Director of traffic Col. Mishaal bin Massad Al-Maghrabi said since the campaign was launched early this year, more than 5,000 motorbikes that had no license plates were confiscated. "The owners are to be fined and the motorbikes sold in a public auction," he said.
Al-Maghrabi said a committee representing the department of traffic and the municipality would start this week counting the damaged cars dumped along the streets and near workshops and industrial complexes.
"These wrecked cars will be towed away to special enclosures. They will be sold in public auctions if they are not claimed by the owners within 90 days," he warned.
Al-Maghrabi said the campaign against damaged cars was aimed at cleaning the Holy City and preserving its cultured look for the pilgrims and visitors especially with the advent of the Umrah season, which would witness large numbers of pilgrims. He said the wrecked cars were also occupying large spaces that could be used as parking lots.
