Are you coming Dubai and want to to drive a car under your “international driving license / permit” . In this article we will explain everything about driving a car in Dubai and talking about laws you must know before you start your journey.

First we have to understand between National License and international driving license / permit . so National License is driving permit issued by your country’s government and valid within your country while and international driving permit (IDP) also issued by your government on base of your national license and accepted for all over the world.

Is my International Driving Permit valid in Dubai?
The answer is YES. Your international driving permit are valid in Dubai and you can rent a car with your international driving permit in Dubai.

What if i don’t have international driving license / permit?
If you don’t have international driving permit / license but you have valid national driving license from these countries below, you can still drive in Dubai

Australia Austria Bahrain Belgium Belgium Brazil Canada China Croatia Cyprus Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany

Great Britain Greece Hong Kong Ireland Italy Japan Kuwait Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Malaysia Netherland New Zealand Norway Oman

Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Saudi Arabia Singapore Slovakia Slovenia South Africa South Korea Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey USA

Remember you may need Translated Copy for some countries…
so if you have national license issued by any of above country, you can still drive in Dubai without having any problem or international driving permit, but if you have national license from any other country (like South Asian countries), then you must obtain international driving permit from your own country first before drive in Dubai.