subject: Bringing Along Your No Claims Discount Certificate To Uae [print this page] If you are coming for first time to United Arab Emirates to live here, you need to check if you are passport holder of one of the countries below.
If you are from Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Kuwait, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Poland, Qatar, Romania, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom or United States of America consider yourself lucky. Your driving license can be converted to UAE license without having to pass local driving test and of course spending a fortune.
It also means that most Insurance companies in UAE would accept your driving experience in your home country. It is also desirable that you bring along any no claims certificate from your home country. Note, get it translated and attested if you are from Greece, China, Turkey, Japan or from South Korea.
The Idea behind No Claims Certificate is that Car insurance premiums are based on an assessment of risk - the lower the risk you pose to the insurer the lower your premiums will be. If you have never made a claim before or you have driven for several years without making a claim then a car insurance company is likely to see you as a safer driver and as such will charge you less for cover.
No Claims discount certificate impacts heavily on your car insurance premiums. You can reduce cost of your car insurance by a third by asking your insurance company to issue you one. Get a free Car insurance quote in UAE here and request how much discount you could be entitled to based on your No Claim certificate.