Driving Test in Doha

Congrats loloatdoha. Now it is your time to help someone else-------each one teach one . ;)

It was no problem RDT. I know what it feels like when you try to get information here and and those who have and know the information requested can't bother or won't reply. I just hope it helps you out. Oh i just remembered for the road test the examiner might ask you to stop on the side of the road when he/she is finished taking you around the round a bouts . Just be mindful of where you are asked to stop cause sometimes they ask you to stop at bus stops, in front of an entrance to a house or compound or right after the round a bout which is a no no. if you are asked to stop in an area where you are not suppose to stop just inform the examiner that you are not suppose to stop there. He/she will tell you to go onn or that they give you permission to stop. This happenned to me and the rest of the persons on the bus i was on. It was also the main reason only 4 of us out of 25 passed the road test. Remember when you pull off the road you should be a cars length in width from the road, which that means when you open your car door you do not interfere with the traffic on the road. It's a lot of info to swallow but i am sure with all of this you will do well.

I don't know if i followed the correct procedures but this is how i signed up to do the test. First i went to the traffic dept in Madinat Khalifa with my hubby as my sponsor, had one of the guys at the small office just outside the compound type up NOC in arabic for my hubby to sign, they also did an application form for me as well (this service cost us 20QR). Took copies of my RP (card and visa in passport),bio data page of passport, copies of hubby's RP, had to show them my drivers license from my home country and walk with at least six passport pictures (they might need about 4 but because the paperwork passes through many hands and they usually staple them to the application they can sometimes get torn). I took an eye test in the building to left after entering traffic dept compound after which i went to the main building where my document was stamped and i was told to choose any driving school to challenge the test. I chose Al-khebra driving school that is located in Abu Hamour area behind the MES indian school ( I went there the same day after getting documents stamped at the traffic dept). To challenge the driving test you need to go straight to the examiners offices to the left of the compound (just ask in case it has moved) they will examine your documents and give you a date to come back to do the test. There is no driving manual online or that i could find, instead i took a pamphlet from the Al- Khebra school reception area that had the signs on them and i read all the threads on driving on the qatar living website. If you combine all the information from the threads in qatar living with the blog address below , combined with thorough knowledge of the road signs and a very humble countenance then you should be fine. Al-Khebra also has a CD that they give to their students, if you can get one of the persons attending the school to lend it to you then you should be more than fine and remember do not hit down any cones in the yard test.

You can get some information from this blog: http://dohadrivingtest.blogspot.com/p/al-khebra-driving-school-manual.html. I also read all the threads about driving test in Doha on the qatar living website. Make sure you know all signs especially the ones highlighted on the blog. The box parking is like parking at one of the malls and the L parking is basically box parking but with the parking area on a slope and your only way to exit is by reversing all the way out after you do a hill start. I was advised by everyone to be nice and mannerly to the inspectors especially on the road test. Oh, and on the road test use both hands to give the inspector your paper (just show a high level of humility). i hope this helps.

Ok Ladies . I passed their driving test and now have my Qatar Drivers License. Pretty easy test, I just did what i do everyday in my home country and got the license. The persons administering the test were pretty mannerly. Yipppeee. :) This hurdle down and one more to go; schools for my boys. Here we go...:(

Thanks for the advice NewbieDoha it is really really appreciated. They told me to be there at 4:30AM August 1st for my test.:( I will aim on being extra early, i just really don't want to fail. I'll keep you posted after the test. Which me luck. Back to studying signs. <em>edited by JA GIRL on 27/07/2012</em>

Thanks for the reply butterfingers, i am gonna start praying harder from now on. I hope and pray i am lucky on my big test day.