Indian Driving Test & Driving License

Nick-H · Jun 28th, 2009, 00:02

Did you have to bribe the examiner to do a proper test?

capt_mahajan · Jun 28th, 2009, 00:03

Dunno what test he did. Others are not allowed inside the area- security gate and all. My son told me they made him drive around the course once.

Nick-H · Jun 28th, 2009, 00:09

So everyone in Hyderabad gets a proper test?

Must be why the traffic seemed just a touch more sane there than here.

They were doing us two at a time, one sitting in the back, the other driving. The girl who took the test before me had to drive to the end of the road and turn round; all I had to do was drive back --- I thought it rather unfair, as she was obviously a beginner. All this was on the public road near the RTO where, atthe same time, another guy was ticking off the two-wheelers as they staggered down the road.

The guy from the driving school seemed to be the Master of Ceremonies.

capt_mahajan · Jun 28th, 2009, 00:30

That is very common in Hyderabad too- and probably most of India, wherever you go through a driving school.

Maybe thirty years ago I went a driving test in Bombay. No driving school, so the guy made me drive about half an hour in rush hour traffic in South Mumbai, and then made me parallel park after reversing up an incline near Princess Street, where we had some good kulfi and a cigarette.

My wife went through a driving school in the same city. She never even had to get out of the passenger seat of the car to get her licence.

PS: Driving competence in Hyderabad is almost certainly worse than in Chennai.

Nick-H · Jun 28th, 2009, 00:40

Quote:

...so the guy made me drive about half an hour in rush hour traffic in South Mumbai, and then made me parallel park after reversing up an incline near Princess Street

After that he was asked to leave the ship behind and show what he could do in a car!

capt_mahajan · Jun 28th, 2009, 00:42

Driving licences are a joke. Ask any autorickshaw driver; chances are he won't have one.

Aishah · Jun 28th, 2009, 10:11

LOL, you two! I agree with your last post, Captain - I should think half the 'drivers' for scooters, motorbikes, autorickshaws out our way wouldn't have licences. Not uncommon to see underage boys on scooters or motorbikes either. Every now and then the RTO get out at strategic positions for a 'purge' checking papers and licences, but the word gets out and these scallywags lie low until it's over.

I was of the same disposition as you re the final check for driving even after my daughter had hers!

mrsunshine · Jun 28th, 2009, 10:39

I saw this about driving in India on Top Gear - I'm looking forward to my driving test...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGfLNqjh4j0

taraferry · Oct 27th, 2009, 01:29

I can a foreigner take an indian driving test?

I have heard many stories of people finding 'agents' who can hook this sort of thing up!? true?

thanks

Nick-H · Oct 27th, 2009, 02:08

Three times, no not really

There is a requirement to have a Learner's licence. There is minimum period of holding the Learner's licence. There is a theory test. There is the required documentation...

Look, there are certain cash payments which "ease" certain dealings with bureaucracy, but can a foreigner just walk in and get a driving licence? No.

Oh... You will be travelling on a Tourist visa?

Remember what I said about "resident"? Tourists cannot be resident.

Forget. If you must drive in India, do it after you have passed your UK test.

Aishah · Oct 27th, 2009, 09:45

Taraferry, I have deleted two of your posts and left one remaining. Keep in mind this is not a chat room and don't expect instanteous answers! Most times we need to be patient for a member to come along and give you an answer.

Nick has covered it for you - I would add, if you come to India, use your UK licence to get an International Driving Permit in UK from the AAA, and that licence will cover you should you wish to drive a motorbike or car here.

Nick-H · Oct 27th, 2009, 13:29

He hasn't got a UK licence: he wants an easy-to-get foreign licence that will allow him to drive on UK roads.

coleville · Oct 27th, 2009, 13:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by taraferry

I can a foreigner take an indian driving test?

I have heard many stories of people finding 'agents' who can hook this sort of thing up!? true?

thanks

I have an OCI (Overseas Citizen of India) card and visa in my US passport. When I went to take the driving test, they agency had a hard time as they were not sure that an OCI qualified me to get an Indian license. After much explaining and their checking, they allowed it. The test consisted of driving a straight 2 blocks, making a right turn and a U-turn. No circumventing the law was necessary and I would advise against it, esp. in certain states as the government is cracking down more and more. You are more likely to get ripped off by someone who says they can do something for you and then not deliver.

To get a license, you need to show proof of residency. You might try getting an international license in your home country and then use it when you are in India.

Jun 28th, 2009, 00:03	#242
capt_mahajan Infidel Sufi Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: styx Posts: 13,606	Dunno what test he did. Others are not allowed inside the area- security gate and all. My son told me they made him drive around the course once. __________________ . Outside the machine

Jun 28th, 2009, 10:11	#247
Aishah She-who-must-be-obeyed! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Jaisalmer Posts: 7,624	LOL, you two! I agree with your last post, Captain - I should think half the 'drivers' for scooters, motorbikes, autorickshaws out our way wouldn't have licences. Not uncommon to see underage boys on scooters or motorbikes either. Every now and then the RTO get out at strategic positions for a 'purge' checking papers and licences, but the word gets out and these scallywags lie low until it's over. I was of the same disposition as you re the final check for driving even after my daughter had hers! __________________ "Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards."

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Jun 28th, 2009, 00:02	#241
Nick-H This is just a cameo appearance Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 36,205	Did you have to bribe the examiner to do a proper test?

Jun 28th, 2009, 00:09	#243
Nick-H This is just a cameo appearance Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 36,205	So everyone in Hyderabad gets a proper test? Must be why the traffic seemed just a touch more sane there than here. They were doing us two at a time, one sitting in the back, the other driving. The girl who took the test before me had to drive to the end of the road and turn round; all I had to do was drive back --- I thought it rather unfair, as she was obviously a beginner. All this was on the public road near the RTO where, atthe same time, another guy was ticking off the two-wheelers as they staggered down the road. The guy from the driving school seemed to be the Master of Ceremonies.

Jun 28th, 2009, 00:30	#244
capt_mahajan Infidel Sufi Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: styx Posts: 13,606	That is very common in Hyderabad too- and probably most of India, wherever you go through a driving school. Maybe thirty years ago I went a driving test in Bombay. No driving school, so the guy made me drive about half an hour in rush hour traffic in South Mumbai, and then made me parallel park after reversing up an incline near Princess Street, where we had some good kulfi and a cigarette. My wife went through a driving school in the same city. She never even had to get out of the passenger seat of the car to get her licence. PS: Driving competence in Hyderabad is almost certainly worse than in Chennai.

Jun 28th, 2009, 00:42	#246
capt_mahajan Infidel Sufi Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: styx Posts: 13,606	Driving licences are a joke. Ask any autorickshaw driver; chances are he won't have one.

Jun 28th, 2009, 10:39	#248
mrsunshine Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Canandaigua, New York, -Earth Posts: 21	I saw this about driving in India on Top Gear - I'm looking forward to my driving test... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGfLNqjh4j0

Oct 27th, 2009, 01:29	#249
taraferry taraferry Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: London Posts: 6	I can a foreigner take an indian driving test? I have heard many stories of people finding 'agents' who can hook this sort of thing up!? true? thanks

Oct 27th, 2009, 02:08	#250
Nick-H This is just a cameo appearance Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 36,205	Three times, no not really There is a requirement to have a Learner's licence. There is minimum period of holding the Learner's licence. There is a theory test. There is the required documentation... Look, there are certain cash payments which "ease" certain dealings with bureaucracy, but can a foreigner just walk in and get a driving licence? No. Oh... You will be travelling on a Tourist visa? Remember what I said about "resident"? Tourists cannot be resident. Forget. If you must drive in India, do it after you have passed your UK test.

Oct 27th, 2009, 09:45	#251
Aishah She-who-must-be-obeyed! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Jaisalmer Posts: 7,624	Taraferry, I have deleted two of your posts and left one remaining. Keep in mind this is not a chat room and don't expect instanteous answers! Most times we need to be patient for a member to come along and give you an answer. Nick has covered it for you - I would add, if you come to India, use your UK licence to get an International Driving Permit in UK from the AAA, and that licence will cover you should you wish to drive a motorbike or car here.

Oct 27th, 2009, 13:29	#252
Nick-H This is just a cameo appearance Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 36,205	He hasn't got a UK licence: he wants an easy-to-get foreign licence that will allow him to drive on UK roads.