Car Registration

You should provide the original and a copy of the tenancy agreement to prove that you live in Dubai. If the tenancy agreement is not in your name then a DEWA or Telephone (landline) bill may suffice.

Both the buyer and the seller are required to visit the Traffic Department at the same time.

If the car is two or more years old it will need to be tested at the Mechanical Testing Department of the Police Traffic Department first.

You cannot register any car without valid insurance documents.

Usually the dealer will take care of this for you if you supply them with all the relevant documents such as passport with residence visa, insurance papers (unless they're arranging that for you), and driving license.

The car will have to be exported from one Emirate and imported in the Emirate that it is to be registered in.

Registration has to be done annually. Insurance is for 13 months which gives you a month's grace period after registration expires to go for renewal. If you are in your 13th month, they may send you back to update the insurance.

Yes, 2 days.

The buyer will need to present original and photocopies of passport, residence visa, driving license, insurance document

If you're late with registration you will be fined. The fine is usually paid once and not calculated on a daily or weekly basis.

It is not permitted to drive a car with export plates in Dubai. It has to be transported.