Roads & Transport Authority - Service Details

Driving institutes in Dubai

• The customer undergoes an eye test at one of the optical centers.
• The customer presents the required documents at the driving institutes, Customer Happiness Centres or at the registration offices (related to the driving institutes).
• The customer settles the fees to complete the procedure of opening a learning file.
• The customer receives the learning permit to start the training.

• Up to 10 minutes at the driving institutes or the registration offices or RTA service centres.

3 months from the date of the permit issuance.

Driving learning permit

• The personal presence of the customer is required.
  
• The customer must be medically fit after he passes the eye test or medical test based on the customer driving licence class.
  
• The driving institutes registration offices are located in the shopping centers and offer the same services.
• In case the visa is issued in another emirate:
  • The customer must not have a driving licence file in another emirate.
  • The activity and trade name on the commercial licence of the company’s Dubai branch must correspond.
  • The same sponsor-related requirements must be presented in case of personal sponsorship.
  • The customer is exempt from presenting a commercial licence if he was the CEO of a company, an institution, a bank, a university, an organization, or of public oil equipment.
• The training file will be cancelled if the customer doesn't take the road test within 6 months from his last appointment date.

• The customer must abide by the following to apply for a driving licence:

Motorcycle licence

• The customer must not be younger than 17 years old.

Light vehicle licence

• The customer must be 17 years and 6 months old to open a file; however, the licence will be issued when the customer turns 18.
• If the vehicle is for transporting passengers, its weight while empty should not exceed 2.5 tonnes, and the number of passengers must not exceed 14 without the driver.
• If the vehicle is for transporting cargo, its weight while empty must not exceed 2.5 tonnes, and its cargo must not exceed 2 tonnes.

Heavy vehicle licence (all types of heavy and light vehicles)

• The customer must be 20 years old to apply for this licence.

• The customer must not be younger than 21 years old to apply for this licence.

• The customer must not be younger than 21 years old to apply for this licence.

Tractor or light mechanical machine licence (all types of tractors or light mechanical machines of which the weight while empty does not exceed 7.5 tonnes)

• The customer must not be younger than 20 years old to apply for this licence.

Tractor or heavy mechanical machine licence (all types of light and heavy tractors and mechanical machines)

• The customer must not be younger than 20 years old to apply for this licence.

Eye test results

• The customer must take an eye test at an eyesight testing centre accredited by the Dubai Health Authority (DHA)
• The customer must pass the eye test according to the requested category.

For drivers of light vehicles and motorcycles

• Right eye 6/18 -- Left eye 6/18
• Right eye 6/12-- Left eye 6/24
• Right eye 6/9 -- Left eye 6/36 or 6/60
• Right eye 6/6 -- Left eye Blind.

For drivers of heavy vehicles with or without spectacles

• Right eye 6/6 -- Left eye 6/18 or 6/12 or 6/9
• Right eye 6/9 -- Left eye 6/9.

For the drivers of light and heavy buses, tractor and mechanical machines with or without spectacles

• Both eyes must be 6/6 with or without spectacles.

For colour blind customers

• The customer can apply for the licence on condition of passing the eye test.