Court orders father-son duo to pay around BD3,000 for damaging rented cars

TDT | Manama      

The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com

Mishandling and damaging rented cars landed a father and son in hot waters, whom the Court said should pay the car company nearly BD3,000 against repair costs and to settle unpaid traffic tickets.

Owners of the car company, who sued the father-son duo, also told the Court that a cheque paid by one of the defendants also got bounced when produced for collection. The father-son duo also failed to defend the accusations levelled against them or attend the court proceeding.

Accepting the evidence filed by the car company, the Court ordered the father and son to pay BD2,887 to the rent-a-car company. Incidents leading to the case started with the father and son signing a long-term lease agreement for two cars owned by the company.

However, the Court files say the duo failed to honour the agreement and amassed dues for up to three months or BD1,800. The company also found that the vehicles had sustained several damages, which an expert evaluator said would cost the company BD1,087.

The father, reportedly, agreed to shoulder the repair costs and gave the company a cheque for BD280. The company, however, told the Court that the cheque got bounced when produced for collection, forcing them to approach the court.

Passing the verdict, the Court ruled that the cheque issued by the first defendant and a bank certificate show that the defendant’s account didn’t have sufficient funds. The Court also found that the duo received the cars and pledged to shoulder responsibility for the damages caused to the vehicles and pay for their traffic violations.

“The statements had their signs,” the Court said. “But the pair failed to come to the Court for the entire length of the hearing and defend the accusations levelled against them, while the plaintiff produced enough documents to prove their case.” “As a result, the Court orders the defendants to pay BD2877 to the company,” the ruling said.