Dubai bans cars older than 10 years

[shauncr91]

http://www.the-ace.org.uk/dubai-bans-old-cars.html

Absolutely mental. I can sort of understand them banning old bangers, but they would also be banning lots of classic supercars such as Lamborghini's and Aston Martins. Yes the safety aspect is there, but in terms of 'image' (Which seems to be a high priority of Dubai these days), they really are shooting themselves in the foot.

What are other people opinions on this?

 

[[TW]Fox]

Absolutely ridiculous idea.

 

[OllyM]

That country has some absolutely absurd laws.

 

[Scania]

Backward idea for a backward country.

Title is wrong, apparently, they are banning 20year old cars.

Still backward, just not quite as backward as before!

 

[Dunks]

Absolutely mental. I can sort of understand them banning old bangers, but they would also be banning lots of classic supercars such as Lamborghini's and Aston Martins.

The law does provide a provision to protect owners of 'genuinely classic or historic vehicles' a commission is to be set up where an owner can explain why their car should not be scrapped even though it is 10 years old.

I imagine they'll manage to make some exceptions

 

[Biohazard]

Hope this does not catch on..

 

[shauncr91]

I imagine they'll manage to make some exceptions

Hmm, missed that bit. Still going to be lots of fantastic cars scrapped though.

 

[[TW]Fox]

From 2010 the transfer of ownership of a vehicle over 10 years old will also be illegal, in other words you cannot sell the vehicle on. This leaves two options scrap the vehicle or export it to another, more lenient, country.

 

[NathanE]

So much for countries starting to be enviromentally friendly

 

[Booner!]

Whoop! Gonna import me a cheap Aston

 

[Dup]

Great oppertunity to setupo an export business for older cars I suppose.

 

[Django x2]

Its probably to stop young morons from skating through the streets on their sandals attached to the doors of cars older than 10 years and from pulling stupid drift moves. Possibly.

 

[DreXeL]

Absolutely ridiculous idea.

 

[Firestar_3x]

Its probably to stop young morons from skating through the streets on their sandals attached to the doors of cars older than 10 years and from pulling stupid drift moves. Possibly.

No, more like to get all the pants cars off the road so the place looks even richer.

BTW you can keep true classics....

The law does provide a provision to protect owners of 'genuinely classic or historic vehicles' a commission is to be set up where an owner can explain why their car should not be scrapped even though it is 10 years old.

A definition of a classic has yet to be confirmed by the Emirate's ministry

I don't think its such a bad idea tbh.

 

[MattandJet]

Just don't plan on having sex on a beach and running back to your 10 yr old car

 

[Lashout_UK]

There's only about 10,000 cars there that will be subject to this regulation, out of ~600,000, IIRC

 

[stumpy187]

Just don't plan on having sex on a beach and running back to your 10 yr old car

Lol'd. 10 years isn't even that bad for some cars. My car is 7 years old and is pretty decent.

 

[Zip]

Doesnt this happen in Japan?

 

[shauncr91]

There's only about 10,000 cars there that will be subject to this regulation, out of ~600,000, IIRC

Sultan Abdullah Al Marzouqi of the Dubai Roads and Transports Authority (RTA) said: “I believe the rule will not affect the majority of motorists for years to come as only 10 percent of cars are older than 10 years, and some 82 percent of cars are between one and five years old.”

 

[ChrisJSY]

Doesnt this happen in Japan?

Not sure, but don't they also not allow you to own a car if you don't have a parking space (your own).