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EDC (Emirates Driving Company): Official Sites, Contact and Branches
EDC — Emirates Driving Company — is Abu Dhabi's main driving institute, headquartered in Mussafah. If you searched for "edcad" or "EDC" and landed on the wrong page, this is the short version: edcad.ae is the main website, pay.edcad.ae is the student portal where you book and pay, and elearning.edcad.ae is the theory platform. The central number is 600 588880, and the address of every EDC site that has one published is in the tables further down. Everything below expands on that.
The three official EDC websites, and which one you need
edcad.ae is EDC's main public website — course information and links, not a student account area. pay.edcad.ae is the student portal: sign in there to register, book courses and tests, pay fees, and see your receipts. elearning.edcad.ae is the theory e-learning platform where the online lectures live. All three belong to the same organisation.
Only ever enter your login or card details on an official edcad.ae domain or in the official EDCAD student app (Apple App Store and Google Play). If a site outside the edcad.ae domain asks for your EDC credentials or card, do not use it.
How to contact EDC
The central contact number is 600 588880. For general questions, email info@edcad.ae; for booking problems, booking@edcad.ae. The EDCAD app is a reliable fallback when the website is busy.
Service hours and counter availability change, especially around public holidays. Confirm current working hours on edcad.ae or by phone before travelling to a branch in person — we deliberately don't publish hours here, because a wrong opening time is worse than none.
Where EDC is, and its branches
EDC's headquarters is in Mussafah Industrial Area (Street 17), Abu Dhabi, near Musaffah Police Station. Because the head office sits in Mussafah, most Abu Dhabi learners spend time there — EDC training, theory and the road test all run in and around the district.
EDC's own course catalogue also lists branches in Al Ain, Madinat Zayed, Ghayathi, Al Mirfa, Al Sila and Delma Island. You choose your branch when you register on the portal.
The tables further down this page carry the full picture: the exact address and plus code of every EDC site that has one, which branches teach practical driving and which only run theory, and the five branches for which no address or hours exist anywhere. YDA's two sites, with the only published opening hours in Abu Dhabi driver training, have their own page — linked below the tables.
EDC is not "Emirates Driving Institute" — a common mix-up
Searches for "Emirates Driving School" and "Emirates Driving Institute" often end up looking for EDC, but the names refer to different organisations, and Emirates Driving Institute operates in Dubai rather than Abu Dhabi. If you are getting licensed in Abu Dhabi, EDC (edcad.ae) is the Abu Dhabi institute.
Within Abu Dhabi, EDC's counterpart is Yas Driving Academy (YDA). Both are authorised driving schools offering theory and practical training toward a full Abu Dhabi licence; EDC is the larger and longer-established of the two. Our comparison guide sets them side by side on price, location and waiting times.
What EDC trains, and what it costs
EDC trains every licence category — light vehicle, motorcycle, heavy vehicle, bus and machinery — plus advanced and desert-driving courses.
Fees are charged per stage rather than as one lump sum, and the exact amount for your case is shown at checkout in the portal before you confirm. Our EDC fees guide breaks down what each stage covers, using real student receipts.
Before you register: check you're on the right route
EDC will take payment for whichever route you select; it does not check that the route is the right one for you. Being a complete beginner, holding a foreign licence from an exchange country, or qualifying for Golden Chance changes which EDC stages you owe at all — sometimes by thousands of dirhams.
If you are not certain, take the free licence quiz on this site before you book. Many learners also hire a private instructor for extra practice alongside the mandatory school training, which is what the instructor directory here is for.
EDC کی برانچز اصل میں کہاں ہیں
EDC اپنی ویب سائٹ پر کوئی address یا opening hours publish نہیں کرتی — اس کی ساتوں training branches کا address field خالی ہے، اور اس کا content system ہر برانچ ریکارڈ کے لیے خالی address دیتا ہے۔ نیچے دیے گئے پتے EDC کے اپنے Google Business Profiles سے ہیں، جو 20 اگست 2026 کو پڑھے گئے۔ ان listings پر EDC کا مرکزی نمبر 600 588880 اور EDC کی اپنی posts موجود ہیں، اسی لیے ہم انہیں first-party مانتے ہیں — اور اسی لیے aggregator listings کو اب بھی رد کرتے ہیں: Waze، Bayut اور PropertyFinder ایک ہی جگہ کے بارے میں ایک دوسرے کے خلاف لکھتے ہیں، اور ایک تو EDC کی ایسی برانچ گھڑ لیتا ہے جو در حقیقت دبئی کی الگ کمپنی ہے۔
| مقام | قسم | پتہ | Plus کوڈ | فون | 20 اگست 2026 کو ریکارڈ کیا گیا بند ہونے کا وقت |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Building-1 | ہیڈکوارٹر campus، مصفح | Street no. 17 Mussaffah Industrial Area, Musaffah, Abu Dhabi | 8GR9+3G | 600 588880 | 22:00 |
| Building-3 | مصفح campus کی دوسری بلڈنگ | کہیں publish نہیں | 8GV9+H7V | کہیں publish نہیں | 22:00 |
| Al Ain | ٹریننگ campus | Al Noud – Companies Camp, Abu Dhabi | 4RRQ+6H | 600 588880 | 22:00 |
| Al Wahda Mall | Mall service point — training نہیں | Extension – Second Floor, Al Wahda Mall | کہیں publish نہیں | 600 588880 | 23:00 |
| Deerfields Mall | Mall service point — training نہیں | Main Level (ML) – next to Carrefour | کہیں publish نہیں | 600 588880 | 23:00 |
| Mushrif Mall | Mall service point — training نہیں | Ground Floor – Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed St | کہیں publish نہیں | 600 588880 | 23:00 |
| Reem Mall | Mall service point — training نہیں | In front of TAQA, Ground Floor | کہیں publish نہیں | 02 872 4615 | 22:00 |
آخری column صرف ایک دن — جمعرات 20 اگست 2026 — کا closing time ہے۔ یہ ایک دن کا observation ہے، نہ weekly schedule نہ official opening hours، کیونکہ EDC hours publish ہی نہیں کرتی۔ سرکاری تعطیلات پر counter کے اوقات بھی بدلتے ہیں، اس لیے جانے سے پہلے 600 588880 پر کال کریں۔
مالز کی units service points ہیں، campus نہیں: file opening، registration اور simulator sessions۔ Practical training اور ٹیسٹ campus پر ہوتے ہیں۔
ریکارڈ کے لیے، کیونکہ اس campus کے بارے میں سب سے زیادہ یہی سرچ ہوتا ہے: Google کی Building-1 listing پر 4.5 stars اور 7,306 reviews نظر آتے ہیں۔ یہ EDC کے بارے میں Google کا aggregate ہے، یہاں صرف نقل کیا گیا ہے — کسی دوسری کمپنی کی ratings کو ہم اپنے structured data میں دوبارہ publish نہیں کرتے۔
| برانچ | فائلنگز کے مطابق کیا دستیاب ہے | پتہ | کھلنے کے اوقات |
|---|---|---|---|
| HQ Mussafah | Theory اور practical training، theory exam، yard test، simulators | اوپر والے ٹیبل میں | کہیں publish نہیں |
| Al Ain | Theory اور practical training، theory exam، yard test | اوپر والے ٹیبل میں | کہیں publish نہیں |
| Madinat Zayedاسے Zayed City بھی لکھا جاتا ہے | مکمل سروس، بشمول practical training اور examination | کہیں publish نہیں | کہیں publish نہیں |
| Ghayathi | Theory، theory exam اور yard test — practical training نہیں | کہیں publish نہیں | کہیں publish نہیں |
| Al Mirfa | Theory، theory exam اور yard test — practical training نہیں | کہیں publish نہیں | کہیں publish نہیں |
| Al Sila | Theory، theory exam اور yard test — practical training نہیں | کہیں publish نہیں | کہیں publish نہیں |
| Dalma Islandاسے Delma Island بھی لکھا جاتا ہے | Theory اور practical training | کہیں publish نہیں | کہیں publish نہیں |
جو ہم نے تلاش کیا اور نہیں ملا
Madinat Zayed, Ghayathi, Al Mirfa, Al Sila, Dalma Island کے لیے کوئی street address اور کوئی opening hours کہیں publish نہیں — نہ EDC پر، نہ admobility.gov.ae پر، نہ TAMM پر۔ یہ اس صفحے کی کمی نہیں؛ نقل کرنے کے لیے کچھ publish ہی نہیں ہوا۔ 600 588880 پر کال کر کے پوچھیں۔
ابوظبی کا دوسرا authorised driving school Yas Driving Academy ہے۔ اس کی دو سائٹس ہیں اور وہ دونوں کے opening hours publish کرتی ہے: YDA: دونوں سائٹس، اوقات اور رابطہ
نام سے متعلق ایک حقیقت: کمپنی نے اپنا نام Emirates Mobility Company P.J.S.C. رکھ لیا ہے — اعلان تقریباً فروری 2026 میں ہوا، اور ADX ticker تقریباً مئی 2026 میں DRIVE سے EMobility ہو گیا۔ ہم پورے صفحے پر EDC اور Emirates Driving Company ہی لکھتے ہیں، کیونکہ لوگ یہی سرچ کرتے ہیں۔
یہ برانچز نہیں ہیں، چاہے ایسی لگیں
Emirates Driving Institute (EDI) دبئی کی الگ کمپنی ہے — EDC کے نام پر دیا گیا کوئی بھی Al Quoz address یا 04 سے شروع ہونے والا نمبر رد کر دیں۔ "Co-operative Driving School" EDC کی مصفح سائٹ کے اندر ایک counter سے چلتی ہے، مگر EDC نہیں ہے۔ Khalidiyah Mall اور Forsan Central Mall میں بچوں کا summer activation ہے، برانچ نہیں۔ EDC کا نام استعمال کرنے والے private instructors EDC نہیں ہیں۔ اور ہم ICAD Mall کی کوئی برانچ list نہیں کرتے: اس کے وجود کی کوئی first-party تصدیق نہیں۔
Common questions
What is EDC in Abu Dhabi?
EDC stands for Emirates Driving Company, Abu Dhabi's main driving institute, headquartered in Mussafah Industrial Area (Street 17). It trains every licence category — light vehicle, motorcycle, heavy vehicle, bus and machinery — plus advanced and desert-driving courses. Its central number is 600 588880.
What is edcad.ae?
edcad.ae is EDC's official main website. It hosts course information and links to EDC's other services. For a student account you want pay.edcad.ae, and for theory lectures elearning.edcad.ae.
How do I log in to EDC?
Sign in at pay.edcad.ae — the student portal for bookings and payments. UAE PASS is the recommended login; new students register via Sign Up first. Theory e-learning has its own login at elearning.edcad.ae.
What is EDC's phone number?
600 588880. For general enquiries email info@edcad.ae, and for booking issues booking@edcad.ae.
Where is EDC located in Abu Dhabi?
The headquarters is Building-1 in Mussafah, listed on EDC's own Google Business Profile as Street no. 17 Mussaffah Industrial Area, Musaffah, Abu Dhabi (plus code 8GR9+3G), near Musaffah Police Station. A second profile exists for Building-3 on the same campus (plus code 8GV9+H7V) with no street address published. EDC's course catalogue also lists branches in Al Ain, Madinat Zayed, Ghayathi, Al Mirfa, Al Sila and Delma Island — you pick your branch when registering.
Does EDC have a branch in Al Ain?
Yes, at Al Noud – Companies Camp, Abu Dhabi (plus code 4RRQ+6H). It is the only branch EDC publishes a Google Maps link for, and it offers theory and practical training, the theory exam and the yard test. No opening hours are published, so confirm by phone on 600 588880 before travelling.
What are EDC's opening hours?
EDC publishes none. The hours field is empty on its own website for all seven training branches, and third-party listings contradict each other, so we do not repeat them. On Thursday 20 August 2026 EDC's own Google listings showed the Mussafah buildings and Al Ain closing at 22:00 and the mall counters at 23:00 — that is one day's observation, not a weekly schedule. Call 600 588880 before travelling, especially around public holidays.
Where is EDC in Al Wahda Mall?
On the second floor of the Al Wahda Mall extension. It is a service point for registration, file opening and simulator sessions rather than a training campus, and it uses the central number 600 588880. YDA also has a counter in the same extension, at shop E271-E272, so check which school you are looking for.
Which EDC branches do not have a published address?
Madinat Zayed (Zayed City), Ghayathi, Al Mirfa, Al Sila and Dalma Island. No street address and no opening hours are published for any of the five — not by EDC, not on admobility.gov.ae, not on TAMM. Ghayathi, Al Mirfa and Al Sila also run theory, the theory exam and the yard test only, with no practical training; Dalma Island has both theory and practical. Call 600 588880 for directions.
Is EDC the same as Emirates Driving Institute?
No. They are different organisations, and Emirates Driving Institute operates in Dubai. For an Abu Dhabi licence, the Abu Dhabi institute is EDC at edcad.ae.
What is the difference between EDC and YDA?
Both are authorised Abu Dhabi driving schools offering theory and practical training toward a full licence. EDC (Emirates Driving Company) is the larger, longer-established school based in Mussafah, with seven training branches and four mall counters; YDA is Yas Driving Academy, which has exactly two sites — its Yas Marina Circuit campus and a counter in Al Wahda Mall. Our YDA page carries YDA's sites, hours and contacts, and our comparison guide puts the two schools side by side on price, location and waiting times.
How much does EDC cost?
EDC charges per stage rather than one lump sum, so the total depends on your route — a beginner pays for theory, practical training and tests, while Golden Chance and direct-exchange routes skip most training stages. The exact figure for your case appears at checkout in the portal. Our EDC fees guide breaks down each stage using real student receipts.
Can I pay EDC fees online?
Yes, at pay.edcad.ae or in the official EDCAD student app. Our step-by-step guide to paying EDC fees covers registration, what each fee covers, and what to do when a payment fails.