New to DubaiDriving in Dubai: licences, renting, buying a car and fines
How driving in Dubai works for newcomers: getting a UAE licence, renting or buying a car, and checking fines and Salik tolls, with links to each guide.
Driving in Dubai starts with your licence. If your country is on the approved list, you swap your home licence for a UAE one. If it isn't, you learn at a driving school. After that you choose between renting and buying, and get into the habit of checking for fines.
- Getting a UAE driving licence: convert yours or learn at one of the driving schools in the UAE How to swap your foreign licence for a UAE one, or earn one through a Dubai driving school, step by step, plus what the road test is really like.
- Dubai fines: how to check what you owe and pay it before it causes trouble Where to check Dubai fines for traffic, parking and tolls, how to pay them, and what to do if a fine looks wrong.
- Buying a car in Dubai: new or used, finance and registration How buying a car in Dubai works for newcomers: new or used, the checks that matter, finance, insurance and RTA registration, step by step.
- Car rental in Dubai: what to check before you drive away Which licence you need to rent a car in Dubai, and what to check on deposits, insurance, mileage, Salik tolls and fines before you sign.