Jumaira Rent A Car is the rental company within our group, and the economy fleet is the part of it that does the most work. These are the cars you hire when the job is to get to an office, a site or a client and back again. The list runs to the Nissan Sunny 2026, the Mitsubishi Attrage 2026 and the Toyota Yaris 2026, with a VW Golf GTI and a Mercedes C-Class at the top of it for anyone who wants a step up.
Self-drive rental is offered on daily, weekly and monthly terms. Every car is a current model and fully insured, and the registration, servicing and renewals stay with us. You collect the car, you drive it, and you hand it back at the end of the term.
We have operated across Dubai and Abu Dhabi for over twenty years, with an office in each and an operations desk staffed 24 hours a day. Every hire is quoted individually and confirmed in writing before you collect.
Who this fleet is for
Most of our economy renters fall into four groups. Residents between cars take one for a few weeks while a purchase is arranged or a sale completes. Visitors on longer stays take one because a month of taxis rarely works out well against a month of car. Companies take them as staff runabouts for supervisors, engineers and sales people who need to move around the emirates without tying up a pool vehicle.
The fourth group is the company that wants a monthly lease rather than a capital purchase. On a lease there is no outlay, no depreciation to carry, no resale to manage and no registration or insurance renewal to diarise. The cost arrives as one invoice a month. Where an account runs several cars, a named coordinator handles all of them, so extensions, swaps and paperwork come through one person.
The cars, and the step up
The Sunny, the Attrage and the Yaris are the working cars in this class. All three are supplied as current models, they are economical to run, and they are small enough to park in a tower basement and use in city traffic without complaint. The exact car allocated is confirmed when we quote, along with its specification.
The VW Golf GTI and the Mercedes C-Class sit at the top of the list as a step up. The GTI suits a driver who wants something more engaging for the same daily routine. The C-Class suits a renter whose car will be seen, at a client's gate or a hotel entrance, and who would rather not arrive in a compact saloon. Both rent on the same daily, weekly and monthly structure as the rest of the fleet and carry a higher rate.
Daily, weekly and monthly terms
The three terms are priced on different logic, and the difference matters more than people expect. A daily hire costs the most per day, because a car out for a single day is also off the road either side of it for checking, cleaning and movement. A weekly term brings the cost per day down. A monthly term brings it down furthest, by a clear margin, and it is the term most of our economy business runs on.
The practical advice is simple. If you already know the car is needed for three weeks or more, take the monthly term at the outset rather than extending week by week, because repeated extensions cost more than committing once. Monthly hires can roll on into successive terms; tell your coordinator before the current term ends and the paperwork follows. Quotations are fixed at the time of booking and VAT applies on invoices.
What the rate covers, and what it does not
The rate you agree covers the car, comprehensive insurance, registration, routine servicing and tyres, and a replacement vehicle while yours is in the workshop. An insurance excess applies in the event of a claim and the amount is stated in your agreement, so read that line before you sign it.
The following sit outside the rate and are settled by the renter:
- Fuel. The level is recorded at handover and the car comes back at the same level, or refuelling is charged.
- Salik. Each car carries a tag, every gate the car passes is logged against it, and the passages are itemised and recharged at cost on the closing invoice.
- Parking and traffic fines. Fines can take several weeks to appear against a vehicle, which is why a refundable deposit is held and released once the account settles.
Mileage is the other line to settle in advance. Every agreement carries an allowance set against the term. If you expect heavy running, a daily Dubai to Abu Dhabi commute for instance, say so when you book and we set the allowance to match rather than billing the excess at the end.
Servicing, damage and replacement
Cars come in for service at set intervals. We track that, contact you before it falls due and swap the car rather than leaving you to arrange it. The replacement comes from the same class wherever one is free, and we confirm what is available at the time.
If a car goes off road unexpectedly, through a breakdown or an accident, call the operations desk at whatever hour it happens. We arrange recovery and a replacement vehicle, and we tell you honestly what we can get to you and when. One point catches visitors out: in the UAE a police report is required before any accident damage can be repaired or claimed, so report the incident and obtain the report before the car is moved for repair.
Documents to have ready
Bring the paperwork to the handover and the car goes out the same day. Expect to present:
- UAE residents. A valid UAE driving licence, Emirates ID, and a passport copy showing the residence visa page.
- Visitors. Passport with the entry stamp, the home-country driving licence, and an International Driving Permit unless your nationality may drive here on a national licence. Check that with us before you travel rather than at the counter.
- Companies. A copy of the trade licence and a letter naming the drivers authorised to use the vehicle. Corporate accounts can be invoiced monthly against a purchase order.
- Everyone. A credit card in the renter's name for the deposit, and a driver who meets the minimum age the insurer sets, which we confirm at booking.
Handover is at our Dubai or Abu Dhabi office, or we deliver the car to you and collect it at the end of the term.
