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New Year's Eve road closures in Dubai for anyone with a car: which Downtown and JBR roads shut from 4pm, where you can still park, and what 1 January is like.

Who pays a traffic fine on a rental car in Dubai, how it reaches your card weeks after you return the car, admin fees, black points and how to dispute one.

How Salik tolls are billed on a rental car in Dubai: the 2026 peak and off-peak rates, all ten gates, admin fees to watch for and how to check the statement.

Petrol prices in the UAE for September 2026: Special 95 at AED 3.69, Super 98, E-Plus 91 and diesel per litre, and what a full tank costs on cars people rent.

How to charge a rental electric car in Dubai: DEWA guest mode and the app, Tesla Superchargers, what a charge costs against petrol, and the range to Abu Dhabi.

What a scratch on a rental car costs in Dubai: charges for scuffs, dents, kerbed alloys and windscreens, the excess as your cap, and how to dispute a bill.

Child seat rules for a rental car in Dubai: the under-four law, the AED 400 fine, the front-seat rule, how to book the right seat and which family car to take.

Requirements to rent a car in Dubai on a visit visa: the documents to bring to handover, which licences need an IDP, the age rule and the deposit card.

The best time to rent a car in Dubai, month by month: when it's cheapest, when the cars run out, the summer case, event weeks and how early to book.

A Dubai to Hatta road trip in driving order: the route that stays out of Oman, the distance, which rental car to take, where to park at the dam and Wadi Hub.

How monthly car rental works in Dubai: what the plan includes, what you still pay for, the kilometre cap, the deposit month to month, and swapping mid-month.

Which licences work in Dubai on their own and which need an international driving permit for a Dubai car rental, country by country, and where to get one.