AMMAN — A source
at the Ministry of Interior has dispelled some claims circulating on
social media about a certain company’s monopoly on dealing with the licensing of
modified or upgraded vehicles.
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The comments come
after a video was circulated widely on social media accusing officials of bias
decisions in favor of garages and body shops that received accreditation and
certificates to allow them to modify cars without obstructing licensing at the traffic
department.
The source
indicated that Minister of Interior Mazen Al-Faraya has instructed that a
committee be formed to study the best mechanisms for dealing with vehicles that
have been modified at garages unapproved by the ministry or the traffic
department, as a result of grievances by citizens who had unknowingly updated
their vehicles at unapproved garages and were not allowed to renew their car
licenses.
As such, garages
can submit an application to the traffic department to acquire an accreditation
certificate that would allow them to give their own customers certificates
verifying that the garage has modified and approved the vehicle.
Currently, five
garages have applied for and obtained the necessary certifications, including
the Al-Sarj Company for Car Services / Al Cobra Center, Haroun Center for Car
Painting and Body Shop, Shaaban Car Services, Jordan Garage, and Al-Nashwati
Garage, according to the ministry source.
Garages are
expected to sign a pledge upholding their commitment to abide by the rules laid
out by the traffic department.
Inspections are
carried out by qualified engineers and technicians at the traffic department to
ensure the legality of modifications and that in the case of violations,
garages, not citizens, are held accountable, the source added.
An employee at
Shaaban Car Services, which obtained its license a week ago, explained in an
interview with
Jordan News that the company must abide by the
“specification that the body of the car remains untouched.”
He said that
“those [vehicles] modified within specifications and restrictions decided upon
by the traffic department, namely that car parts added should also be
removable,” can get the necessary approval and renew their licenses without
problems.
“Garages that get
this certification have to meet certain standards and specifications ... not
anyone can easily acquire it,” he continued.
An employee at
the Haroun Center for Car Painting and Body Shop told
Jordan News that the
center acquired its certification on Thursday, after a three-week-long process
and “a lot of paperwork.”
He added that he
is specifically tasked with inspecting cars to ensure they meet certain
standards before they go to the traffic department.
The ministry source
indicated that any garage can at any time submit an application to obtain the
necessary certification.
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