Flatbed/car moving

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StioMac

Original Poster:

12 posts

77 months

Sunday 24th June 2018
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Can anyone recommend a decent service/person to move a car from Sharjah test centre to Abu Dhabi? Can’t drive it till it’s re-registered. I heard there are flatbed drivers hanging around at the test centre for this purpose but not being familiar or close to Sharjah I don’t if this is true.
Thanks!

Corso Marche

1,764 posts

208 months

Sunday 24th June 2018
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Did you buy privately, or from a trader/dealer ?

I bought a car last year from Souq Al Haraj and the used car dealer organised the testing there and delivery to me in AD on a flatbed. I paid the driver 400AED for the delivery, which seems inexpensive, but he had very little English and I don't have his number.
If nobody can suggest a service I'd recommend calling one of the used car dealers there and asking for a lead. I bought from Kandy Cars, who were honest, helpful, and courteous. They're not all like that ! laugh

StioMac

Original Poster:

12 posts

77 months

Sunday 24th June 2018
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Cheers man. It’s a private sale so on my own.. good idea to get a number from a dealer I’ll try that if needed.
Thanks

samnorthy

288 posts

214 months

Monday 25th June 2018
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You could go to the test centre in AD and ask the drivers there?

The go to Sharjah and bring the car back.

Stylus

154 posts

180 months

Monday 25th June 2018
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I've done it a few times and there are always guys waiting at the registration centres - but I've used only Dubai and Abu Dhabi but I doubt it'll be any different there. If you need to go to collect the car or do transfer paperwork I'd get the truck from Abu Dhabi, ride with them there and then bring it back as that saves you an additional lift or taxi one over there.

shirt

23,471 posts

208 months

Thursday 28th June 2018
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We use a guy called Raj for moving stuff - ‭055 990 1180‬. Dubai based but will go anywhere.

He is used to moving all sorts including very low and fragile race cars. Has a new truck with lay flat bed, is super reliable and a very nice guy.

StioMac

Original Poster:

12 posts

77 months

Sunday 29th July 2018
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Thanks for all the info. Just in case it’s helpful to someone else... I didn’t transport the car in the end. The seller was able to drive the car to the registration centre in Abu Dhabi and we did everything there. I took the new car home and he got a lift back to Dubai. There’s a registration centre in Al Samha that’s a reasonable compromise distance from Abu Dhabi and Dubai.