In UAE cars are rented as large multinational companies - Avis Rent a Car, Budget Car Rental, Hertz, Sixt Rent a Car, and small local private companies.

In large companies, of course, the opportunity to be deceived is reduced, but the requirements (and often the prices) are also higher here. So, for the registration of a car in such a company requires an international driving license valid in the UAE, and a credit card.

Legally driving licenses of the CIS countries in the United Arab Emirates are invalid .In fact, policemen often turn a blind eye to such traffic participants, but only until an accident occurs .In the latter case, you will be considered a person without the right to drive .That's why big companies do not agree to accept our rights, but it can easily be done by small offices .And, again, even for renting cars in multinational companies there is an option - at your request in some of them can for temporary extra money make temporary rights of international design valid in the UAE .

Another point - it is better to have international rights to get a car with full insurance. Which, as a rule, is not so expensive, but it helps tourists well in case of problems on the roads. When driving a car with Russian (not international) rights - the insurance will not act.