Car registration, which previously was a slip of paper that the owner then usually laminated for durability, is set to take on a new look with the government deciding to issue it in the form and size of card with an embedded magnetic chip,
The chip based car registration, which comes into effect from Sunday, 2 February, will carry all the information of the owner and the vehicle, while also containing the information printed in both English and Arabic. The dual lingual approach is being taken as many owners who travel with the vehicle outside the country have faced difficulties.
The new-look registration card is the idea of Assistant Undersecretary for Traffic Affairs Major- General Jamal Al Sayegh, who pursued the matter so that the various departments operate according to technologically advanced systems.
In the context, the Ministry of Interior has also issued an administrative circular to the general traffic sectors and service centers to inform citizens and residents that after receiving their vehicle registration vehicle owners should not remove the white bottom part of the car registration slip.