Hello BHPians!!

anilsiyal · 7th July 2011, 23:20

Glad to be approved and be part of team-bhp!!! I've relocated from US although a year back and glad to be in Bangalore.

As a first step I wanted to get my Indian car driving license so I can drive here. So I went thru a driving school and took the lessons and unfortunately when it came to the actual driving test the instructor failed me for a minor technicality (saying I need to practice a lot while reversing) :-(. In my 15 years of driving in US, never faced such a problem. Apart from this, my six months is up with the Learning license. Only option is to reapply for LL.

I have a California driving license and would like to get a India driving license. I heard that its possible to go to RTO and fill form 4 and provide the necessary documents to get the Indian license without giving a driving test. Is that still true? secondly, since I have already given the driving test (& failed), can I take this route to get the DL? If not, is there any other option?

Thanks for your help.
Anil

SushilBajpai · 8th July 2011, 00:08

Welcome to the forum. And on a different note - welcome to India.

It should be possible to convert your US licence to an Indian one with TD. In my experience if you just go to RTO without an agent, things are a lot easier - at least here in Pune.

Best of luck with your licence.

anilsiyal · 11th July 2011, 23:53

Thanks Sushil. Will give this a try and see. Hopefully I will get this time.

7th July 2011, 23:20	#1
anilsiyal Newbie Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Bangalore Posts: 0 Thanked: 0 Times	Hello BHPians!! Glad to be approved and be part of team-bhp!!! I've relocated from US although a year back and glad to be in Bangalore. As a first step I wanted to get my Indian car driving license so I can drive here. So I went thru a driving school and took the lessons and unfortunately when it came to the actual driving test the instructor failed me for a minor technicality (saying I need to practice a lot while reversing) :-(. In my 15 years of driving in US, never faced such a problem. Apart from this, my six months is up with the Learning license. Only option is to reapply for LL. I have a California driving license and would like to get a India driving license. I heard that its possible to go to RTO and fill form 4 and provide the necessary documents to get the Indian license without giving a driving test. Is that still true? secondly, since I have already given the driving test (& failed), can I take this route to get the DL? If not, is there any other option? Thanks for your help. Anil
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8th July 2011, 00:08	#2
SushilBajpai BHPian Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Pune/Lasham Posts: 267 Thanked: 247 Times	Re: Hello BHPians!! Welcome to the forum. And on a different note - welcome to India. It should be possible to convert your US licence to an Indian one with TD. In my experience if you just go to RTO without an agent, things are a lot easier - at least here in Pune. Best of luck with your licence.
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11th July 2011, 23:53	#3
anilsiyal Newbie Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Bangalore Posts: 0 Thanked: 0 Times	Re: Hello BHPians!! Thanks Sushil. Will give this a try and see. Hopefully I will get this time.
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