As my beetle failed on its first registration test due to the instability in the brakes. So I had to get this sorted out before I went for retest. The retest costed me around 35 Dirhams but getting the brakes serviced and replaced was a headache. As I am normally not free from 7 AM to around 5 PM; So I was mentally prepared for the torture I was going to face. I waited for the recovery guy until 6:00 PM and Then I left for the workshop. I called the workshop and confirmed about their availability. But to add to the misery when I reached there the workshop guys refused to work on my beetle and said that the work will take at least 2 hours and our shop closes in half an hour. I was like WT???????
As I am always tied up in work so I knew that I couldn't make it out on the road every day in the evening due to silly office timings. So I had to buck up everything same day "11-01-2015". So I called in a few friends and inquired about any workshop who can do it now. I took numbers for couple of guys from a few friends and collegues and called them individually. There was one guy in Ras Al Khor area who said that he can do it if I bring the Brake pads from the market in advance. So I sent the car to the workshop through the Recovery and I went to search for the VW Beetle Brake Pads. it took me about half an hour to get the pads. By the time I reached at the workshop the beetle was already on the stands and all the shoes were dismantled and the guy was already working on the discs.
It took him around one and half hour to finish the work on the brakes. It was around 10:30 PM in the night. We loaded the car back in the recovery & reached to the nearest Registration test center. But it turned out that the center closed at 9:30. So we had to take the car in recovery to the 24 / 7 Quick Registration center in Al Quasis (around 20 Min drive from Ras al khor). I got the car retested for brakes and it passed the test and then I got it registered afterwards same-time. It was around 12:00 PM already. And the long journey came to an end. Alhamdullilah! The horror is finished atleast for now !!