Illegal weekly car bazaar inconveniences local residents
Even though the car bazaar on Murree Road is technically illegal, buyers and sellers gather there every Friday with little fear of the local authorities.
Every week after Friday prayers, car dealers and buyers can be found between Chandni Chowk and Rehmanabad, searching for ‘fair’ deals.
A visit to the bazaar finds vehicles from as far back as the 70’s, all the way up to 2016 models. Everything from Datsun, Volkswagen and Nissan to Toyota, Honda and Chevrolet can be found at the Murree Road car bazaar, as well as sport utility vehicles. The arrangements for the bazaar are made by local car dealers. “It isn’t a formal bazaar, but car dealers park their cars in the area and local residents also park here so buyers can inspect them,” explained Khalid Mehmood, a car dealer on 6th Road. “It is easier to bring vehicles here to sell, instead of parking them at a car dealership or advertising in the newspapers,” a vehicle owner, Mohammad Akhter Hussain, added.