This affiliate disclosure applies sitewide — read it once and you’ll know exactly how DriveCarCost.com is funded and what that does and doesn’t affect.
Affiliate Disclosure
Last updated: 12 September 2026.
DriveCarCost.com’s calculators are, and will always remain, free and independent of any commercial relationship. This page explains how we plan to fund the site as it grows.
Affiliate links
Some articles and product-recommendation pages may contain affiliate links (for example, to Amazon.ae). If you click one and make a purchase, we may earn a small commission, at no extra cost to you. This never changes the price you pay.
What this doesn’t affect
Affiliate relationships never influence a calculator’s math, the fuel prices or toll rates we publish, or which products we choose to review. We don’t accept payment in exchange for a positive review, and we don’t write reviews for products we haven’t genuinely researched.
How we mark sponsored content
Any sponsored listing or paid placement will be clearly labelled as such at the point it appears — never disguised as independent editorial content.
Current status
As of this writing, DriveCarCost.com does not yet run any affiliate links, ads or sponsored content. This page will be updated the moment that changes.
Questions
Why this affiliate disclosure matters to you
This affiliate disclosure is here because trust is the entire point of a cost-comparison site — if we quietly let commissions shape which numbers or products we highlight, the calculators stop being useful. This affiliate disclosure states plainly: any outbound link that happens to earn us a commission is marked as such, and it never changes the fuel prices, toll rates, or cost formulas the calculators use, which come only from published official sources.
We follow the same standard reputable publishers use — the approach the FTC outlines for endorsements and affiliate relationships is the model this affiliate disclosure is based on, even though we’re a UAE-focused site. You can read the underlying guidance at the FTC’s own endorsement guidance if you want the source.
Questions about this affiliate disclosure
If you spot a link you think should have been marked and wasn’t, or just want to ask how a specific recommendation was chosen, reach out — we’ll give you a direct answer.
How this affiliate disclosure is enforced in practice
It’s one thing to publish an affiliate disclosure, another to actually keep to it — so here’s what that means day to day. The formulas behind every calculator are locked to published fuel, Salik and Darb rates; nothing about a commission relationship can move those numbers, because the people who write calculator logic and the people who might negotiate a partnership are kept separate on purpose. This affiliate disclosure isn’t a policy we hope holds; it’s a structural choice about how the site is built.
If we ever do recommend a specific product or service — a fuel card, an insurance provider — this affiliate disclosure means that recommendation is based on genuine usefulness to UAE drivers first, with the commission relationship (if any) disclosed openly on that page rather than buried in a footer.
To be clear about scope: this affiliate disclosure covers the site as a whole, present and future — if new affiliate relationships are added later, they’ll be governed by the same rule, not a looser one, and this page will be updated to reflect it rather than left to go stale.
Affiliate Disclosure FAQ
Does DriveCarCost.com currently earn affiliate income?
Not yet — this affiliate disclosure will be updated the moment that changes.
Can a commission change a calculator’s result?
No. Calculator math is locked to published fuel and toll rates and is never adjusted for a commission relationship.