Buying a Car
Oct 29th 2007, 11:03 am
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Buying a Car
Are there any issues with buying a car from one Emirate when you live in another??
Oct 29th 2007, 11:56 am
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Re: Buying a Car
only thing I have heard of is that you would have to register it in the Emirate you have residency in - if you bought in Abu Dhabi you need to have some sort of trade plate and insurance to get the car here, then re-register & insure it when you get to Dubai
(that may be not 100% but its certainly what I recall seeing when we were moving here)
(that may be not 100% but its certainly what I recall seeing when we were moving here)
Oct 29th 2007, 12:12 pm
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Re: Buying a Car
1.) buy car in any emirate
2.) take car, proof of purchase, visa and passport to traffic dept of emirate you bought car in
3.)they wil inspect the car (same as annual inspection) and ask which emirate you wish to export it to, pay fee and buy export plates
4.) take car to emirate you wish to register it in
5.)go to traffic dept and get the car inspected again (yes i kid you not!) pay fee again and buy new number plates again
6.) car is now registered in your emirate and will be as if it was bought there in the first place
pain in the arse? yes, take long....not too bad....double fees....yup you bet
2.) take car, proof of purchase, visa and passport to traffic dept of emirate you bought car in
3.)they wil inspect the car (same as annual inspection) and ask which emirate you wish to export it to, pay fee and buy export plates
4.) take car to emirate you wish to register it in
5.)go to traffic dept and get the car inspected again (yes i kid you not!) pay fee again and buy new number plates again
6.) car is now registered in your emirate and will be as if it was bought there in the first place
pain in the arse? yes, take long....not too bad....double fees....yup you bet
Oct 29th 2007, 12:56 pm
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Re: Buying a Car
Is this worthwhile for 'normal' cars? I've heard Dubai prices are somewhat inflated, but not sure if that's just at the top end...
Now I'm finally getting paid, I can think about buying some wheels...
Now I'm finally getting paid, I can think about buying some wheels...
Oct 29th 2007, 12:59 pm
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Re: Buying a Car
Does anyone know whether they enforce fines & speeding in an emirate other than the one you live in? I've heard people in AD say that they don't get done for speeding in Dubai???
Oct 29th 2007, 1:08 pm
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Re: Buying a Car
1.) buy car in any emirate
2.) take car, proof of purchase, visa and passport to traffic dept of emirate you bought car in
3.)they wil inspect the car (same as annual inspection) and ask which emirate you wish to export it to, pay fee and buy export plates
4.) take car to emirate you wish to register it in
5.)go to traffic dept and get the car inspected again (yes i kid you not!) pay fee again and buy new number plates again
6.) car is now registered in your emirate and will be as if it was bought there in the first place
pain in the arse? yes, take long....not too bad....double fees....yup you bet
2.) take car, proof of purchase, visa and passport to traffic dept of emirate you bought car in
3.)they wil inspect the car (same as annual inspection) and ask which emirate you wish to export it to, pay fee and buy export plates
4.) take car to emirate you wish to register it in
5.)go to traffic dept and get the car inspected again (yes i kid you not!) pay fee again and buy new number plates again
6.) car is now registered in your emirate and will be as if it was bought there in the first place
pain in the arse? yes, take long....not too bad....double fees....yup you bet
Oct 29th 2007, 1:39 pm
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Re: Buying a Car
I suppose it would be even less of a deterrent otherwise.
Oct 29th 2007, 1:44 pm
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Oct 29th 2007, 3:42 pm
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Camera might have been out of film. They must get through a LOT of film....
Oct 29th 2007, 5:57 pm
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Re: Buying a Car
the annual inspection over there, is that like the MOT here? or is it more emirati than that?
Oct 29th 2007, 6:06 pm
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well just hope they don't switch over to digital like they're doing over here now... or even the average speed cameras which they're thinking about sticking up all over residential areas for the new 20mph speed limits.
the annual inspection over there, is that like the MOT here? or is it more emirati than that?
the annual inspection over there, is that like the MOT here? or is it more emirati than that?
For cars that are 2 years old or less, they don't get inspected...
And I'm speaking from experience...
Oct 30th 2007, 5:53 am
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Re: Buying a Car
Has anybody else noticed that when you check the Salik website it gives you the times you went under the gates to the second. It would be very easy for "them" to calculate your average speed and turn this into a speed trap.
Just a (depressing) thought.
Just a (depressing) thought.
Oct 30th 2007, 6:02 am
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Re: Buying a Car
Though I suppose many wouldn't consider it a fine/punishment, they'd just consider it a 'tax' and pay up for the 'right' to go faster.