The Road and Transport Authority (RTA) oversees and regulates various aspects of transportation in Dubai. It manages road networks and public transport and enforces transportation-related regulations. When it comes to commercial vehicles, the authority offers various services, including RTA services for commercial licence plates.
These services help businesses in the vehicle trade to get special licence plates called commercial plates and allow to use them for commercial purposes. That said, let’s go through the details of the RTA service to apply for a commercial licence plate and its renewal.
Commercial Licence Plate Services by RTA
Getting a commercial licence plate from the RTA Dubai helps businesses make their vehicles legal for commercial use. It ensures they follow the rules, making their operations smooth and lawful in the transportation industry.
Let us first learn how to apply for a commercial licence plate via RTA. Here are its details and requirements.
RTA Commercial Licence Plate Application
This service helps companies, showrooms and dealerships in Dubai get a special licence plate for their business vehicles. RTA Commercial Licence Plate Application ensures that their cars and trucks are used for commercial purposes and comply with the rules. Here are the details of the service:
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
The documents required for for the application of a commercial plate by RTA include:
- Official company letter in Arabic
- Trade licence and its copy
- Association Memorandum
- A partners’ list
SERVICE PROCEDURE
You can apply for the commercial plate application service via the RTA official website or the customer happiness centre at Deira. The service is valid for one year and has an average waiting time of only ten minutes. We have laid down the steps for both options.
Via RTA Website
Here’s how to apply online:
- Log in with your username and password.
- Choose the plates you want.
- Apply for a commercial licence plate.
- The system checks that the plate number has insurance coverage.
- Verify your identity through the UAE Pass.
- Pay the required fees.
- Collect your vehicle ownership and plates at the customer happiness centre when the process is completed.
Via Customer Happiness Centre
- Approach the front desk employee at the customer happiness centre.
- The employee will send you a service link.
- Upload the necessary documents through the provided link.
- Receive the transaction code.
- Provide the transaction code to the front desk employee to finalise the service process and review and electronically sign the application.
- Settle the required fees.
- Once the process is complete, you can obtain the vehicle ownership and the plate.
SERVICE FEES
- AED 150 is the service fees
- +AED 20 is the Knowledge and Innovation fees
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
The following terms must be fulfilled when applying for a Dubai commercial licence plate by RTA.
- RTA assigns commercial plates to major dealerships and accredited showrooms in Dubai for vehicle transportation.
- The Licensing Agency (LA) determines the number of plates after reviewing the request.
- Authorisation for signing on behalf of the company is required and should be assigned to one person.
- Clearing all Dubai traffic fines is a prerequisite for applying for this service.
- Plate numbers are exclusive to the owning company and must be used only by its traders.
- In the event of plate loss, the company must apply for a new commercial plate number.
- Plate numbers are owned by the company, not the individual vehicles.
- Private insurance coverage is mandatory for the commercial plate.
- Affixing a Dubai Salik tag to the commercial plate is a requirement.
- In case of plate loss, the customer can apply for new plates after cancelling the number through the ‘Apply for Renewing a Commercial Licence Plate’ service.
Let’s now learn how to renew a commercial licence plate by RTA.
RTA Service for Renewal of Commercial Licence Plates
This service allows you to extend the ownership of a commercial plate. Here’s how you can renew a commercial licence plate through RTA.
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
- Company’s official letter
- An Emirates ID copy
- Trade licence copy
- Commercial plate insurance
- Authorisation of the signature by the designated representative of the company.
- Deliver the outdated commercial plates to the service centre.
SERVICE PROCEDURE
For the renewal of RTA services for commercial licence plates, you can visit their official website, customer happiness centres or vehicle testing centres in Dubai.
Moreover, you can visit RTA’s customer happiness centres in Deira or Umm Ramool. As for the vehicle inspection and registration centres, they include the following:
- Al Qusais Tasjeel
- Barsha Tasjeel
- Hatta Tasjeel
- Al Warsan Tasjeel
- Jebel Ali Tasjeel
- Tasjeel Discovery Gardens
- Al Adheed Shamil
- Muhaisna Shamil
- Shamil Al Qusais
- Al Mumayaz Vehicle Testing – Aswaaq Mizher
- Tasjeel City of Arabia
- Al Mumayaz Vehicle Testing – Al Barsha Mall
- Wasel Vehicle Testing – Al Jaddaf
- Nad Al Hammar Shamil
- Wasel Vehicle Testing – Arabian Centre
- Wasel Vehicle Testing – Nad Al Hammar
- AG Cars Vehicle Testing – Al Mamzar
- Al Mutakamela Center – Al Qouz
- AG Cars Vehicle Testing Centre – Deira
- Tamam Vehicle Testing
- Quick Registration Vehicle Testing Centre – Seih Shuaib
Via RTA Website
Here’s how you can apply for the service online:
- Log in with your username and password to the RTA official website.
- Navigate to ‘Licensing Services’.
- Select ‘Renew a Commercial Licence Plate’.
- Enter the details of the commercial plate and upload the necessary documents.
- Pay the required fees using a credit card.
- Select a centre to return the old plates and collect the new ones.
- Receive the ownership certificate and receipts electronically once the process is completed.
Via Customer Happiness Centres or Vehicle Registration and Inspection Centres
You can also apply to renew a commercial licence plate through RTA by visiting the customer happiness centre or a vehicle inspection centre. The steps involved in the procedure are similar when applying for a new commercial licence plate as listed above.
SERVICE FEES
- AED 150 is the service fees
- +AED 20 is the Knowledge and Innovation fees
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
- The service involves the following terms and conditions.
- The user must clear all the traffic fines before availing the service.
- They must ensure annual plate replacement with the same number.
- Re-registration terms apply for expired vehicle ownership.
- You can choose one of the following centres to exchange old plates and receive new ones:
- Shamil Al Qusais
- Al Mumayaz Vehicle Testing – Aswaaq Mizher
- Wasel Vehicle Testing – Al Jaddaf
- Al Mutakamela Center – Al Aweer
- Tamam Vehicle Testing
- Al Mutakamela Center – Al Quoz
- AG Cars Vehicle Testing – Al Mamzar
- Al Mumayaz Vehicle Testing – Al Barsha Mall
- Tajdeed Vehicle Testing
FAQs
Can a company with a licence issued in a different emirate acquire commercial plates?
No, it is not possible.
What colour are the commercial plates?
The commercial plates have a white background with blue letters.
This wraps up the details of the RTA services for commercial licence plates. You can apply for a new commercial plate through this service and also get it renewed. Moreover, commercial vehicles in Dubai also encompass trucks, lorries and vans. If you are an owner of such a vehicle, go through these RTA laws for heavy-duty vehicles to learn about fines and violations.
In case you are in search of a heavy-duty vehicle, browse through these used heavy-duty vehicles for sale in Dubai that offer a myriad of choices.
For more on different services by RTA and their details, stay tuned to dubizzle’s cars blog.
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