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This Vehicle Sale Contract (عقد بيع سيارة) documents the agreement between a seller and a buyer for the purchase and sale of a motor vehicle in Qatar, providing essential details for the official ownership transfer process with the Ministry of Interior.
SIGNATURES
Seller — Signature
Printed Name: ________________________
Date: ______________
Witness to Seller — Signature
Printed Name: ________________________
Date: ______________
Buyer — Signature
Printed Name: ________________________
Date: ______________
Witness to Buyer — Signature
Printed Name: ________________________
Date: ______________
Buying or selling a used car privately in Qatar still needs a signed contract even where the deal is agreed verbally first — it's the document that records price and condition before the buyer completes the formal transfer at the traffic department.
There's no government-issued contract form for the private side of the sale; what the MOI Traffic Department actually needs is supporting evidence that a genuine sale took place between the two parties named on it. A usable contract identifies both sides by their Qatar ID (QID) for individuals or Commercial Registration number for companies, along with contact details, and describes the vehicle fully — make, model, year, colour, VIN or chassis number, plate number, and the Istimara (registration card) number, plus the current odometer reading in kilometres to head off any dispute about mileage later.
The price, in Qatari Riyals, needs to be stated clearly along with payment method and an acknowledgment from the seller that it's been received. An "as is" clause covering the vehicle's condition after the buyer's inspection is standard for used cars, paired with the seller's confirmation that they're the legal owner, that any outstanding traffic fines will be cleared before transfer, and that the vehicle is free of undisclosed liens. Clearing fines matters more than it might seem — the MOI will block a transfer outright if fines remain unpaid, so a contract that doesn't address this explicitly leaves the buyer exposed to a delay they didn't cause.
Qatar Traffic Law No. 19 of 2007 sets the framework for actually completing the transfer — both parties are expected to complete it, through the MOI Traffic Department or the Metrash2 app, within three days of the sale, with the general Civil Code governing the contract's formation. Notarization through the Ministry of Justice is optional, not required, though it adds a further layer of enforceability for a higher-value sale; for a standard private sale, what actually gets the transfer through is both parties appearing before Traffic officers with the signed contract and the vehicle's Istimara.
The detail worth checking most carefully before signing anything is the chassis number on the contract against the number on the Istimara itself — a mismatch here is the single most common reason a transfer gets held up at the counter, more so than any dispute over price or condition.
Match the chassis number in the contract against the vehicle's Istimara before signing; that's usually what causes a delay at the transfer counter if it's wrong.