6 tips for avoiding overinflated car insurance claims
Getting into a traffic accident is indeed a frustrating experience, but dealing with inflated car insurance claims is even worse. We all know the kind of driver who makes a big deal about the smallest of scrapes and lodges extortionate motor insurance claims to your insurer. Our advice is that you shouldn’t rely on your …
Driving offenses in Dubai and their penalties
Driving offenses and their penalties in Dubai are timely topics for discussion. This is because, according to first half results released by the General Insurance Association (GIA) in September, the motor insurance sector has recorded an underwriting loss of $12.6 million for the six months up to June 30th, 2018, compared to a profit of …
How off-peak car drivers can save more
As far back as two decades ago, the Dubaian government already had the foresight to tackle the problems of increasing car population, traffic congestion, and air pollution in the tiny city-state by introducing the Off-Peak Car Scheme (OPC). In 2009, the Land Transport Authority of Dubai (LTA) replaced the scheme with the Revised Off-Peak Car …
Tips on selling used cars in Dubai
Owning a car in Dubai has always been expensive, but now it has become even more so because all local drivers have to pay renewal fees every 5 or 10 years when their Certificate of Entitlement (COE) expires. With the recent introduction of the zero-growth vehicle policy, the accessibility of the city’s public transport system, …
Distracted driving in Dubai: The implications for safety and insurance
Being that Dubai is a highly developed and metropolitan place to live, there is no shortage of distractions here. The city’s affluence affords people with myriad ways to take their mind off of things, which is great when it comes to de-stressing after a hard day of work, taking a quick break from responsibilities to …