The United Arab Emirates has an elaborate traffic management system on its territory, which is considered one of the strongest and most effective traffic systems in the region. In particular, the Emirate of Dubai is keen to maintain traffic and its safety to provide safety and security for both its residents and visitors. Therefore, Dubai Police requires all drivers on its territory to have constantly renewed driving licenses. In the following lines, we will provide you with the details of renewing the driving license in Dubai.
For the convenience of drivers in the Emirate of Dubai, Dubai Police has provided two ways to renew a driving license. The first is the traditional one, by going to one of the specialized customer service centers to complete the renewal procedures. The second is to renew the driving license online via websites with the least time and effort. The following are the requirements for renewing a Dubai driving license:
Vision examination
Every time you renew your driving license in Dubai, you will undergo a vision examination to ensure that you do not suffer from any visual problem that may negatively affect your driving performance on the roads. The vision examination process can be completed in one of the approved medical centers.
Payment of traffic violations
Before renewing your driving license in Dubai, you must pay all traffic violations previously registered against you, because the process of renewing a driving license in Dubai cannot be completed without paying the fines.
Apply to renew a driving license
After paying the fines and passing the eye examination, you can then submit an official request to the Roads and Transport Authority stating your desire to renew the expired driving license, attaching all the required documents and documents.
Payment of fees
The Dubai government imposes fees for renewing a driver’s license, but you must keep in mind that Dubai driver’s license renewal fees vary according to the age of the applicant to renew the license. If you are under 21 years of age, it will cost 100 UAE dirhams for the license renewal fee and 20 UAE dirhams for the innovation and knowledge fee. If you are over 21 years old, it will cost 300 UAE dirhams for the license renewal fee and 20 UAE dirhams for the innovation and knowledge fee. Knowing that the cost of an eye examination ranges between 140 - 170 AED.
Receiving the license
After successfully completing all the previous steps, you can receive the new license from the center or service device through which you applied.
The Dubai government provides a number of onlinechannels concerned with the service of renewing the driving license electronically, as this saves customers’ effort and time. You can renew the driving license electronically in Dubai through sites such as:
Dubai Roads and Transport Authority website
Dubai Drive application
Call Centers (8009090)
Eye examination centers
You will find that the steps for renewing driving licenses in Dubai electronically are very similar to the steps we mentioned previously, as this is done by visiting the Roads and Transport Authority’s website or the “Dubai Drive” application, and then paying the fines, and uploading the required documents and documents scanned, Then pay the driving license renewal fees, after which you will receive a temporary driving license via your email to print and use until you receive the new license through one of the following methods:
Deira Center or Al Barsha
Via express mail, at an additional cost of 25 AED
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