car sharing

[zee23]

Hi

I currently live in Dubai and will be starting a new job in Abu Dhabi soon. I will be traveling on a daily basis from Sun to Thurs. I was wondering whether there are other people doing the same who have a car and are willing to car share with me? I will pay you

thanks!!!

[Maz25]

There are a lot of people who car share, including myself. I think that you should narrow your search down to people working for the same company as you all work the same hours, making it easier to arrange all the logistics. I only car pool with people from the same department as we all work long hours and understand when someone has to stay back (it's not that bad if you also have work to do but can be pretty annoying just sitting around and waiting for someone to finish work!). This does not necessarily work if you are relying on someone who works elsewhere as they may finish earlier or later. I found that car pooling with people from other department also did not work - I work longer hours than my last car pool buddy and eventually we just binned the car pool as she could not come in at 7 - 7.30am every day (that's one hour earlier than what's required) and sit around until 6.30 - 7pm (2 hours of overtime right there!), which is when I was ready to leave.

I can't remember the name of the website but there is also a website where people advertise car pools. Try doing a google search to see if it comes up.
If you are looking to car pool, bear in mind that it's the cost of the car + the fuel divided by the number of people in the car - it's not necessarily a case of just paying a set fee (though some people also charge a set fee to drive you around).

[rsinner]

This website? RTA car pooling

[saima1215]

Hi. My husband travels everyday as well. He leaves Dubai (JLT) at 7:00am. Where do you live? He leaves Abu Dhabi at 5:00pm. Not sure if that suits you.

[Maz25]

Originally Posted by rsinner

This website? RTA car pooling

Nope, not that one. There is actually another website, which is more comprehensive than the RTA website. That was actually the one I was referring to but since it's been about 1.5 years since I last looked at it, I can't remember the name of it.

[RickySin]

Originally Posted by saima1215

Hi. My husband travels everyday as well. He leaves Dubai (JLT) at 7:00am. Where do you live? He leaves Abu Dhabi at 5:00pm. Not sure if that suits you.

Hi Saima,

My wife will be starting a 9-5 in Abu Dhabi next week and needs a lift. Your husband's times sound perfect. Can we discuss?

Thanks,

Richard

[saima1215]

Originally Posted by RickySin

Hi Saima,

My wife will be starting a 9-5 in Abu Dhabi next week and needs a lift. Your husband's times sound perfect. Can we discuss?

Thanks,

Richard

Hi Richard,

I was trying to send you a personal message but since you're new on this forum I'm not being able to.

Where exactly do you guys live? We live in JLT. My husband leaves at 7am to get work at 8am. Is it okay if you're wife is a bit early for work? Where is her office located in Abu Dhabi? There are times when my husband stays back 20-30 min. I hope that won't be an issue.

Let me know your thoughts on this.

Saima

[RickySin]

Originally Posted by saima1215

Hi Richard,

I was trying to send you a personal message but since you're new on this forum I'm not being able to.

Where exactly do you guys live? We live in JLT. My husband leaves at 7am to get work at 8am. Is it okay if you're wife is a bit early for work? Where is her office located in Abu Dhabi? There are times when my husband stays back 20-30 min. I hope that won't be an issue.

Let me know your thoughts on this.

Saima

Hi Saima,

I only joined the forum to contact you! I don't ssem to have permission to send personal messages although I have just sent them a request.

We used to live in JLT (Indigo Tower) but we moved to Sheik Zayed Rd a year ago. My wife can get the metro from Dubai Mall to JLT in time to meet your husband at 7am. I don't know Abu Dhabi very well, but she'll be working in the Embassy area, which I think is about halfway between the bridges and the corniche. She doesn't mind getting to work early, although she may need to spend the time finishing her journey by public transport, depending where your husband works. The evenings aren't a problem either, I'm more worried about the situations where she might have to stay late.

If you're unable to send me a personal message later, I'll put my work number on the forum and you can call me directly later today. I'll be in the office until 8.30pm. Thanks, looking forward to hearing from you.

Richard

[saima1215]

Originally Posted by RickySin

Hi Saima,

I only joined the forum to contact you! I don't ssem to have permission to send personal messages although I have just sent them a request.

We used to live in JLT (Indigo Tower) but we moved to Sheik Zayed Rd a year ago. My wife can get the metro from Dubai Mall to JLT in time to meet your husband at 7am. I don't know Abu Dhabi very well, but she'll be working in the Embassy area, which I think is about halfway between the bridges and the corniche. She doesn't mind getting to work early, although she may need to spend the time finishing her journey by public transport, depending where your husband works. The evenings aren't a problem either, I'm more worried about the situations where she might have to stay late.

If you're unable to send me a personal message later, I'll put my work number on the forum and you can call me directly later today. I'll be in the office until 8.30pm. Thanks, looking forward to hearing from you.

Richard

Hi Richard,

I think you need to have a few more posts in order to send a personal message. Anyways, send me an email on snip/ and we can discuss further.

Saima

[nadirahmad]

Hi
I have just started working in Abu dhabi. Travel from Dubai Sun to Thursday and also interested in car sharing. if interested please contact me.
thanks