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Is it possible while in India as a tourist to sit a driving test .if so what is the process and cost ??
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Driving Test
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nokey
, Aug 22 2006 12:08 PM
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Posted 22 August 2006 - 12:28 PM
nokey, on Aug 22 2006, 07:38 AM, said:
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Is it possible while in India as a tourist to sit a driving test .if so what is the process and cost ??
Is it possible while in India as a tourist to sit a driving test .if so what is the process and cost ??
If you already have a license in another country then you are already half legal then you make yourself fully legal by popping a few bucks in a cop's top pocket if you get pulled
If you don't already hold a foreign driving license then I can't think why on earth you would want to take a test in India?
Have seen this discussed before and the general consensus is that it is much more trouble than its worth.
I have driven many times here without a hitch and cops don't tend to pull foreigners over anyhow.
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Posted 22 August 2006 - 12:39 PM
Wouldnt advise malkers route.
If you have a major accident or something, you will face a lot of legal and insurance problems without a proper licence. and a couple of bucks in a cop's pocket wont work.
Don't know the details or the rules for foreigners, but an international driving licence is valid for sometime in India. I would suggest, instead of paying the cops, pay a "driving school" (euphemism for people who, besides kind of teaching you driving, assist in getting a driving a licence for you).. you dont have to go for any driving test, and you will have a legal valid licence.
If you have a major accident or something, you will face a lot of legal and insurance problems without a proper licence. and a couple of bucks in a cop's pocket wont work.
Don't know the details or the rules for foreigners, but an international driving licence is valid for sometime in India. I would suggest, instead of paying the cops, pay a "driving school" (euphemism for people who, besides kind of teaching you driving, assist in getting a driving a licence for you).. you dont have to go for any driving test, and you will have a legal valid licence.
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Posted 22 August 2006 - 01:06 PM
Thanks for the replies.
The reason I ask is.....I decided to travel to India about 6 months ago and with living in Ireland the waiting list for a driving test can be anything up to 18 months, along with some ridiculous charges for pre-tests and paperwork etc.
Someone put it in my head that I could inexpensively sit the test in India, exchange the licence for an interntional one and have a valid car licence for the rest of my travels which includes OZ and New Zealand.
I aready hold a full bike licence and hold the controvercialn Irish provisional car licence which allows you to drive without ever having a driving lesson... dont ask!
The reason I ask is.....I decided to travel to India about 6 months ago and with living in Ireland the waiting list for a driving test can be anything up to 18 months, along with some ridiculous charges for pre-tests and paperwork etc.
Someone put it in my head that I could inexpensively sit the test in India, exchange the licence for an interntional one and have a valid car licence for the rest of my travels which includes OZ and New Zealand.
I aready hold a full bike licence and hold the controvercialn Irish provisional car licence which allows you to drive without ever having a driving lesson... dont ask!
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Posted 22 August 2006 - 05:05 PM
nokey, on Aug 22 2006, 05:36 PM, said:
I aready hold a full bike licence and hold the controvercialn Irish provisional car licence which allows you to drive without ever having a driving lesson... dont ask!
Won't ask because many in India hold that kind of license without any controversy
