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Latest post on 13 October 2016 - 15:54

Please make sure it's aluminium, alchol and paraben free. Avoid aerosols if possible, They aren't that easy to source here but definitely worth the effort.

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Latest post on 14 September 2016 - 01:01

My DD does, she's better if she sits in the front. It's mostly the jerky stop/start when in high traffic volume on SZR etc.

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Latest post on 07 September 2016 - 12:51

As a tourist you can't legally drive a privately owned vehicle, I'm not sure how you get a sim card for your phone, as already said, visa runs are a legal grey area and the rules can change overnight, not sure how easy it would be to use travel insurance for routine gp visits, you won't be able to get an alcohol licence so legally can only drink in hotels, if your husband has housing in his package it may affect his allowance if he is officially living here alone (though he may be entitled to more flights home !! lol).. I'm sure there are lots of minor things we take for granted having an ID - resident discounts etc, but I can't imagine any benefit associated with being on a tourist visa and can't really imagine why anyone would want to do so... I was not aware that you can't drive a private vehicle as a tourist. I wonder why that is? Again, I still have my UAE driving license from my previous residency which is valid for 10 years. RTA told me it doesn't cancel but then again, you know how the laws always change! As far as the other things though like housing allowance, etc (Loads of things I didn't think about!) Thank you :) Your driving licence is only valid as a resident, you stopped being entitled to use it and drive a private car as soon as your visa was cancelled regardless of what date it states. Insurance companies will only insure residents to drive. I have called the RTA. I was told that the UAE driving license is valid for the duration of its issue regardless of visa status (cacelled, etc.). Then again, we know how the "rules" change depending on who answers the phone! This person also said a "first degree relative" can drive a personal vehicle on a visit visa and with a foreign driving license. Not only a hire car. That once you have residency however you must move to the UAE license to drive. So it does seem that I could drive my husband's car on my foreign license and on a visit visa even though we are currently using a hire car. LL I fully understand where you are coming from but I strongly recommend that you double check with the car insurance company. I'd worry that if you had an accident you may not get charged with not having a licence but could be charged for driving without insurance. That's without even considering the financial problems. Our insurance company (one of the main large insurance companies) very firmly informed us that our "first degree relative" (daughter) could not drive our car as I quoted previously.

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Latest post on 06 September 2016 - 13:25

I was about to say the same as Dally. You might physically still have a driving licence but it technically won't be valid as you're no longer a resident. You can be sure the insurance company won't pay out if, God forbid, you have an accident. If I were you, I'd stop driving til you get your visa sorted, or at least get a hire car instead so you're 100% legal. This isnt correct - driving license validity is not connected to residence visa - hence the reason your driving license doesnt automatically get cancelled when your visa does (or they would ask you to surrender it along with your Emirates ID). You legally have a license to drive in the UAE while the license is valid (renewing it might be harder). My husband has been driving here for the last 2 years without a residency visa, and uses my car to do his visa runs, without any problems. The below was published in the National last year ..... "It used to be the case that only someone with a UAE residency visa could use a UAE licence, but this was overturned by a Dubai court a few years ago, so theoretically it is possible to get a replacement licence even if a person no longer has a visa. It was stated that even if a residency visa is cancelled it does not mean that the driving licence is invalid, so it is usable for the time remaining until it expires. However, a driving licence cannot be renewed without residency." The RTA was trying to change the law so that professional drivers (truck drivers, taxi driver etc) had their licence cancelled when their residence visa ended, but for everyone else it remains valid. As usual with all things Dubai a very grey area. I do however have had conversations and correspondence from our insurance company that stated quite clearly "as per UAE law car insurance is only valid to UAE residents" Here is a copy of one letter from car insurance company Dear **** As per ministry, visiting visa holder can not drive a personal car. But rent a car is allowed to drive as long as she is having international driving license. Once she got resident visa, can convert her UK driving license here and start the driving.

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