Vehicle inspection costs double

Adnoc will increase the price of vehicle inspections and open eight more vehicle inspection centres in Abu Dhabi.

The price of getting your vehicle inspected will double on February 1, climbing to Dh120 from Dh60, Abu Dhabi Police and Adnoc Distribution said this morning. Officials from Adnoc also revealed plans to open eight more vehicle inspection centres throughout the emirate and to add more inspection bays at their nine existing centres. Once the upgrades are complete, it will take about six minutes to complete an inspection, compared to 10 minutes before, said Nasser Ali al Hammadi, the assistant general manager for the retail division of Adnoc. Adnoc also plans to introduce mobile inspection stations to serve remote areas and companies with large vehicle fleets. "If they have a big fleet, we can go there and inspect their cars there," Mr al Hammadi said. About 450, 000 vehicles were inspected at Adnoc centres last year. [e-mail]