Driving in Qatar

krnithyan
By krnithyan

I have Indian international driving license. can I temporally drive in Qatar using my international driving license?

By DreamNCruise• 31 May 2009 15:21
Rating: 5/5
DreamNCruise

International license can only be used for the first seven days... During this period you can apply with the traffic department and get a temporary license... If you are going to have an RP, then once you get your RP then apply for the permanent license...

Call 180 to get the contact no for the traffic department...

By krnithyan• 31 May 2009 14:56
krnithyan

thnks for ur replys.. now i am confused getting both answers..where i can contact officially to confirm it

By Harri• 31 May 2009 14:26
Rating: 4/5
Harri

Joe's absolutely correct - 7 days only!

By joe90• 31 May 2009 14:16
Rating: 5/5
joe90

An international driving licence can only be used for seven days after arriving in Qatar.

By Waters• 31 May 2009 13:45
Rating: 5/5
Waters

You can drive using intl. license without any problems, as long as you are on visitor visa or business visit.

If you are processing RP papers make sure to start applying for a Qatari license.

With residency you must drive using Qatari license.

By SAMHANSHI• 31 May 2009 13:39
Rating: 5/5
SAMHANSHI

NO, U CANT DRIVE, QATAR HAS AN TEMPARORY LICENSE PROCEDURE,YOU CAN FOLLOW THAT,

SOME GULF LICENSE WILL HELP IN MAKE SUCH LICENSE, BUT INDIAN LICENSE WILL NOT HELP.

By Shahazada• 31 May 2009 13:31
Rating: 3/5
Shahazada

As i heard you can drive but it's not safe, one of my friend was caught and fined for that, he is from Australia, better to apply Qatari Liscense to avoid such complications.....Cheers

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