Points for money

So the newspaper headline says,

POINTS SYSTEM PUTS CAR RENTAL FIRMS IN A FIX
(click to read full article which will open in new window)

and then goes on to explain how the new traffic rules in Doha are impacting rental car companies. Driving offences now carry fines and penalty points on your license. Rental car companies are able to pass on the fine to their customers, but not the points. Most renters are foreign yet somehow, the Traffic Dept requires that points be assigned otherwise the car in question cannot have its road permit renewed.

So here is the ..... I can't believe it ..... solution!!!!

The car rental company finds local drivers who are willing, for a fee, to take the points (the blame) on their license!

Given the small number of people in Qatar, and the growing number of visitors, here's hoping a proper solution gets worked out before these not guilty local drivers rack up too many points!

ps. I wonder how much they get paid!