License eligibility

dloubser
By dloubser

Hi

A quick question about driving license eligibility. My son, who will be travelling to Qatar with the family, is 16yrs old and has what is called, in New Zealand, a restricted drivers license, this is not a learners, but an intermediate license before he gets his full license. Do you think he would be allowed to drive in Qatar.

PS. he is making me ask this question, I would rather he did not drive, 16 is just too young.

Cheers

Dave

By bleu• 22 Jul 2008 10:04
bleu

The Arabic wording "Reaches 18 years" means he could get a license a day after his 17th birthday (they don't advertise that much...)

By michoo123• 22 Jul 2008 07:59
michoo123

No he cant drive, Minimum age to apply license in Qatar is 18, I am afraid he has to wait another 2 more years.

By Aisha-Taweela• 22 Jul 2008 01:18
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Aisha-Taweela

No he is not allowed to drive here. Specially not on the equivalent of a learners licence. Age limit here for a driving licence is 18 years. If he has any doubt , check the search button. There have been questions about this before.

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