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Requirements to rent a car in Dubai

What tourists and residents usually need, and what RG Speed confirms for your car before hand-over.

Before you read

RG Speed has not published its rental terms online. This page explains the general rules for renting a car in Dubai. The exact documents, deposit, minimum age and mileage for your car are confirmed by RG Speed on WhatsApp before hand-over, and they take priority over this page.

Tourists

  • Passport with your UAE entry stamp or visit visa.
  • Driving licence from your home country. Licences from the countries on the UAE's accepted list (including the GCC states, the UK, the USA, Canada, Australia, Japan, South Korea and most European Union countries) can be used by visitors.
  • International Driving Permit (IDP) if your licence is not on that list. The IDP is issued in your home country, is valid for one year and must be carried with the original licence. Many rental companies ask for one anyway, so bring it if you have it.
  • Credit card in the driver's name for the security deposit.

Originals are needed at hand-over; photos or copies are usually not accepted.

UAE residents

  • Emirates ID.
  • UAE driving licence. Once you hold a UAE residence visa, a foreign licence or IDP is no longer enough to drive.
  • Credit card for the deposit.

Age

In the UAE the usual minimum age to rent is 21. For high-performance cars many companies require drivers to be 25 or older and to have held a licence for a minimum period. Ask RG Speed for the rule that applies to the car you want.

Deposit

A refundable security deposit is normally blocked on a credit card at hand-over. It covers tolls, traffic fines and damage that may be reported after you return the car, so it is released some time after the rental ends. Our guide to the car rental deposit in Dubai explains the process.

Insurance

Third-party insurance is required by law on every rental car. Ask RG Speed what the insurance on your car covers, what the excess is and whether additional cover is available.

Tolls and fines

Dubai's Salik toll gates charge automatically, and traffic fines are registered against the car. Both come back to the renter through the rental company. Read Salik and traffic fines on a rental car.

Ask before you travel

Send RG Speed your nationality or residence status, your age and the car you want. You will get the exact list of documents and the deposit for that car.