Hey Beachy....
I stay well away from Deira City Center these days. You need to take a cut lunch to get anywhere near Deira just so you don't starve to death while you wait in the traffic jams. Way worse than Honkers ever was.
If I do have to go near Dubai it is usually to Ibn Batutta or MoE. that way you can sneak in the back way and avoid (most of) the traffic.