A really good way to start is to look online. You need to wait until you have all of the documents below before you buy a car.
Buying using cash/credit card
- Passport
- Resident Visa
- Emirates ID (application form is enough)
- UAE Driving License
- Insurance Policy for the car (you have to buy this before you pick up the car)
Financing (financing can only be done from a dealer)
- Passport
- Resident Visa
- Emirates ID (application form is enough)
- UAE Driving License
- Insurance Policy for the car (you have to buy this before you pick up the car)
- Letter of no objection from Kings’
- 3 months proof of salary paid electronically into a UAE bank
- 20% deposit for the car (however this depends on the dealer as they can usually make it 0% if you ask)
- You then need to decide if you will buy privately or from a dealer. I haven’t bought privately but I have heard many negative stories so just make sure you carefully check the service history out. You could however pick up a real bargain.
Salik
Salik is basically the toll system used on Sheikh Zayed Road. There are four gates around Dubai which you have to pay AED4 every time you pass them. Rather than having toll booths, it automatically reads the chip in your Salik tag and deducts it from your prepaid account. Once you have purchased your car you must immediately go and buy a Salik tag available from any fuel station otherwise you will be fined. You then have to stick it on the inside of the windscreen and register. Go to http://www.salik.gov.ae/en for more information.
