In the UAE
Transportation:
To rent or to buy?
A
fter the excitement of realising
that you have just landed a
teaching job in the United Arab
Emirates (UAE) or the Middle
East, comes the reality of setting up life
in a brand new country. The questions
are many and they range from what is
appropriate work wear to how to get
to work. This article will hopefully help
to answer your questions on renting or
buying a car.
Renting
Renting a car in the UAE is relatively
straightforward. There is a multiplicity
of car rental agencies with rentals
ranging
from
the
well-known
international brands to the smaller
more locally based agencies. In order
to rent a vehicle, the driver needs to
be over the age of 21 and hold a valid
drivers licence from their home country.
Some rental car companies may ask
for an international drivers’ license but
most don’t. It may be useful to have
one before you arrive just in case. You
can drive on your foreign license until
you become a permanent resident
at which time you must convert your
licence to a UAE license. Licences from
some selected countries can simply
be exchanged while others will require
retesting. Visit www.abudhabi.ae for
more information or call 800 5000.
Mo