HH. Sheikh Salem Bin Abdulrahman Al Qasimi inaugurates first Al-Futtaim Motors Centre for Vehicle Registration Services in Sharjah

First in-showroom Vehicle Registration and Licensing Centre now at the Toyota Showroom in Sharjah

Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, June 14, 2015: In-line with Al-Futtaim Motors’ development plans in Sharjah and the Northern Emirates, HH. Sheikh Salem Bin Abdulrahman Al Qasimi, Chairman of the Ruler’s Office, recently inaugurated the first in-showroom centre for vehicle registration services at Al-Futtaim Motors’ Toyota showroom in Sharjah, Al Wahda street in the presence of Brigadier Saif Al Zari Al Shamsi General Commander of Sharjah Police,

Brigadier Al Shamsi was joined by Jon Williams, Managing Director of Al-Futtaim Motors, and Yousuf Ali Al Raeesi, General Manager, Government Relations, Health Security, Safety and Environment at Al-Futtaim Motors, for the official ribbon cutting ceremony.

The new Centre is considered the first registration office in a distributor’s showroom in the Emirate of Sharjah and offers vehicle licensing as well as driving permits issuance and renewal services to both Al-Futtaim Motors and non-Al-Futtaim Motors customers.

Jon Williams stressed the company’s commitment to better serve the communities in which it operates, marking this occasion as another celebration of the company’s 60 years journey of ‘Moving the Nation’.

He said: “The UAE is a constantly growing and market. This is particularly true of Sharjah which has seen an increased number of residents and businesses, resulting in an upsurge of traffic in registration offices. The new Al-Futtaim Motors Centre for Registration Services in our Toyota showroom is a way for us to better serve our communities in line with our diamond jubilee motto of ‘Moving the Nation”.

Yousuf Ali Al Raeesi, also explained: “Our cooperation with the government of Sharjah extends many years, and this new Centre is an expression of our dedication to supporting the Sharjah Traffic and Licensing Department with the ever-increasing number of transactions they process daily. With three new counters providing a full range of services, we are hopeful that the new Centre will bring a positive experience to the community in the comfort of the Toyota showroom”.

Operating hours for the new Al-Futtaim Motors Centre for Registration Services is 8am to 8pm, Saturday through Thursday. Services provided over the counter include vehicle registration and renewal, tourist vehicle export, confiscation and renewal of number plates, issuance of transfer and export certificates, vehicle possession certificates, permits for people with special needs, as well as issuance and renewal of commercial number plates.

The Centre also facilitates the renewal and replacement of lost or damaged driving license, and clearance certificates.

This latest addition joins five existing registration offices within Al-Futtaim Motors showrooms across Dubai and Abu Dhabi, bringing Sharjah into the fold.