Provisional plates in Dubai

[dropot2]

Hi guys!:-)

A friend of mine wants to export sports cars from Europe to the United Arab Emirates, specially to Dubai, but he has a problem with the delivery of the cars.

When the cars will arrive there, they will not have been registered in the Emirates, and in order to drive them along the roads of Dubai they will need some kind of test drive plates or a provisional ones for being road legal…do you know if these test plates really exists, if it is so, what steps do you have to follow to get them? Bear in mind that some of the cars are practically kit cars...

The cars will only probably be driven from the airport to the dealership, or from one dealer to another…

Have you got any information about provisional plates in the Emirates-Dubai?:?:

Thank you very much in advance for your help! ;-)

[pitfield]

maybe get a transporter?

[dropot2]

maybe get a transporter?

Yes, he thought about it but he wants to let the people from the dealers test drive the car, so he doesn't consider this option...

Thank you anyway! :-)

[RC45]

Hopefully none of the clients are interested in historic cars:

http://www.dubai.ae/en.portal?topic,regusedcar,1,&_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=home


Please note that as per a Federal decision, cars that are at least 20 years old (1988 models or before) can no longer be registered from January 2009. The following year, from January 2010, the law stipulates that cars that are at least 15 years old (1993 or before) can no longer be registered.


Not much mention of car importing - I bet its like everything else in such closed systems - you're either born into it or have to "buy" your way in with fees, registratiotns and favours purchased -- good luck ;)

(you may be in luck and have one of the dubai resident MW members popin and defend their "paradise in the sand" - in which case you will get all the info you need - but I am just guessing here, that any city/state that sells the naming rights to its Metro train system to private companies is not about to have a temporary/provisional license system that doesnt involve some kind of fee revenue generating fees attached)

[dropot2]

Hopefully none of the clients are interested in historic cars:

http://www.dubai.ae/en.portal?topic,regusedcar,1,&_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=home




Not much mention of car importing - I bet its like everything else in such closed systems - you're either born into it or have to "buy" your way in with fees, registratiotns and favours purchased -- good luck ;)

(you may be in luck and have one of the dubai resident MW members popin and defend their "paradise in the sand" - in which case you will get all the info you need - but I am just guessing here, that any city/state that sells the naming rights to its Metro train system to private companies is not about to have a temporary/provisional license system that doesnt involve some kind of fee revenue generating fees attached)

Thank you very much for the information RC45 :-) I'm conscious that if that plates exists you have to pay for them...a lot...:thumbdown: Anyway, my friend's needs them.

BTW, do you know if in the USA there are test car plates for prototypes which haven't been homologated in the USA yet? Provisional ones maybe? Many prototype cars are tested in place like the Nevada desert. As a prototype, obviously, haven't passed homologation and despite this fact they have plates...:?:

[pitfield]

There certainly are in the UK http://www.autotag.co.uk/acatalog/trade%20plates2-prod.jpg I think they are called 'dealer plates' in the US. They are very handy, whenever we put an unregistered car into the showroom it must be brought up on these plates.

Also, all used cars don't have road tax so these plates should be used. They cover insurance, tax and MoT. The insurance only covers you between the plates, on a 911/Boxster it is very difficult to attach them under the luggage compartment cover so we used to put them on the dash. They usually slipped off under acceleration; I suppose this meant that the car forward of the footwells was not covered by our insurance?

I've also had one come off the back at 120mph and rip itself to pieces, probably run over by other traffic, I hope, if you foind some, they aren't attached by rubber leads, some are magnetis but this is a problem when your bumper is polyurethane and your bonnet/luggage cover is Aluminium... I suppose don't break the law....

[dropot2]

There certainly are in the UK http://www.autotag.co.uk/acatalog/trade%20plates2-prod.jpg I think they are called 'dealer plates' in the US. They are very handy, whenever we put an unregistered car into the showroom it must be brought up on these plates.

Also, all used cars don't have road tax so these plates should be used. They cover insurance, tax and MoT. The insurance only covers you between the plates, on a 911/Boxster it is very difficult to attach them under the luggage compartment cover so we used to put them on the dash. They usually slipped off under acceleration; I suppose this meant that the car forward of the footwells was not covered by our insurance?

I've also had one come off the back at 120mph and rip itself to pieces, probably run over by other traffic, I hope, if you foind some, they aren't attached by rubber leads, some are magnetis but this is a problem when your bumper is polyurethane and your bonnet/luggage cover is Aluminium... I suppose don't break the law....

If I understand you these plates are from UK...do you know if it is possible to get similar plates in the USA for an imported car which has come from Europe?
If I'm not wrong the main problem is that my friend don't have a dealer in USA and those plates have only been given to dealers directly...:-( Is there any solution?

RC45, do you know any administration from USA where can I write to do all these question and stop annoying all of you? :mrgreen:;-)

[nthfinity]

In the USA, they are called "M" plates, meaning "manufacturer" plates. Dealer plates have very limited use, and are often used illegally on cars that are not street legal.

best luck

[dropot2]

In the USA, they are called "M" plates, meaning "manufacturer" plates. Dealer plates have very limited use, and are often used illegally on cars that are not street legal.

best luck

Thank you very much nthfinity :-)
Any advice of where to get information about them and how to obtain them? Apart from google ;-):mrgreen:

[nthfinity]

Thank you very much nthfinity :-)
Any advice of where to get information about them and how to obtain them? Apart from google ;-):mrgreen:
the other option is shipping a partially assembled car, and assembling it locally, and registering it as a kit car. That will bypass many regulations.

how to get an M plate? I'm not sure entirely, but likely would be good to contact the department of motor vehicles for the state you are looking to ship it to.

[dropot2]

the other option is shipping a partially assembled car, and assembling it locally, and registering it as a kit car. That will bypass many regulations.

how to get an M plate? I'm not sure entirely, but likely would be good to contact the department of motor vehicles for the state you are looking to ship it to.

Thanks again dude! :thumbup: