Sep 02, 2016  2) If I have a PK License and a International Driving Permit (IDP) from Pakistan, is it valid for driving a friend's car in the UAE? (on a visit visa) 3) From what I can remember, if someone had a Driving License from a European Country or USA/AUS/NZ, it could be converted to a UAE license. In Pakistan, the driving licence is the official document which authorises its holder to operate various types of motor vehicle on roads to which the public have access. Driving licences can be obtained by applying to any traffic police office/licensing authority in applicant's district.u.

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An international driving permit (IDP), often (incorrectly) referred to as an international driving licence (IDL), is translation of a domestic driver license that allows the holder to drive a private motor vehicle in any country or jurisdiction that recognises the document. The term International Driving Permit was first mentioned in the document prescribed in the International Convention relative to Motor Traffic that was signed at Paris in 1926. In most countries, IDPs are issued by automobile associations, such as American Automobile Association^[1] in the USA, Norwegian Automobile Federation^[2] in Norway and Motormännens riksförbund^[3] in Sweden.

International Driving Permits are governed by three international conventions: the 1926 Paris International Convention relative to Motor Traffic, the 1949 Geneva Convention on Road Traffic, and the 1968 Vienna Convention on Road Traffic. When a state is contracting to more than one convention, the newest one terminate and replace previous ones.

The IDP, whose A6 size (148 × 105 mm) is slightly larger than a passport, has a grey cover and white inside pages. The outside and inside of the front cover shall be printed in (at least one of) the national language(s) of the issuing State. The last two inside pages shall be printed in French, and pages preceding those two pages shall repeat the first of them in several languages, which must include English, Russian and Spanish.

To be valid, the IDP must be accompanied by a valid driving licence issued in the applicant's country of residence. An IDP is not required if the driver's domestic licence meets the requirements of the 1949 or 1968 convention; the domestic licence can be used directly in a foreign jurisdiction that is a party to that convention.^[4] In addition, other arrangements eliminates the need of an IDP in some countries, such as the European driving license valid within the European Economic Area or holders of an Inter-American Driving Permit driving in participating American countries.

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1968 convention (as amended in 2011)[edit]

The main regulations about driving licences are in Annex 6 (domestic driving permit) and Annex 7 (International Driving Permit). The currently active version of those is in force in each contracting party since no later than 29 March 2011 (Article 43). According to the 1968 Vienna Convention, an IDP must have an expiration date of no more than three years from its issue date or until the expiration date of national driving permit, whichever is earlier, and it is valid for a period of one year upon the arrival in the foreign country.

Article 41 of the convention describes requirements for driving licences. Key of those are:

• every driver of a motor vehicle must hold a driving licence;
• driving licences can be issued only after passing theoretical and practical exams, which are regulated by each country or jurisdiction;
• Contracting parties shall recognize as valid for driving in their territories:
  • domestic driving licence conforms to the provisions of annex 6 to the convention;
  • International Driving Permit conforms to the provisions of annex 7 to the convention, on condition that it is presented with the corresponding domestic driving licence;
• driving licences issued by a contracting party shall be recognised in the territory of another contracting party until this territory becomes the place of normal residence of their holder;
• all of the above does not apply to learner-driver licences;
• the period of validity of an international driving permit shall be either no more than three years after the date of issue or until the date of expiry of the domestic driving licence, whichever is earlier;
• Contracting parties may refuse to recognise the validity of driving licences for persons under eighteen or, for categories C, D, CE and DE, under twenty-one;
• an international driving permit shall only be issued by the contracting party in whose territory the holder has their normal residence and that issued the domestic driving licence or that recognised the driving licence issued by another contracting party; it shall not be valid for use in that territory.

1968 convention (original)[edit]

The Convention on Road Traffic has been ratified by 72 countries/jurisdiction. Examples of countries/jurisdictions that have not ratified the Convention include Chile, Taiwan (Republic of China), Costa Rica, Ecuador, the Holy See, Indonesia, Ireland, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Mexico, South Korea, Spain, Thailand, and Venezuela.

The Convention had amendments on 3 September 1993 and 28 March 2006. There is a European Agreement supplementing the Convention on Road Traffic (1968), which was concluded in Geneva, on 1 May 1971.

Note that before 29 March 2011 the convention demanded contracting parties to recognise as valid for driving in their territories:

• any domestic driver's licence drawn up in their national language or in one of their national languages, or, if not drawn up in such a language, accompanied by a certified translation;
• any domestic driver's licence conforming to the provisions of annex 6 to the convention; and
• any international driver permit conforming to the provisions of annex 7 to the convention.

Prior to 29 March 2011, annex 6 and annex 7 defined forms of driver's licences that are different from those defined after that date. Driving licences issued before 29 March 2011 that match older edition of the annexes are valid until their expiration dates (article 43).

1949 convention[edit]

The 1949 Geneva Convention on Road Traffic has been ratified by 96 states.^[6] The 1949 Convention's description of a driving permit and international driving permit are located in Annexes 9 and 10. Switzerland signed but did not ratify the Convention. The 1949 Geneva Convention states that an IDP remains valid for one year from the date of issue, with a grace period of six months.

There is a European Agreement supplementing the 1949 Convention on Road Traffic, in addition to the 1949 Protocol on Road Signs and Signals, concluded in Geneva on 16 September 1950.

• 'Permissible maximum weight' of a vehicle means the weight of the vehicle and its maximum load when the vehicle is ready for road.
• 'Maximum load' means the weight of the load declared permissible by the competent authority of the country(or jurisdiction) of registration of the vehicle.
• 'Light trailers' shall be those of permissible maximum weight not exceeding 750 kg (1,650 lbs).

1926 convention[edit]

The 1926 International Convention relative to Motor Traffic is the older IDP Convention. It is only required in Iraq, Somalia^[8] and Brazil.^[9] International Driving Permits according to the 1926 Convention on Motor Traffic are also valid in Liechtenstein and Mexico^[10] which also didn't ratify any of the above-mentioned later conventions.^[11][12] Mexico also recognizes^[13] the Inter-American Driving Permit according to the Convention on the Regulation of Inter-American Automotive Traffic 1943.^[14] This convention also contains regulations about driving licences and an international driving licence in its Articles VI and XIII and its Annex B^[15] and thus gives an alternative opportunity for a valid driving permit based on a convention between several sovereign states. Article XIII paragraph 2 says 'the international driving licence issued in accordance with the international Convention of 1926 shall be deemed to meet the requirements of this Article' (which defines the requirements of the international driving licence according to the Convention on the Regulation of Inter-American Automotive Traffic 1943).

For states that have ratified the 1926 Convention on Motor Traffic^[16] but did not ratify the Convention on Road Traffic (1949 Geneva Convention on Road Traffic) (e.g. Germany) or the Convention on Road Traffic (1968 Vienna Convention on Road Traffic) (Argentina, Chile, Egypt, Spain, India, Ireland, Iceland, Lebanese Republic, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Sri Lanka, Syria, Thailand and the Vatican City State [eventually via the Holy See as contract party]) the number of states in which the International Driving Permit according to the 1926 Convention on Motor Traffic is valid, is higher.

Validity[edit]

According to the 1968 Vienna Convention, an IDP must have an expiration date of no more than three years from its issue date or until the expiration date of national driving permit, whichever is earlier, and it is valid for a period of one year upon the arrival in the foreign country. The previous convention (1949 Geneva Convention) stated that an IDP remains valid for one year from the date of issue, with a grace period of six months.

The IDP is not valid for driving in the country or jurisdiction where it was issued, it can only be used in foreign countries, and it must be shown with the carrier's original driver's license.

Countries and jurisdictions that recognize IDP[edit]

* Requires presentation to local police and payment of special registration upon arrival
** IDP must be exchanged for a local driving licence.

• In relations between the Contracting States, the 1949 Geneva Convention terminated and replaced the International Convention relative to Motor Traffic and the International Convention relative to Road Traffic signed at Paris on 24 April 1926, and the Convention on the Regulation of Inter- American Automotive Traffic opened for signature at Washington on 15 December 1943.
• In relations between the Contracting States, the 1968 Vienna Convention terminated and replaced the International Convention relative to Motor Traffic and the International Convention relative to Road Traffic, signed at Paris on 24 April 1926, the Convention on the Regulation of Inter-American Automotive Traffic, opened for signature at Washington on 15 December 1943, and the Convention on Road Traffic, opened for signature at Geneva on 19 September 1949.

References[edit]

1. ^'AAA IDP International Driving Permit'. www.aaa.com. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
2. ^'Internasjonalt førerkort'. NAF (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2 October 2019.
3. ^'Beställ ditt internationella körkort av M Sverige!'. msverige.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2 October 2019.
4. ^'Driving with driving licences issued in non-EU/EEA countries'. Statens vegvesen. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
5. ^ ^ab'1968 Convention on Road Traffic (2006 consolidated version) in English, French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese and Arabic'(PDF). unece.org.
6. ^'United Nations Treaty Collection'. un.org.
7. ^Convention on Road Traffic of 1949
8. ^'International Driving Permits'. AutoDriverClub. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
9. ^'IDP Country List | AA'. www.theaa.com. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
10. ^List of contract-party-states in the current version of the german International Driving Permit according to the 1926 Convention on Motor Traffic. (In german language.) Bundesministerium der Justiz und für Verbraucherschutz (Federal Ministry for Justice and Consumer protection of the Federal Republic of Germany). Retrieved 18 March 2014.
11. ^Status of the 1 . Convention on Road Traffic Geneva, 19 September 1949. United Nations Treaty Collection. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
12. ^Status of the 19 . Convention on Road Traffic Vienna, 8 November 1968. United Nations Treaty Collection. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
13. ^Countries Recognizing an Inter-American Driving Permit according to the Convention on the Regulation of Inter-American Automotive Traffic 1943. AutoDriverClub. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
14. ^Convention on the Regulation of Inter-American Automotive Traffic 1943. AutoDriverClub. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
15. ^Annex B of the Convention on the Regulation of Inter-American Automotive Traffic 1943. AutoDriverClub. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
16. ^French original text of the 1926 Convention internationale relative à la circulation automobile containig a list of states that form the area of application of the convention (Champ d'application de la convention). Les autorités fédérales de la Confédération suisse (The federal authorities of the Swiss Confederation). Retrieved 18 March 2014.
17. ^Anlage 8b zu § 25b Absatz 2 der Verordnung über die Zulassung von Personen zum Straßenverkehr [Fahrerlaubnis-Verordnung - FeV] vom 13. Dezember 2010 [BGBl. I S. 1980], die durch Artikel 2 der Verordnung vom 5. November 2013 [BGBl. I S. 3920] geändert worden ist: Muster eines Internationalen Führerscheins nach dem Internationalen Abkommen über Kraftfahrzeugverkehr vom 24. April 1926. (Appendix 8b to Section 25b Paragraph 2 of the Driving Licence Ordinance [of the Federal Republic of Germany]: Sample of an International Driving Permit according to the International Convention of the 24. April 1926.) (In german language.) Retrieved 19 March 2014.
18. ^'United Nations Treaty Collection'. treaties.un.org. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
19. ^'United Nations Treaty Collection'. treaties.un.org. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
20. ^http://www.nyszone.com. 'Brief Overview of International Driving Permits'. www.adcidl.com. Retrieved 1 October 2019.

External links[edit]

• IDP Requirements by Country — shows 1926 or 1949 IDP status and special requirements to use an IDP in each country
• 1968 Vienna Convention on Road Traffic (Consolidated version).
• Contracting Parties to the Convention on Road Traffic – Vienna, 8 November 1968 (list of countries)

• FTC vs William Scott Dion, et al. Legal action against PT Resource Center for selling bogus IDP's and related identification documents

In Pakistan, the driving licence is the official document which authorises its holder to operate various types of motor vehicle on roads to which the public have access. Driving licences can be obtained by applying to any traffic police office/licensing authority in applicant's district.u

Obtaining a Driver's Licence[edit]

Any person of the minimum age of 18 years can apply for a driving licence. The applicant must show their National Identity Card and proof of residence of the area in which a candidate is applying and must be able to read a car number plate from a distance of 20.5 meters (65').

For fresh license in all over Pakistan the person needs to apply first for a learner's permit.

• The candidate needs to come to the office, in person.
• The candidate needs to show the CNIC of the Concerned District (In case of the out district, permission may be granted from the concerned MLA/DPO in advance).
• They have to paste a ticket of PKR RS.100 for each category e.g. motor bike, car, etc.
• Medical Form Duly signed from the Medical officer.

Medical tests[edit]

After fulfilling the medical tests the applicant is eligible for getting the computerized learner's permit. The learner's permit is valid for 6 months normally. And after that the person is eligible for a Computerized Driving License. In this 6 months time Candidates have to pass through a series of tests. Phase 1 requires to pass a computerized written test, followed by road signs test. If the candidate fails in any of the phase 1 tests, then the candidate shall retry phase 1 after a gap of 42 days. Passing requires at least 80% correct answers. After Phase 1, Phase 2 is a practical test in which the candidate is tested to drive in narrow spaces, and park in a narrow space. If during the test, the candidate's car touches any of the cones, then a retest can take place after 42 days.

After successfully passing the test the person can get the Computerized Driving License which is valid for 5 years.

Security features[edit]

Get International Driver's License Online

NADRA has developed an RFID based Driver's License that bears a license holder's unique, personal information as well as stores data regarding traffic violations and tickets issued / outstanding penalties. Data is stored in two halves of the chip. One half contains the personal information of the license holder and cannot be changed or modified. The second half is re-writable, where history of violations can be recorded. At the end of the day, violation data is transferred from the policeman's handheld device (PDA) to local police station which is then transferred to the central server (at district/state level) through secure channel that ensures data security and integrity. The e-Driver's License system has been developed to automatically revoke driving rights in case of traffic violation. Comprehensive data of violations is electronically stored and available to the authorities. The e-Driver's license developed by NADRA also allows the authorities to provide for supplementary provisions and services. The RFID Driver's License enables improvements in identity verification, privacy protection and highway safety.

Validity[edit]

1 Learner's driving permit of Motorcycle / Motorcar / LTV / HTV / PSV / Tractor (Agriculture) shall be valid for six months, however the applicant can appear for practical driving test after 42 days

2 Learner's driving permit of construction / agriculture machinery shall be valid for one year, however the applicant can appear for practical driving test after six month

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3 Foreigners Driving Licence shall be valid for the duration of valid Pakistani Visa

4 International Driving Permit shall be valid for one (01) year

5 All other categories of Driving Licences issued under these Rules other than PSV licences shall be valid for 5 years

6 PSV Licences shall be valid for three years unless otherwise provided in these Rules, canceled/suspended by the Authority or a competent Court earlier

Categories[edit]

In Pakistan, there are different categories of driving licence.

• Motorcar/Jeep : Motorcar/Jeep driving licence is valid for non commercial car.
• LTV : Light transport vehicle driving licence is valid for commercial car-taxi, motorcycle, jeep, Mini bus and lightweight transport.
• HTV : heavy transport vehicle driving licence is valid for buses, trucks, trailers, cranes, and any type of heavy transport.
• Tractor Agriculture
• Motor Cycle Rickshaw but Not valid for car
• PSV : Public Service Vehicle
• International Driver Permits

See also[edit]

External links[edit]

• DLIMS : Driving License Information Management System Pakistan Official

International Driving License Pakistan