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Abdulrahman Saeed, Staff Reporter

Al Ain Court of First Instance obligated a car maintenance workshop to pay Dhs198,325 to a car owner, who took her car for the workshop for maintenance, and while it was in there, it was damaged due to bad weather conditions.

The car owner filed a lawsuit against a maintenance workshop in which she requested a ruling to obligate the workshop to pay Dhs215,000 and a compensation of Dhs21,000, in addition to fees and expenses of the  case.

The plaintiff said that while her car was in the workshop, it was damaged due to bad weather conditions, due to the workshop’s negligence, by not placing it in a safe place.

The judge assigned a technical expert who stated in his report that the vehicle was damaged in a traffic accident, while it was within the warranty period. He attached the cost of the repair and a report on the accident. He also added that as a result of the delay in repair, and due to the rainstorm, falling of large hail blocks, and the car being put in an open place, its structure, doors, roof, and windshield were damaged. The expert added that the value of the vehicle on the day of purchase was Dhs215,790 and its value before the accident and while it was in the workshop, according to the agency’s evaluation, was Dhs163,000.

The court then hold the workshop responsible because it did not keep the vehicle in a safe place, and accordingly the workshop was obligated to pay the plaintiff Dhs193,325 in compensation for damages and an amount of Dhs5,000 for the psychological and moral damage the plaintiff incurred.