Lost reg card

[Hitch78]

I've lost the reg card for my Jeep. Anyone got any experience/advice on how to get a replacement before I go to Tasjeel to do the needful and move one step forward to early coranary thrombosis?

[yorky500]

No idea to be honest but it may involve:

- Going to Police station to get a Report (pay a fine),
- Go to Tasjeel and pay AED100 inspection fee (yup, its gone up), and have to register your car (more fees)

OR

it could be just a simple matter of just replacing it without charge - hahahahahahahaha

[dxbtiger]

Pretty sure my old boy did this when he was here, I'll mail him and ask how painful the needful is!

[Chilli]

Good luck with doing the needful.

[thb]

Do you have a photocopy of the card? If so, would make things a bit easier to deal with.

If not, make sure you've got your licence/mobile number/passport/dog's blood type available and go down to RTA and expect a bit of Dubai red tape to get things sorted.

I'd lost the card on my car when I needed to de-register it, but they were happy to take a photocopy along with the numberplates.

[Hitch78]

Having read your replies I am considering driving the thing into the sea and leaving it there.

Knowing my luck I'll get pulled over on the way and put in jail until I can produce the needful...



AAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHUUUUUUGGGHGGHHHHHEEEEEERRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Mattt]

Hitch78 said:

the needful...

[omohat]

Hitch78 said:

the needful...

Sounds like the name of a Stephen King novel

[Hitch78]

Mattt said:

Hitch78 said:

the needful...

I think your rant has raised it to the level that it is here to stay! I'm using it all over...

Make it hot sir?

Do the needful

Special or super?

Do the needful

Another beer?

Do the needful

Happy ending?

Do the needful

[Harris_I]

Actually I think this may be one of the less stressful bits of red tape to deal with. IIRC, it cost me AED60 plus the usual renewal costs to replace my lost card a while back.

[Mattt]

Harris_I said:

Actually I think this may be one of the less stressful bits of red tape to deal with. IIRC, it cost me AED60 plus the usual renewal costs to replace my lost card a while back.

I've found that - quite often the frustration levels are the exact opposite of what you expect, in both directions.

[Mike Biddle]

In my experience, 17 years in Dubai, Matt has hit the nail on the head, something you think is going to be a nightmare turns out to be dead easy, and the silly little thing you think should be no problem turns out to be nightmare.

For instance, I ship my car to UK every summer to take part in tours etc, and this year I had an accident in France and lost the front number plate. The rear one was pretty mangled up too, and I went to tasjeel in Jebel Ali full of foreboding, expecting "show me police report" or letter from insurance company etc etc.

Nothing! "no problem, pay 120 ( I think, can't remember actualy) and take this paper to the number plate factory". Easy!