Transfer vehicle ownership online

New online service from September in Abu Dhabi to ease the process

From September, motorists will be able to transfer vehicle ownership online without having to visit a police service centre, the Abu Dhabi Police announced in a statement yesterday.

Major-General Maktoum Al Sharifi, director-general at the Abu Dhabi Police and head of its government services development team, said that providing the service online will simplify procedures for customers, and do away with the need for paper documents.

Colonel Saif Al Za’abi, director of vehicle licensing at the Drivers and Vehicles Licensing Department, urged drivers to visit the customer happiness section at the Abu Dhabi Police in order to access these online services. Motorists must provide their mobile number to register to use the application for the purpose, and they will then receive an access code that will allow them to use the application for transferring vehicle ownership.

To renew a vehicle’s registration, the motorist must pay any traffic fines recorded under their driving licence or the vehicle’s registration. These fines can be also be paid by the buyer through the application. However, both parties must ensure that they do not have any vehicles with expired registration in their ownership when attempting to complete the procedures online. In addition, vehicles that are more than three years’ old must also be tested by the police before ownership can be transferred.

The statement, however, stressed that motorists will still have to personally visit the Drivers and Vehicle Licensing Department in order to transfer a vehicle licence plate to a new car, or to buy a new licence plate. These services will not be made available online.

Motorists will still have to personally visit the department to transfer a vehicle licence plate to a new car, or to buy a new licence plate.