All you must know about Motorcycle License in Dubai

When it comes to popularity and usage motorcycle in Dubai, this notification sticks on top that the UAE climate is not that much motorcycle friendly.

In addition, the UAE and Dubai are known for their luxury supercars being ridden by wealthy citizens, not for motorcycles. But sometimes car enthusiasts want to go closer and embrace more freedom and maneuverability which have found in these two-wheels vehicle.

Apart from this, for some residents, especially newcomers fuel efficiency and cost-effectiveness of personal vehicle is a real concern. There are certainly other key reasons stand behind the usage of motorcycles in the UAE.

Since no citizen is not permitted to drive on Dubai roads without a motorcycle license, we have dedicated the following article to tell you how to get a motorcycle license in Dubai.

Based on RTA rules and Regulation, Category one belongs to two-wheelers Driving license. Namely, there are eight categories’ licenses:

1. Motor cycle
2. Light motor vehicle
3. Heavy trucks
4. Light bus
5. Heavy bus
6. Fork lift
7. Heavy forklift

Prerequisites about Driving Motorcycle License in Dubai

• Age legitimacy to apply for a motorcycle license in Dubai is at least 17.
• If you are not an Emirati national, you must have a valid residence visa. Note that, there is no legibility to get permission for riding motorcycle if you are in UAE on visit visa.
• Just owing a Dubai driver’s license does not give you the permission to sit behind the motorcycle. Automatic access to a motorcycle requires a separate valid license.
• For those who are completely beginners, at least 20 hours of mandatory training is required.
• If you have a motorcycle license for over two years and more, from home country, the training courses reduces to 10 hours. To achieve this, you need an affidavit from the consulate confirming the validity of motorcycle license.

RTA Approved Countries to Exchange the Motorcycle License

According to Roads and Transport Authority in the UAE, motorcycle license holders from another country should consider the exchange list. Residents from these areas are eligible to just replace their driving motorcycle permit with the UAE official permission instead of retaking the theorical and practical courses.

Eligible countries to convert the license are:

• Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia
• Australia, South Korea, United States of America
• Germany, France, Britain, Austria, Belgium, New Zealand, Switzerland, Sweden
• Turkey, South Africa, Italy, Spain
• Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong, Ireland, Finland, Estonia
• Albania, Hungary, Cyprus, Lithuania, Poland, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Denmark, Norway
• Portugal, Iceland Romania, Latvia, Netherlands, Serbia, Bulgaria

Note that applicants whose license is from Singapore must reattend the theorical classes to be allowed to ride motorcycle in the UAE.

Application Documents Required

Supporting documents to apply for driving permission in the UAE varies from emirate to another, but in Dubai you are expected to provide the listed below:

• Valid Dubai residence visa and copy of passport
• Emirates ID card (Original and copy)
• Two passport-sized photos
• No objection certificate preferably signed and sealed. if you are under 21 years old, there is no need to have NOC.
• Eye test report (Consider RTA-approved eye test locations)
• General Health Report (Approved by Dubai Health Authority)

Procedure of Getting Motorcycle License

The procedures for obtaining a motorcycle riding license in the UAE and Dubai categorizes into training classes and final tests under provision of RTA.

Opening an RTA file:

It means you submitted all required documents and you are allowed to register in theory classes.

Attend theory training and test:

As per the RTA guidelines, each student must attend eight mandatory theoretical sessions. The test consists of 40 multiple-choice questions. In case of failure, you must retake the test.

Attend practical training and Test:

As per the RTA guidelines, each trainee must attend at least 10 mandatory practical sessions which covers two areas of expertise.

First refers to the motorcycle internal yard test without the presence of the examinee.

Second provides experience applying traffic rules and riding practices on actual roads with presence of examinee.

Pick up your motorcycle license:

You will be given the motorcycle license from the traffic authority.

Note that for beginners whose visas are from other Emirates, they need No Objection Certificate from RTA-approved offices declaring that the trainee has no opened RTA file in that emirate.

What Courses You Need to Pass?

1. General information about motorcycling challenges.
2. Steps to prepare motorcycle and rider.
3. Vehicle Counter steer and Balance.
4. Basic and advanced riding skills.
5. Straight-line and turning skills.
6. Clutch control, shifting, braking, cornering and Maneuvering

Motorcycle License Costs and Fees

For complete beginner, twenty hours of training costs approximately AED 4000. This cost can be reduced or increased, depending on where your home country is. For license exchange procedure, the holders of motorcycle license from exemption and non-exemption countries respectively must pay AED 870 and AED 3500.

The submission payment to convert the license for applicants whose license issued by Singapore authority is around AED 1,326.

List of RTA-approved Driving Agencies in Dubai

• Emirates Driving Institute
• Dubai Driving Centre
• Belhasa Driving Centre
• Al Ahli Driving Centre
• Galadari Motor Driving Centre

Can I drive a Motorcycle with a Car License in Dubai?

This is the most commonly asked question. The answer is you are not allowed to ride a motorcycle with your car driving permission unless the license has motorcycle endorsement.

Be aware that in case of discrepancy between the type of drivers’ license and the type of vehicle, the law imposes fine of AED 400 and 12 black points.

summary

In this article we proposed what you needed as an applicant to get the motorcycle license. If you still insist on riding on Dubai roads but for various reasons, you refuse to have an official permission, there is no good news for you.

Committing a traffic offence like riding motorcycle without valid license whether for Emirati citizens or foreign travelers, results in unpleasant consequences of a financial penalty AED 400 to 5000 and three-month imprisonment.