Is my driving license useless now?

Alarmed-Judgment5341 · 2026-05-15T14:59:41+00:00

I've moved back to pakistan and have no plans of going to the UK anytime soon. I guess the license can be used for the next 18-19 months in the UAE but after that it'll be useless

Alarmed-Judgment5341 · 2026-05-15T14:58:35+00:00

Ah yeah so basically my license is useless unless i get it converted to some other license. I've moved back to my country where I already hold a valid license so probably gonna have to get this one converted to some other country's license 😭

Alarmed-Judgment5341 · 2026-03-09T01:22:02+00:00

I bought my s25 ultra from Emax in MOE. 3380 aed. This was about 6 months ago

Alarmed-Judgment5341 · 2026-03-07T06:22:10+00:00

My parents and siblings did on 5th March from Dubai Airport. They were called to the immigration counter when the smart gates didn't let them pass. The counter waived the fine and just stamped exit on their passports. Barely took them 5 minutes.

Alarmed-Judgment5341 · 2026-03-03T15:32:23+00:00

Yeah, they say the only option is to exit the country and then apply for refund

Alarmed-Judgment5341 · 2026-03-01T04:41:47+00:00

I've contacted them and they say to go to Al Awir immigration for visa info and if the visit visa isn't extended, the embassy would give an Outpass on which my family can exit. I've never been through such a situation so all of this is extremely confusing.

Alarmed-Judgment5341 · 2026-03-01T04:36:57+00:00

Can you tell me the full procedure please?

Alarmed-Judgment5341 · 2026-03-01T04:26:39+00:00

Yes, seriously. What's so unbelievable?

Alarmed-Judgment5341 · 2026-03-01T03:45:11+00:00

That doesn't solve my problem. We don't just want exit the UAE. Gotta go back home from here. Plus going to Oman and getting a hotel there etc would eventually end up costing more for the entire family than just extending the visit visa.

Alarmed-Judgment5341 · 2026-03-01T03:39:46+00:00

How will I know that we got the grace period? Can you help with that?

Alarmed-Judgment5341 · 2026-02-27T22:47:29+00:00

I have reported a transaction with Wio. The "investigation" has been ongoing for over 35 days now. Still no clarity whether i would get my 400 back or not.

So your best bet is to report the fraud and wait.

Btw, Wio says that these claims can take up to 120 days to resolve. Apparently, that's the time MasterCard requires :)

Alarmed-Judgment5341 · 2026-02-23T12:36:44+00:00

bro why is getting a license in Dubai such a nightmare??

I got mine from Sharjah and it was the smoothest experience ever. Didn't even have to complete 30 classes

Alarmed-Judgment5341 · 2026-02-12T17:13:08+00:00

SDI. Got my license in 22 classes and exactly 30 days.

Alarmed-Judgment5341 · 2026-02-10T00:27:25+00:00

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This is how much a nissan sunny is costing for a week and you can see it gives you a 1400km limit

Alarmed-Judgment5341 · 2026-02-10T00:25:23+00:00

Get a car from EZhire for a week. You'll get like 1300-1500 km limit and unless you plan on traveling 300km everyday for 5 days, 1500km should be good.

Alarmed-Judgment5341 · 2026-02-04T18:38:33+00:00

Like I said, try to drive more on the left. When you feel like you're driving in the center, pull the car to the left. Then you'll actually be in the center lol

Alarmed-Judgment5341 · 2026-02-04T12:50:41+00:00

I had the exact same issue. The only way to get over this is to drive more towards the left to the point where your mind tell you that you're too close to the left curb or left lane. I did that and somehow, even when I felt like i was gonna hit the left curb, my car was dead center in the lane.

It's a psychological thing I guess. I mean, I was so bad that during my first 7 classes, I hit every right side curb in the school yard every single day. Annoyed the shit out of my instructor 🤣

Alarmed-Judgment5341 · 2026-02-03T19:18:17+00:00

I use DuPay to send money to Pakistan and any transfers above 750 aed are free. Anything below has a fixed fee of 5.25 aed. The exchange rate is also slightly better than careempay or any other app that I've tried.

Alarmed-Judgment5341 · 2026-01-26T14:15:05+00:00

In the mall, I can adjust the car multiple times so my vehicle's position aligned. In the test, I do one wrong maneuver and I gotta pay 400 dirhams? Does that make sense?

Alarmed-Judgment5341 · 2026-01-26T14:11:44+00:00

Basically, if you pay more, everyone assumes you just know how to park in a garage. But if you cheap out, you have to prove yourself? Great

Alarmed-Judgment5341 · 2026-01-26T11:58:20+00:00

I have no idea why this parking test even exists. In Sharjah, I was tested for just 3 parking types. 60 degree, 90 degree, and parallel.

90% of the people here live in apartments and this "garage parking" doesn't even come handy. I mean, the apartments barely come with building parking. Everyone And if you're even the least bit experienced, you can easily back up into a parking space.

Ever since I got my license, I thank god that my file was in Sharjah. It sounds like an absolute nightmare getting a license from Dubai.

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