1. Registration

    • Option 1: Tamm official website
    • Option 2: Nearby typing center
    • Option 3: Emirates Driving Company in suburban Musaffah
    • Fees (200 AED on official website, 250 AED elsewhere including service fee)

  2. Eye Test

    • Option 1: Certified optician shops in nearby malls
    • Test items: Vision, color blindness (red-green)
    • Fees (100 AED)

  3. Subject 1 Registration

    • Registration location 1: Emirates Driving Company in suburban Musaffah
    • Registration location 2: Apply via email to Emirates Driving Company official website
    • Learning format: Self-study / classroom
    • Study materials: A lengthy PDF full of traffic knowledge
    • Exam content: 55 multiple-choice computer-based questions, pass with 48 or more correct answers (forgot exact number...)
    • Note 1: Suggest booking exams in advance as nearby dates fill up quickly
    • Note 2: Don't refer to online test questions - those are for Dubai, not Abu Dhabi
    • Fees (800+ AED for self-study, 300+ AED for exam, total ~1100 AED)

  4. Subject 2 Registration (Golden Chance can be ignored)

    • Registration locations same as above
    • Suggestion 1: Better to communicate in person to arrange class schedules
    • Learning format: Learn basics with instructor at driving school (circles, parallel parking, parking, etc.)
    • Exam content: Two types of parallel parking
    • Pass: Temporary license issued upon passing
    • Fees (Longer study hours = cheaper price, recommend medium option: 1200/1800 AED or more)

  5. Subject 3 Registration

    • Registration format: Find private tutor with temporary license, negotiate lesson prices directly (two colleagues and I used the same Pakistani tutor, 2 lessons for 120-150 AED)
    • Study content: Private tutor takes you on road daily, minimum 6 lessons, additional lessons at your discretion
    • Completion: Private tutor uploads your study records to system and helps schedule road test
    • Fees (Varies by negotiation, minimum 800 AED + 100 AED registration fee)

  6. Road Test

    • Exam content: Large bus carries candidates, each drives for 2 minutes on fixed test route
    • Note 1: First candidate in each vehicle must drive from test site to first bus stop, last candidate must return to driving school - higher failure rate
    • Note 2: If failed, must wait one month to reapply for road test
    • Note 3: If failed, must complete required study hours (i.e., pay for Step 5 again)
    • Note 4: After all candidates complete test, police submit results collectively via SMS notification
    • Fees (300+ AED exam fee? Apply via Tamm mobile app, service fee required for in-school queues)

  7. Cost Calculation:

    • One-way taxi fare from city to Musaffah: 55 AED
    • Mini-bus fare from driving school to city: 10-15 AED
    • Total cost for Steps 1-6 (2 Subject 3 attempts, 2 road tests): ~5500 AED