How to transfer a car from Dubai to Abu Dhabi?

How to transfer a car from Dubai to Abu Dhabi?

Buying and reselling cars is very common in UAE. You can find your dream car anywhere in the emirates. What if you find it in Dubai and want to drive it in Abu Dhabi?

You cannot simply buy the car and drive it across the state forever. There is a completely legal procedure for the transfer of ownership of a car from Dubai to Abu Dhabi. If you avoid going through this process, you may have to pay heavy fines. Hence, there is no running away from it.

Let us have a look at the detailed procedure for car transfer from Dubai to Abu Dhabi.

Things to be done before transferring the car

Check a few things before you immediately head towards the transfer. A checklist is provided below so that you don’t miss anything!

  1. Clear your fines before transferring ownership of the car. It’s a must.
  2. You should have both number plates in hand before the car transfer.
  3. If any one of the plates is missing, you should have a police report of it.
  4. The car insurance can either be terminated or shifted to the new owner as per your decision.

The process of car export

You can proceed with the transfer procedure once you are done with the preliminary checks. When a car is transferred from Dubai to Abu Dhabi, it must be deregistered in Dubai and then moved to Abu Dhabi. For this purpose, the seller visits the RTA Dubai office and gets the export document of the car.

The new owner can initiate the transfer once the export document is ready. The new owner of the car can book a car carrier or lorry to transfer the car between the states. When the car reaches Abu Dhabi, the new owner can start the application for the registration of the car in Abu Dhabi.

Required documents

Whether you are selling the car or buying it, you should have some documents handy at the time of transfer.

Get a folder in your hand and collect the following documents so that you don’t hassle at the time of transfer.

Documents required by the seller

  1. Mulkiya which is also known as the original registration card of the car must be possessed by the seller.
  2. Original as well as a copy of Emirates ID card should be in your hand.
  3. The number plates of the car are also required.
  4. You should have a final loan payment receipt of the car if the car was bought on loan.
  5. If the loan is not paid completely, then a loan transfer document will also be required.

Documents required by the buyer

  1. Original Emirates ID and a copy are required to get the car registered under your name in Abu Dhabi.
  2. Since you are buying the car, a driver’s license and its copy are a must-have.
  3. Your original insurance certificate will also be demanded at the time of transfer.
  4. Lastly, a copy of your passport with your residential address will be needed.

Reregistering the car in Abu Dhabi 

Once you have exported the car and have the above-mentioned documents, you are only a few steps away from transferring your dream car from Dubai to Abu Dhabi.

  1. The seller and the buyer, both should be present at the RTA office Abu Dhabi for reregistering the car in Abu Dhabi.
  2. The buyer will be provided with a vehicle application permit.
  3. The permit is to be filled and submitted to the authorities along with the required document.
  4. The authorities will do a quick check of any outstanding penalties on the vehicle, if any outstanding fine is left, the seller will pay it.
  5. Then the buyer is required to pay the registration fee of the vehicle.
  6. Once the procedure is done, the buyer will get a new registration card printed under his name and that’s all.

The procedure of transferring the car from Dubai to Abu Dhabi may seem tiring to you. But if you know where to go and what to have, it is a matter of no more than two days. Your documents and a visit to the RTA office will get your problem solved. 

Hope this article answered your queries about transferring the car from Dubai to Abu Dhabi.

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