How Tos
- Moving to Dubai
- Living In Dubai
- Property
- Utilities
- Driving
- Driving Licence
- Vehicle
- Buying A Vehicle (Second-Hand)
- Setting Up A Salik Account
- Paying Your Salik Bills
- Transfering Vehicle Ownership
- Buying A Vehicle (New)
- Insuring A Vehicle
- Testing A Vehicle
- Registering Your Vehicle
- Importing A Vehicle (From Another Emirate)
- Importing A Vehicle (International)
- Exporting A Vehicle (International)
- Traffic Fines
- Traffic Accidents
- Work & Business
- Activities & Hobbies
- Leaving Dubai
Buying A Vehicle (New)
The process of buying a vehicle in Dubai is fairly straightforward, particularly when buying a new vehicle as the car dealer will typically handle most of the paperwork. New vehicles must be insured and registered annually, but they don’t need to be inspected at a test centre for the first two years. Many showrooms offer amazing deals on financing, such as interest-free payment plans for the first few years as well as free insurance and breakdown cover as an added incentive to buying a new car.
Prerequisites
Unless you’re a cash buyer, you need to meet the requirements for vehicle finance through one of the UAE banks. If you are buying the car through a dealer, they will assist with this procedure.
What to bring
- Passport with residence visa (original and copy)
- Resident ID
- UAE driving licence (original and copy)
- Bank statements for the past three months, showing salary transfer.
- Salary certificate from your employer.
OR
- Cash for purchase
- Find a vehicle you would like to purchase.
- Arrange vehicle finance if necessary (at a bank or with the dealer).
- Request number plates from RTA.
- Insure the vehicle and register it with the Dubai Traffic Police (see Registering your vehicle).
- The above procedures will probably all be done for you if you purchase the vehicle from a dealer.
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