If you are traveling to Dubai, you all you need to know about the means of transportation , whether you want to buy a car or using public transportation .
Transportation and public transportation in Dubai witnessed great development in the recent period, where the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) run metro services and trams to provide more support for mobility services using buses and cars traditional fare. However, there are many who prefer to buy a car due to lower fuel prices, as well as car prices when compared to prices in North America and Europe, for example. In addition to the above, the car rental and take advantage of your driver’s Services of the things that are popular and growing.
Driving In UAE
Renting a car
To be able to rent a car you will need to figure valid driving license. In case if you have an international driver’s license and a tourist visa, you can use it to rent a car, but once you get to live in the UAE you can not drive with an international driving license, you will need to extract own local UAE driving license.
According to your nationality, will be to determine the ease of extracting the local driver’s license from the UAE, whether as soon as the replacement of international license or decide whether you need a new driving lessons and a driving test again, where holders can a driver’s license from the European Union, Canada, US states American United, Turkey, Australia, South Korea and Singapore to get a driver’s license from the UAE with ease. For more information about how you qualify to replace your driver’s license from another local Emirates, you can see the Dubai Police website.
Buying a car
If you want to buy a car, you check the following points
Agents selling cars
There are many options available for the purchase of cars and types, as well as the paperwork necessary to own a car and procurement procedures simple and very easy. Also, there are many agents who sell cars may help you to buy a used car – also provide necessary to terminate the registration of the car quickly and easily procedures assistance.
Dealing directly with the owner
You can buy a used car from the owner directly, and by reviewing lists of selling cars in the local newspapers such as the Gulf Times newspaper Gulf News, or even buying and selling cars sites
Car Showrooms
like Al Aweer market for used car in Dubai (also known as Al Aweer on behalf of Ras Al Khor used car complex in addition to his fame by other names), which serves as a mine of used cars, which has a nearly 200 showroom for cars in addition to the availability of banking services offered a large group of banks and insurance companies. The complex also offers car inspection services and auction houses and command centers, also has a special facility Police Traffic Department special registration of vehicles.
Beware
When buying a used car should check your report incidents recorded by car, as well as to verify whether the car has suffered any damage due to flooding (sunken cars) and check the mileage is abnormally high. You can communicate with the car dealer to ask for details and a complete data if you have a metal plate numbers (car license).
Service packs and security
The possibility of renewal or re-activate the warranty or service pack through communication with the merchant in the case of whether the outside of the warranty or the expiration of the service pack. May be available
Resale
You can get the best value for purchasing resale in the case of whether the car matching the standards and specifications set forth by the Gulf Cooperation Council and is mated with an automatic movement (automatic), which is most common in the United Arab Emirates it.
Finance Cars purchase
You can get the necessary financing to buy your own car through a bank or through the merchant directly. Before the demand for such a move must take into account the following:
Compare
Compare calculated from different service providers in interest rates in the market to get the best deal possible, by searching for the deal with the lowest possible down payment and less of a minimum monthly income.
Fees
Attention to detail regarding fees to be paid as well as the early settlement fees required by banks, and check whether the interest rates offered constant calculated or decreasing. Sometimes the rate is at least not be the best option, in some cases, may make the differences between fixed interest rates and diminishing a great addition to the value of the deal.
Auto Insurance
Auto insurance is mandatory in the United Arab Emirates, and there are many insurance providers on cars to choose from.
To get a good deal with regard to the insurance policy on your car, make sure the comparison between all the options available to you. The insurance premium is calculated according to the type of insurance you choose, whether it is just a basic or comprehensive insurance policy (basic mandatory, advised comprehensive), in addition to some other factors such as age and the value of the car and the date of manufacture and country of origin.
Unlike other countries, the main factor to calculate the value of the insurance on the car is a car the same value, which would value of insurance significantly reduce even be less than that for expatriates in their home countries, as it means that able to allow any person under the leadership of your car without having to register his name as a driver of the car, and the same applies to international licensees qualified – for more information, you can check the insurance company.
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Unlike other countries, the main factor to calculate the value of the insurance on the car is a car the same value, which would value of insurance significantly reduce even be less than that for expatriates in their home countries, as it means that able to allow any person under the leadership of your car without having to register his name as a driver of the car, and the same applies to international licensees qualified – for more information, you can check the insurance company.
For expatriates from non-Islamic countries, it is the item “blood money” element is familiar – a “blood money” financially cover the amount to be paid to the families of the victims of car accidents in cases of serious injury or death. You must check the quality of the coverage provided by the insurance demand for step buy insurance policy.
Before you make the final decision with respect to step car insurance, you need to request a statement of plans and insurance prices from three different companies at least.
In case if you want to add any other additional items to your policy of insurance, you can order it from the insurance company for an additional cost. For example, if you want to experience censure (Alttaas) in the sand dunes, you’ll be a good addition to cover off-road risk insurance.
Remember that in the event of an accident, you can not move the car or transported from the scene at all, and you should Dubai police were called to deal with the situation, where he holds the Dubai police responsibility to report the incident and determine the responsibility of the limbs, and will need to report when prompted worth of insurance.
Transportation and public transportation in Dubai
Transportation and public transport system in Dubai offers its services through buses and taxis, Dubai Metro, trams, buses and water (water bus), water taxis, ferries and water (Ferry and Abra). Currently, Dubai is the only emirate in the United Arab Emirates, which is available by metro system; as there are two lines of the Metro, red, green, and extends from Jebel Ali to Rashidiya.
You can use the NOL cards to get tickets to the subway, buses and trams across Dubai.