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19 March 2024

Your chance to buy Jags, BMW at a bargain

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By Mohammed El Sadafy

Some 290 impounded cars – including a few Jaguars and BMW - are being put up for auction, according to Major General Mohammed Saif Al Zaffin, Director General of Dubai Traffic Police.

“The 290 cars will be auctioned over the internet through three companies which have been contracted by the Supreme Committee for auctions.”

These are Emirates Auction, Golden Bell Auction and Union Auction.

Maj Gen Al Zaffin disclosed that the dates of the auctions will be announced in Arab and foreign newspapers and in accordance with the procedures, a month before the scheduled date.

He added that the Supreme Committee for auctions did not specify the date of the auction yet. The next auction will be the seventh as six auctions have been organised since 2007.

Maj Gen Al Zaffin said the seized luxury cars such as Ferrari Enzo will not be offered for sale at the next auction.

He added a special auction for the luxury cars will be organized in the near future.

He mentioned that the Traffic Department will make an inventory to determine the number of luxury cars which are impounded for more than 6 months, to be included in the planned auction.

He said the cars up for auction do not have cases pending in courts, and neither are they required by Interpol.

Law 34 of 2008 says impounded cars can be auctioned after the passage of 6 months during which owners have made no efforts to have them released.

It also requires such cars not be part of cases pending in courts or involved in cases of Interpol.

He revealed that the next auction which will included 290 cars includes 20 Mitsubishi cars (including Lancer and pickups etc), 3 Jaguars, and about 60 Nissan (including Tida, Sunny and Altima) cars.

There are also Toyota (including Lexus Prado, Land Cruiser and Mark 2), Peugeot, Ford Mustang, Jeep Cherokee, BMW, Honda (Civic and Accord), etc.

Maj Gen Al Zaffin said that there are also older models such as Nissan Laurel and Sunny 1983 as well there are new models such as the Peugeot 2007 and Land Cruiser 2010.

Lt Colonel Nabil Abdullah, Director of police vehicles and the member of the Supreme Committee for Auctions, said the price of the cars listed for auctions is estimated according to the average account for four estimates, the first estimate through the police, and the other three estimations by the three auctions companies.

The four estimates are collated and an average price is drawn as the price of the car offered for sale.

He said the vehicles will be submitted to the auto auction companies this month. This should take a few weeks. The proceeds will be submitted to the police, after deducting 2 per cent commissions on the sales.

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