{
  "$comment": "Machine-readable companion to https://valem.run/calculators/uae/car-tax. Formula, inputs, outputs, engine-verified test vectors, cited sources and the re-runnable Valem ModelSpec behind the page.",
  "url": "https://valem.run/calculators/uae/car-tax",
  "dataUrl": "https://valem.run/calculators/uae/car-tax.json",
  "license": {
    "name": "CC BY 4.0",
    "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "attribution": "United Arab Emirates registration model by Valem (https://valem.run/calculators/uae/car-tax), CC BY 4.0.",
    "note": "Covers the model — the expression of each rule and the arrangement of the catalog. The rates and thresholds themselves are law and are not licensed by anyone; the cited sources are where they come from."
  },
  "verificationUrl": "https://valem.run/calculators/uae/car-tax/verify",
  "country": "uae",
  "countryName": "United Arab Emirates",
  "formula": "car-tax",
  "formulaName": "Registration",
  "title": "Car Registration Renewal Cost — UAE",
  "answer": "UAE car registration renewal costs the registration fee plus inspection, plus any outstanding fines you must clear first.",
  "lang": "en",
  "currency": "AED",
  "taxYear": "2026",
  "verification": {
    "claim": "internal-consistency",
    "statement": "The Valem engine reproduces this model's stated formula through 2 self-test cases (below, and re-runnable against the spec). That asserts internal consistency, NOT that the formula matches current law — the cited sources are the evidence for that, and carry the date each was last checked.",
    "selfTestCases": 2,
    "ratesAreIllustrative": false,
    "sourcesCheckedOn": "2026-08-02"
  },
  "sources": [
    {
      "label": "RTA",
      "url": "https://www.rta.ae",
      "checked": "2026-08-02"
    }
  ],
  "terminalOutput": "total",
  "inputs": [
    {
      "name": "fines",
      "type": "number",
      "label": "Outstanding fines (AED)",
      "minimum": 0
    }
  ],
  "outputs": [
    {
      "name": "total",
      "type": "number",
      "label": "Renewal total",
      "format": "currency",
      "formula": "$round($const.registrationFee + $const.inspection + fines, 2)"
    }
  ],
  "testCases": [
    {
      "description": "C1 Dubai renewal, no fines",
      "given": {
        "fines": 0
      },
      "expect": {
        "total": 520
      }
    },
    {
      "description": "C2 renewal with 300 AED fines",
      "given": {
        "fines": 300
      },
      "expect": {
        "total": 820
      }
    }
  ],
  "spec": {
    "id": "car-tax-uae",
    "version": "1.0.0",
    "schema": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "fines": {
          "type": "number",
          "minimum": 0
        },
        "total": {
          "type": "number",
          "readOnly": true
        }
      }
    },
    "constants": {
      "registrationFee": 350,
      "inspection": 170
    },
    "defaultValues": [
      {
        "path": "$",
        "expr": "{ 'fines': 0 }"
      }
    ],
    "derivations": [
      {
        "path": "$.total",
        "expr": "$round($const.registrationFee + $const.inspection + fines, 2)"
      }
    ],
    "constraints": [],
    "metaDerivations": [],
    "viewDefinition": {
      "renderer": "builtin",
      "defaultView": "main",
      "views": [
        {
          "id": "main",
          "label": "Registration renewal",
          "layout": "vertical",
          "components": [
            {
              "id": "fines",
              "type": "numericField",
              "label": "Outstanding fines (AED)",
              "bind": "$.fines"
            },
            {
              "id": "tiles",
              "type": "group",
              "layout": "horizontal",
              "components": [
                {
                  "id": "totalTile",
                  "type": "statTile",
                  "label": "Renewal total",
                  "bind": "$.total",
                  "format": "currency",
                  "currency": "AED"
                }
              ]
            },
            {
              "id": "note",
              "type": "staticText",
              "text": "'UAE: annual car registration renewal = registration fee + inspection, plus any outstanding fines (which must be cleared to renew). Fees vary by emirate. Estimate, not legal advice.'"
            },
            {
              "id": "sources",
              "type": "sourceList",
              "label": "Sources",
              "items": [
                {
                  "label": "RTA",
                  "url": "https://www.rta.ae",
                  "date": "2026-08-02"
                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    "tests": [
      {
        "description": "C1 Dubai renewal, no fines",
        "given": {
          "$.fines": 0
        },
        "expect": {
          "$.total": 520
        }
      },
      {
        "description": "C2 renewal with 300 AED fines",
        "given": {
          "$.fines": 300
        },
        "expect": {
          "$.total": 820
        }
      }
    ]
  }
}