Renewing Car Registration in Qatar

It's renewal time for my car registration again. The steps are quite staright forward. If the car is less than three years old like mine, technical inspection is not required. Renewal may be done at the nearest Traffic Police Department in your area. The best time to go is always early in the morning.

Requirements for Renewal:
-Insurance
-Technical inspection certificate (for cars three years and older)
-Expired registration card (Istimara)
-QR 100 fee by NAPS or credit card

Steps:
1. Renew the insurance.
2. Bring the car to the technical inspection center. Read the step by step Procedure for Technical Inspection and the locations of inspection centers.
3. When the requirements are complete, go to the Traffic Police Department. Don't forget to get a number at the entrance.
4. When the number is called, processing takes less than 15-minutes if the requirements are complete.
5. Pay the QR 100 fee by NAPS or credit card. Cash are not accepted.
5. Make sure that you will be given a registration sticker for your car plates. I read from the newspapers in the past that cars without registration stickers will be penalized.

Delay in registration is sometimes experienced due to delay in technical inspection (i.e., when a problem is identified and repair is required). So be prepared and allocate ample time for technical inspection.

Hope this helps!


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Air and Sea Cargo from Qatar to Philippines

I noticed that my site are getting hits because of the contact information of coriner cargo in one of my blogs. That gave me an idea to create this post. Actually, I just sent a balik-bayan box full of old clothes :) through sea cargo. I chose sea cargo because it has no weight limit although it will take at least 35 days to reach Manila from the time of loading in Qatar. Air Cargo will only take about 4-7 days but the cost is calculated by weight.

List of Cargo Company operating in Qatar that delivers to Philippines:

Note that these are posted for information purposes only and not as recommendation.

Conor Express cargo
Tel no. +974 4418453/ 4418196
Fax no. +974 4414219
e-mail: qconor1317@qatar.net.qa

Coriner Cargo
Tel no. +974 4411872

Cargo Net (Quezon Express)
Tel no. +974 4430974
Fax no. +974 4431389
e-mail: quezondoh@yahoo.com

Makati Express
Tel no. 4435461
Fax no. 4436854

U-Mac Express Cargo
Tel no. +974 441 0527/ 441 0593
e-mail: dicdoha@qatar.net.qa

Have you sent any balik-bayan box through any of these cargo companies? Why don't you share your experience through the comments?

Repair of Punctured Tires

When one of my tires got punctured, I was clueless how to get it fixed. In the Philippines, punctured tires are brought to a vulcanizing shop, which is not available in Qatar. My husband and my brother suggested to replace it with a new one but I was not convinced I need to buy a new one. I asked around what can be done - if my tires can still be fixed and where. I was told to go to the tire shops in Salwa Road and repair will only take ten minutes or so. But Salwa Road is out of my way so I kept delaying the repair plus I really want to go during my free time because even if the actual work is only 10 minutes, there might be a lot of customers in line for other services.

Then, I realized there's a tire shop near my place located beside Shop Rite Supermarket in Airport Rd. When I finally went there, the repair took less than ten minutes and I was charged only Qr 15. *Whew!* They removed the screw and injected a pugging material and it's done! To think, I've been procrastinating for weeks already!

So if ever your tires is punctured, just go to the nearest tire shop in your area!