You Should Know

1. You must be present in person when applying at Driving Institutes.
2. You must meet these conditions to get a Learning Permit:
   • Motorcycle Driving Licence: You must be 17 years old.
   • Light vehicle Driving Licence: You can open a Traffic File after reaching the legal age of 17 years and 6 months. The Driving Licence is issued after you pass all the required tests and turn 18.
   • Driving Licence for vehicles that transport passengers: The vehicle must have a maximum weight of 2.5 tonnes while empty, and a maximum number of 14 passengers without the driver.
   • Driving Licence for vehicles that transport cargo: They must have a maximum weight of 2.5 tonnes while empty, and a maximum cargo weight of 2 tonnes.
   • Heavy vehicle Driving Licence (for driving all types of light and heavy vehicles): You must be 20 years old.
   • Light bus Driving Licence (for light vehicles and light buses with a maximum of 26 passengers without the driver): You must be 21 years old.
   • Heavy bus Driving Licence (for light and heavy buses and light vehicles): You must be 21 years old.
   • Driving Licence for tractors or light equipment (for all types of tractors and light equipment with a maximum weight of 7.5 tonnes while empty): You must be 20 years old.
   • Driving Licence for tractors or heavy equipment (for tractors and light and heavy equipment): You must be 20 years old.
3. You can transfer your permit to another branch of the same Driving Institute for free.
4. To transfer your permit to a different Driving Institute, you must submit a Clearance Certificate and pay a fee that varies according to the institute. Follow the steps below:
   • Apply through the website or RTA Dubai using your valid Emirates ID.
   • An OTP is sent to your registered number to verify your identity.
   • Click Update learning permit .
   • Click Change institute and mention the reason.
   • Choose to change branches within the same institute or to change institutes.
   • You're contacted to complete the rest of the procedure at the new institute.
5. You can change the Learning Permit from regular to special for free.
6. You can change the Learning Permit from manual to automatic and vice versa after paying the required fees (AED 220).
7. You can't change the Learning Permit category between different types of vehicles.
8. Driving Licence categories available for POD are determined based on the medical report.
9. If you're colour blind, you can still apply for a Learning Permit provided that you pass the eye test.
10. The eye test is valid for 3 years.
11. Once you pass the Road Test, you'll receive a temporary licence valid for 7 days through email.
12. If you have a previous unexchangeable valid Driving Licence for a light vehicle issued in another country, you're exempted from training sessions as follows:
    • If the licence has been issued more than 5 years ago, only 20 training sessions are required.
    • If the licence has been issued less than 5 years ago and more than 2 years ago, only 30 training sessions are required.
    • If the licence has been issued less than 2 years ago, only 40 training sessions are required.
13. If you have a previous unexchangeable licence, you can have the golden chance by taking the Knowledge and Road Tests. The tests require no training hours and the chance is given only once. If you fail the Road Test, you must take the training hours without the theory part based on your previous experience.
14. If you have a visa from another emirate:
    • You mustn't have a Driving Licence File in another emirate.
    • The activity and name on the Trade Licence of your company branch in Dubai must correspond.
15. Vehicle types covered by the Driving Institutes and the tests available at each one vary as follows:

Citizens and residents of legal age according to the vehicle category, medically fit

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• Your Training file is suspended if you don't take one of the Driving Tests (Knowledge, Yard, or Road) within 6 months from your last appointment date.
• If 6 months to 2 years have passed since your last appointment, you must reopen your learning file to continue the application. If more than 2 years have passed, you must reapply for the service.
• The required eye test results must be as follows:
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Light and heavy buses, tractors, and equipment with or without spectacles
    • Both your eyes must be 6/6, with or without spectacles.
• Eye Test Centres accredited by the Dubai Health Authority (DHA) and authorised by RTA:
  • Prime Medical Center - Dubai International Airport - Terminal 1, Departures Hall - First Floor
  • Dubai Optical
  • Yateem Optician
  • Malak Typing - Photocopying & Optical
  • Emirates Driving Institute - Eye Test
  • Salik Optical
  • Barakat Optical
  • Belhasa Driving Centre - Eye Test
  • Al Jaber Optical
  • Executive Optics
  • Apple International Optical
  • Leen Optics
  • Grand Optics
  • Rivoli EyeZone
  • Magrabi Optical