Rent a car

Car Rental Agencies in Dubai and the UAE

This is not a complete list of all companies, only the larger, more well-known companies. Most should have a 24 hr branch at Dubai International Airport.

• Hertz - tel. in UAE 800-HERTZ (43789). www.hertz.ae.
• Avis rent a car – tel +971-4-2957121, fax +971-4-2956807, PO Box 6891.
• Autolease rental cars - tel +971-4-2826565, fax +971-4-2825656, PO Box 50555.
• Budget car rentals – tel +971-4-2823030, fax +971-4-2823574, PO Box 8323.
• Dollar rental cars – tel +971-4-2711711, fax +971-4-2716716, PO Box 4422.
• Eurodollar rent a car – tel +971-4-2666923, fax +971-4-2695525, PO Box 10990.
• Europcar car hire – tel +971-4-3394433, fax +971-4-3394403, PO Box 2533.
• Fast rent a car - tel +971-4-3328988, fax +971-4-3328742, PO Box 32011.
• Hertz rental cars – tel +971-4-2824422, fax +971-4-2824844, PO Box 7976.
• SAPO car rental – sports cars, luxury cars and limousines, tel +971-4-2822333, fax +971-4-2822330, PO Box 60901.
• Sixt rent a car - tel +971-4-2200777, fax +971-4-2200200, PO Box 37817.
• Thrifty car rentals – tel +971-4-3370743, fax +971-4-3345364, PO Box 2622.

Diamondlease Car Rental

• Special offers advertised valid to 31 August 2006, about 1200-1400 dhs per month for a small car (minimum 2 months rental). Larger cars also available.
• Diamond Lease Car Rental is a fairly large well-known operation, head office tel +971-4-3434330.
• DiamondLease Car Rental Airport Branch (24 hrs) tel +971-4-2200325.
• Other Dubai offices for Diamond Lease are in Sheikh Zayed Rd tel +971-4-3394500, Metropolitan Hotel (SZ Rd) +971-4-3434022, Knowledge Village tel +971-4-3903794, Al Habtoor Grand tel +971-4-3995049, Jebel Ali +971-4-8814645, Dubai Investment Park tel +971-4-8852111.
• Abu Dhabi offices for DiamondLease rent a car are Khalifa Street tel +971-2-6222028, Abu Dhabi Airport tel +971-2-5758117, Mussafah tel +971-2-5530012.
• Fujairah office for Diamond Lease car rent is tel +971-9-2232774.
• Diamondlease website is www.diamondlease.com, email is carlease@emirates.net.ae, PO Box 32689, Dubai, UAE.
• 24 hour emergency service number is tel. +971-4-8852211.

National Car Rental

• Special summer offer advertised Aug 2006 from 399 dhs per week (Ford Focus) to 999 dhs p/w (Ford Expedition) or about 1600-4000 dhs per mth. Valid till 31 Aug 2006.
• Main office (in Abu Dhabi? see below.
• Garhoud Atrium Building tel +971-4-2832020, Al Quoz Service Center tel +971-4-3403049, Al Tayer Motors Complex (SZ Rd) tel +971-4-3037047, Dubai Intercontinental tel. +971-4-2239212, email sales@national-ae.com.
• Dubai International Airport (24 hrs?) tel +971-4-2245056.
• Abu Dhabi main office Al Falah St tel +971-2-6425115, fax +971-2-6415898, Abu Dhabi International Airport tel. +971-2-5758355, Premier Motors Showroom tel +971-2-5588757.
• Contact details given earlier tel+971-4-3381010, fax +971-4-3389090, PO Box 21971 (tel numbers not same as GN ad 23 Aug 2006) not correct?

United Car Rentals

• Established 1973, well known large local UAE car rental company with quite good rates. Part of Wafi Transport LLC.
• Head office tel +971-4-2857777, fax +971-4-2861000, email ucrdubai@emirates.net.ae. Web www.unitedcarrentals.ae.
• Dubai International Airport office (24 hours) tel +971-4-2244666, fax +971-4-2244644, mobile +971-50-4552734.
• Service Center (24 hours) tel +971-4-2858284, fax +971-4-2858774.
• Other offices at Al Barsha, Al Murooj, Jebel Ali, Rotana, Abu Dhabi.
• Special offers eg summer 2006 rates with 30% discount. You can probably negotiate something anyway by going to one of the offices other than the airport one.