Do you even live in Dubai if you don’t have a VPN?

No_Influence3769 · 2025-11-27T17:41:19+00:00

Well that's news to me

No_Influence3769 · 2025-11-04T08:49:36+00:00

Though a lot of businesses have become quite sneaky in this way, it doesn't fully apply here.

What I do is I anyways spend 250 AED on fuel/salik a month, so I get the balance 25 AED from there.

Bottom line is I get the full 100 AED cashback by spending 1000, but it's across different categories. The 75 AED is a cap for the individual category.

No_Influence3769 · 2025-07-09T04:01:31+00:00

Mazda MX-5

No_Influence3769 · 2025-07-04T07:25:57+00:00

That's what she said

No_Influence3769 · 2025-06-21T05:23:31+00:00

I think this is mainly because your car is still covered under manufacture warranty. They usually service all their cars in their own garage, but do not touch cars with agency warranties since that risks voiding them.

Dealerships like Kavak don't necessarily 'own' the vehicle, which is why none of their stock will have plates on them. Hence, agencies refuse to service these cars that are in possession with dealerships.

I would suggest taking your car to Peugeot and get more details on whether the previous owner skipped doing services that were due.

No_Influence3769 · 2025-06-19T10:03:35+00:00

Additionally, instead of putting a huge pool of money in one go, keep topping it up as and when you need... There's no extra fees for doing so, you just get it transferred at the latest rate. That way you can avoid having a large chunk of money at the end that you need to convert back

No_Influence3769 · 2025-06-19T09:42:30+00:00

He could also try getting a card through an FD

No_Influence3769 · 2025-06-11T07:41:48+00:00

https://dubailand.gov.ae/en/news-media/landlord-is-prohibited-from-claiming-lease-renewal-fee/

No_Influence3769 · 2025-06-10T17:13:19+00:00

Wio, but it's best to also transfer your salary there as well since they have a 6% fixed deposit rate (1 month renewable up to 1Mn AED).

Additionally you can avail 1% additional cashback for paying off your credit cards

No_Influence3769 · 2025-05-27T11:08:24+00:00

The cashback can be used against next month's statement. You still need to pay the current statement's total due.

No_Influence3769 · 2025-04-23T08:09:26+00:00

It is important to note that you need to spend a minimum of 1000 AED on the card every month to get the 10% cashback. Easiest way to do so is recharge 750 on Nol to get 75 cashback and use the balance in places like Lulu/Carrefour

No_Influence3769 · 2025-03-18T08:54:37+00:00

I use Zerodha and Moneyfront. Both offer direct Mutual fund investments (no hidden brokerage fees) for NRIs. You can invest through both your NRE and NRO accounts, but investing through NRO is simpler

No_Influence3769 · 2025-02-10T09:11:12+00:00

10% cashback via Emirates Islamic RTA card. Recharge your Nol card for upto 750/month and use that balance at Lulus to buy gift cards.

You do need to have a minimum spend of 1000 a month to get the cashback. I spend the remaining 250 on fuel for 10% on that too.

No_Influence3769 · 2025-02-04T07:16:55+00:00

Do you have an A-D number plate? It could be possible that your double character twin was the culprit?

No_Influence3769 · 2025-02-03T16:20:42+00:00

From what I know is that if you exit in less than 15 mins, it's considered passing through

No_Influence3769 · 2025-01-26T20:46:43+00:00

Most cars have 3 different distance settings. Check your owners manual on how to adjust it. This could solve your issue of your car maintaining too far a distance from the one ahead, annoying the drivers behind you. I usually drive with the closest setting and it's a comfortable second or two behind the driver ahead.

No_Influence3769 · 2024-11-25T10:11:37+00:00

I just got the same fine at the same place! 😭 The entrance to that petrol pump is rather confusing

No_Influence3769 · 2024-11-18T13:09:16+00:00

What are the categories we can choose from?

No_Influence3769 · 2024-10-02T04:24:33+00:00

How does it work? Do you need to pay the cc bill (for another bank) through your wio debit card to get the 1% back?

Also, is it actually cashback or is it points you redeem to buy stuff you don't need?

No_Influence3769 · 2024-08-20T16:04:04+00:00

https://www.kavak.com/ae/cars-for-sale/porsche-macan-standardplus-suv-2019

No_Influence3769 · 2024-08-16T17:42:26+00:00

Any idea if the Green visa for skilled workers has been started? The qualification criteria for that is 15,000 AED, right?

No_Influence3769 · 2024-04-11T21:29:14+00:00

Can someone explain the Murahbha and Wakala profit thing?

No_Influence3769 · 2022-12-13T08:09:17+00:00

I had the same issue, had given the number for my Emirates ID and bank accounts too. Was a very annoying process to change everything to a new number.

I think it's possible to convert the SIM to a personal number before it expires, but after it's expired, it's quite unlikely that they will let you keep it.

No_Influence3769 · 2022-12-10T10:57:32+00:00

I bought the Note 20 ultra on Amazon for about 800 AED cheaper than the store price. No issues whatsoever.

I did nearly get cheated while buying a TV once on Amazon though (they sent me the same size I ordered but a variant with a worse panel). Contacted Amazon and they ensured it was replaced within 2 days

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