The Technical and Vocational Training Council and Institute (TVTC) in Makkah has launched a free 24-hour emergency car maintenance service to facilitate the movement of pilgrims during Haj.

Ahmed Bin Abdul Wahab, director of the TVTC program, said that a team of auto-mechanic specialist units at the General Organization for Technical and Vocational Training will provide free technical maintenance to vehicles 24 hours a day.

He also said that the institute provides a range of volunteering training programs and that the free car maintenance project is a national and religious obligation.

“The service will help young trainees to become more professional in dealing with automobile accidents and will train them to be more cooperative and aware of their identity as Muslims,” he said.

TVTC volunteers will have access to the latest equipment to facilitate car maintenance on site. They will also supervise the roads leading to the Grand Mosque and the holy sites.

Volunteers will conduct tours from Shumaisy to the Grand Mosque and other highways.