 15 Dec 2007 09:56
dragonfly212

yeah man, is only QR6000,- so give this money to the governtment or u can spend this amount of money to your loved one/family or unfortune people around. your choice man.. my advise drive carefully.

By ainarl• 15 Dec 2007 09:54
Rating: 2/5
ainarl

and a fine of between QR 6k to 50K. better go to MOI.gov for accurate details. its pretty scary the penalties for this violation. They can even deport you.

drive safely and stay away from trouble;-)

"waiting is an art, timing is everyting"

By mayborn• 15 Dec 2007 09:54
mayborn

I almost passed out, 6000???

So, how long can I find out if I did commit the violation? I'm gonna kill myself!

By sidbawany• 15 Dec 2007 09:54
Rating: 5/5
sidbawany

yeah its only Qrs. 6000/- plus 7 points........

So Please Slow down near the Signals and watch out for the Blinking Green Light.

I wish all of u all the best.... Eid Mubarak.....

By cooldood• 15 Dec 2007 09:53
cooldood

Hi to all of u!! we have been offered an acco allowance of 7500 qr for an unfurnished two bed room apt. How much will a good!! two bed room apt in a good /posh area cost? Please advise? thanks and regards.

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