If you have a UK driving license in Abu Dhabi and you want to convert it to a UAE driving license in Abu Dhabi, you should have a valid residency visa in order to convert it. If you have a valid residency visa and UAE ID, you can visit any authorized optician shop and do the eye test there. You need to tell them that it is for a driving license conversion in Abu Dhabi in order to upload it to Abu Dhabi traffic system. After the eye test, you can visit Index Legal Translation Abu Dhabi branch with the original driving license (It should be valid as Abu Dhabi traffic does not accept expired driving licenses), UAE ID, and one photograph,. Translation office should upload the translation to traffic system too as traffic does not accept hard copies translation. After translation, you will receive a message from Abu Dhabi Police that driving license has been approved so you can pay license issuance fees through Abu Dhabi Police application. It is AED 600.
After you pay license issuance fees you can visit traffic department near Mushrif Mall and get your UAE driving license. You just need to show them the message and they will print out the driving license at the same time.
If you have a UK driving license with the code 78, then your driving license is automatic transmission. You can also choose the type of transmission whether it is manual or automatic if your UK driving license with the code 79.
In Dubai, legal translation of English driving license is not required as RTA accepts licenses in English or Arabic without translation. In Abu Dhabi, legal translation of any driving license not in Arabic is required. The total amount you need to pay till you get your UAE driving license if you have a UK driving license is about AED 850.
