I translate automotive documents in Dubai.

Automotive documents I translate

I translate vehicle documents for individuals, dealers and companies in Dubai. The work covers records relating to a vehicle’s registration, condition or history, as well as commercial and technical documents.

The documents I work with include:

• Vehicle registration and export papers
• Accident and police reports
• Inspection and valuation reports
• Dealer and distribution agreements
• Owner’s manuals and technical bulletins

Vehicle numbers and report details

Chassis numbers, plate numbers and figures are copied exactly as they appear in the source document. These details matter when a translation is being compared with vehicle records.

For inspection and incident reports, I preserve the recorded findings, dates and measurements. If something in the source is unclear, I flag it and do not fill in a missing detail.

Vehicle export and company documents

The Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) issues vehicle export certificates for vehicles being taken out of the UAE, with or without export plates. I can translate the vehicle paperwork, but the RTA handles the export certificate and sets its own document requirements.

For a company vehicle, the RTA lists a trade licence copy, a company letter and a Memorandum of Association translated into Arabic as a legalised translation. I also handle MOA translation and trade licence translation between Arabic and English.

Inspection results and incident reports

I translate vehicle inspection findings, valuation reports and accident or police reports. My role is to reproduce what the document records, without changing an inspection result or interpreting the cause of an incident.

The RTA has a Technical Inspection Committee that hears appeals against inspection results. Where a vehicle plate was lost and the police report was issued outside the UAE, the RTA requires attestation by the traffic department in the issuing country. Translating that report does not replace the attestation.

What to send me first

Describe the job before you send any files. A short message is enough to start:

• What the document is, and how many pages or files there are
• Is the translation from Arabic into English or English into Arabic? If you need another language, please mention it.
• Where the translation will be used, and any instructions the recipient gave you
• The date you need it by
• Whether you need anything beyond the translation, such as a particular format