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Hi everyone.
we are new to dubai and are having problems finding a car lift company to bring my son home from school.

anyone any ideas?

most appreciated!!

gezza wrote:Hi everyone.
we are new to dubai and are having problems finding a car lift company to bring my son home from school.

anyone any ideas?

most appreciated!!

Suggestion:

Why don't you post a few details in this forum.

Where you live (not exact address)
What School
What times you need the car lift
etc.

And somone might be able to help.

Don't post any "personal" information here.

Good luck.

ta mate.
Im basicaly living in dubai marina.
I need my son picked up for 2.30 sun-wed
and 12.45 on thur....from dubai english speaking school.

There is a bus company but they dont come near the marina.
and i cant drive.

any help would be appreciated

gezza wrote:Hi everyone.
we are new to dubai and are having problems finding a car lift company to bring my son home from school.

anyone any ideas?

most appreciated!!

what about renting Helicopter ?

HP wrote:

gezza wrote:Hi everyone.
we are new to dubai and are having problems finding a car lift company to bring my son home from school.

anyone any ideas?

most appreciated!!

what about renting Helicopter ?

yeah!!!
clever.
well done mate.

I know its not ideal but in the short term consider a taxi until you have something more perm sorted.

arniegang wrote:I know its not ideal but in the short term consider a taxi until you have something more perm sorted.

thats what im doin mate.
Its costing around 110dhs a day.

must be a cheaper option?

there are private drivers about but they are unregulated which has consequences re insurance etc, so please be aware. I dont know how their costs compare with taxis

The same rules apply in DXB the same as UK if you carry people in car "for gain". Its not the same as car sharing, unless of course you can find someone who travels to the same school and can therefore car share legitimately.

2 more suggestions:


1. Post something in the lobby of your building and other buildings.

2. There must be other students at the school who live in the Marina (ask the teachers).

Is there no school bus? And if there is and they don't come to the Marina get a group of parents at the school (who live in the Marina) to ask for a route thru the Marina (now that more and more people live there).

Good luck.

yeah....
might give that a go.

Ta people

dunt think abt private cab drivers ,
they are pathans , dunt put ur kid in danger

hack88 wrote:dunt think abt private cab drivers ,
they are pathans , dunt put ur kid in danger

when we were kids , our moms used to say

"do not go out , pathan ll kidnap you".

Pathans r considered stupid and they are

check out and post a msge on expatwoman.com as you may have more luck with other parents who can help. good luck.

www.mecarpool.com or ask to post a message on school noticeboard?

Apparently car lift / pool is illegal in this country.
But how is this being regulated? Beats me!

Try making flyers and post to every supermarket bulletin boards yo go to....or asking the school bus drivers of school where your son is going...These drivers do have lots of contacts on their fellow drivers who do decent jobs of pick-and drop. Mostly south asians do this kind of free lancing and they do a pretty good job really...

Trying not to reply to HP stereotyping again.....

BabyDoll wrote:Apparently car lift / pool is illegal in this country.
But how is this being regulated? Beats me!

Private taxi is illegal. Car pool is not. Regulation is done by RTA or police who appear to randomly fine cars with more than one person in them - several articles in the press recently with people saying "foul"!

sorted now.
thanks anyway