Right-Hand Drive Cars In The UAE: Can You Drive Them Legally?

Before you put your right-hand drive (RHD) vehicle in a container and have it shipped to the UAE, there are a few things you need to know about driving right-hand drive cars in the UAE.

As the UAE drives on the left side of the road, vehicles sold in the Emirates have the steering wheel on the left-hand side of the car, and most cars sold in the Emirates are Left Hand Drive (LHD). But as with everything, there is the one percent.

You can buy right-hand drive cars in the UAE and export them to other countries but can you drive them here?

Yes and no!

No, you can’t buy a right-hand drive car on Dubicars, get it registered at the RTA and then drive it off into the sunset. That won’t work.

But, if the vehicle you’re buying is of a certain age, say 30 years or older, you can register the car as a classic! Obtaining the brown plate is the only way to drive an RHD car legally in the UAE.

Note that you can still buy an RHD vehicle and own it no matter what year it is, but you can’t register it. So if you find that perfect 2JZ Supra or R34 Skyline, you can buy it! However, its rubber will only be strictly limited to the race track or car show.

Can you convert a right-hand drive vehicle to a left-hand drive?

From what we know, converting an RHD to LHD and then getting it registered in the UAE is not possible at all.

Did we miss anything? Is there something we may have gotten wrong? Or do you have a question? Let us know in the comment section below!

Don’t forget to check out Dubicars.com for your next ride!

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