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[email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 Crackdown on All that remains illegal repair of vehicles Hit-and-run cases on the rise DOHA: An apparent rise in hit- As a solution to the increasing and-run cases has prompted the hit-and-run instances, some resi- authorities to intensify a crack- dents have proposed that CCTV down on automobile garages cameras be installed in parking that repair damaged vehicles areas in shopping complexes and without approval of the Traffic other public places. They said Department. the victims of such incidents are The campaign also targets facing problems in getting their garages said to be operating in cars repaired and they are denied some parts of the country without insurance cover for someone a licence. Such facilities, mostly elese’s mistake. based in remote areas, are said “Some drivers involved in to have become a safe haven for minor accidents would run away vehicles getting involved in hit- just because they may be in a and-run accidents and other uni- hurry. Such people can at least dentified road mishaps. leave a message, along with their Motorists who meet with an contact number,” said a resident. accident could run away for vari- Garages receiving dam- ous reasons — they may not have aged vehicles for repair with- a valid driver’s licence or the road out approval from the Traffic Investigators survey the site of a train derailment near the hamlet of Gainford, near Edmonton in Canada, yesterday.