Owning a car in Dubai and Abu Dhabi gives you the freedom and convenience to move around, but for the perfect driving experience, you need some add-ons, like a set of smart apps that can make your trips smoother, safer, and more enjoyable. In this article, we'll shed light on some of the most important apps we recommend for car owners in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
Navigation and Maps Related Apps
Google Maps: Google Maps is one of the most famous navigation and mapping apps. It allows you to navigate faster and easier. The maps identify various locations and areas, showing numerous businesses and places. You can access real-time information about navigation and traffic density using GPS and explore local neighborhoods by discovering dining, drinking, and visiting spots wherever you are.
Waze: It's a useful driving app with updated maps and clear directions. Waze offers a unique feature of instant route changes to avoid congestion and save time for you. It also provides alerts about traffic jams and road hazards.
Some Other Important Apps
Dubai Police App: The official app for Dubai Police is the optimal way to access all smart Dubai Police services. The app includes a distinguished range of services such as inquiry and payment of fines, reporting traffic accidents, and reporting emergencies, among many others.
RTA Dubai App: The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) app is the primary app available to residents and users in Dubai. This app includes more than 40 services to support road users, such as inquiring about traffic fines and paying them, providing updated maps and traffic alerts, as well as information about parking spaces and many other services. It has been the most award-winning app over the past years.
TAMM: TAMM app is a unified platform providing direct access to all Abu Dhabi government services. Citizens, residents, and visitors in Abu Dhabi can apply for services, track the status of applications, and communicate with government entities electronically. The app offers various services such as paying utility bills and traffic fines, parking spaces, toll gates, and more.
Darb App - Abu Dhabi Toll Gate System: This app allows users to manage their accounts through a range of services and features that enable them to track their vehicle movements when using toll gates directly through the smartphone app without the need to visit the website. It also offers many services such as registering a new user in the toll gate system for Abu Dhabi, registering user vehicles in the system by retrieving the list of vehicles associated with their traffic file, creating financial portfolios and linking them to vehicles, topping up financial portfolio balances, paying fees, viewing toll gate locations on the map, and many other services.
Salik - Dubai Toll Gate System: Salik app enables you to manage your account easily and conveniently. You can activate your Salik card, check your balance, recharge your account or any other account, as well as add and remove vehicles, check your trips, fines, and objections, among many other services and features.
ADNOC Distribution App: ADNOC Distribution app helps you find the nearest ADNOC service stations, vehicle inspection centers, AutoPro centers, Oasis 365 centers, or Rahal card service centers. Through the app, you can pay for fuel from your mobile phone, top up your ADNOC wallet, check ADNOC rewards, and order gas cylinders to be delivered to your home, among other services.
Apps for Car Servicing
CAFU: CAFU is a specialized app for on-demand fuel delivery in the UAE at the same prices as gas stations, providing various types of fuel to users wherever they are in Dubai. It also offers various car care services such as car wash, engine oil change, tire change, car battery replacement, and other services.
Keno: This app offers many features and services related to car wash and care. You can also get a car care subscription package and schedule monthly car wash appointments, request flexible timings, and services for multiple cars at once. Through this app, you can also get dry washing services, as well as make use of the many offers and discounts.
Conclusion
When choosing apps, pay attention to your privacy and data security. Make sure to read the app's privacy policy before installing it and granting any permissions. Don't rely solely on apps for navigation or making decisions regarding your road safety. Always use your senses and follow traffic rules.
