Top 5 benefits of car subscriptions

Owning your own car is a real hassle. You've got all that paperwork to think about, remembering when your services are due, maintenance, and let's not even talk about breakdowns! If only there were an easier way to have all the benefits of a car but without the constant worrying. Well, there is. It's called a car subscription, and it's the new way to drive in the UAE.

If you’re still not sure if a car subscription is right for you, or you’re new to the concept, here are five good reasons why at MOOV by Al-Futtaim, we think it’s a great idea.

1. Just one monthly payment

Well, apart from putting fuel in the tank, that is. With a car subscription, you don't have to worry about paying for all your insurance, breakdown cover, and maintenance bills separately. With a car subscription, you pay one monthly payment that includes your subscription and additional charges such as insurance, mileage allowance and breakdown cover. If you incur any traffic fines or toll fees, they'll be billed separately, but basically, that's it. A car subscription makes budgeting easier.

2. Your car, your choice

When you take out a long-term rental in Dubai, you're usually stuck with the same car for the length of your lease. If you want to change at the end of the month with a car subscription, you can. Got a mega-long road trip booked, and your usual city runabout just won't cut it? Not a problem – swap it in for a RAV-4, and you're ready for that big adventure. Then when you get back, next month you can swap back to that nippy city hatchback.

3. Subscribe for as long as you want

Long-term car rental ties you into a lease agreement for a minimum period. Short-term rentals can be expensive if you want to hire a car for more than a week or two. So where’s the middle ground? With MOOV by Al-Futtaim, a car subscription lets you sign up for as long as you want, from a month to 18 months. You can renew whenever you want or cut things short at the end of a month with no penalty fees (depending on your agreement).

4. Unlimited Miles of Mileage (or at least some pretty big allowances!)

With a car rental, you're often limited to how many miles you can do in a set period. While there are mileage allowances with car subscriptions, too, the fact is that unless you're permanently on the road, you will find it pretty tough to use up all your miles in a month! And if you do, all that happens is that you're billed a little bit extra on your monthly statement with no penalties or problems.

Effectively, you get to choose your mileage without the hassle or the worry about going a few kilometres over your monthly allowance.

5. No nasty surprises

With a car subscription, there are no nasty surprises. If you get a parking ticket or speeding fine or incur toll charges, you'll be invoiced separately by MOOV as part of your subscription agreement (so don’t worry about paying them yourself). But apart from that, there won't be any nasty surprises in the monthly statement to worry about.

If all of that sounds good, why not check out our FAQs for more information about MOOV by Al-Futtaim car subscription? And if you have any further questions, our friendly team will be happy to help. Give us a call today and have a chat – let's get you MOOVing!