Gulf Arabs with current licences do not have to pass a test, though it seems the Qataris might not agree to change Saudi licences.
"Other Arabs" have to take a test, and it seems that the local driving test is hell to pass! They have a parking test where you have to get a clunky old manual-gear car into a space about one inch longer than the car itself.
As usual, it helps to know which hand to grease. Baksheesh is alive and well in Qatar, in the driving schools as everywhere else...
and Mimo, bring an International licence with you to cover the many months it will take you to even get an appointment for your mandatory 25 day driving course costing 1,350 Rials.
Newsflash: you might not even get the chance to take a test!
“It is likely that these segments of the society which do not need to drive to work will not be issued driving licences.”
According to the report, these people will be banned from joining driving schools on the assumption that the labourers are provided transportation by their employers and unemployed women mostly stay at home.
Gulf Arabs with current licences do not have to pass a test, though it seems the Qataris might not agree to change Saudi licences.
"Other Arabs" have to take a test, and it seems that the local driving test is hell to pass! They have a parking test where you have to get a clunky old manual-gear car into a space about one inch longer than the car itself.
As usual, it helps to know which hand to grease. Baksheesh is alive and well in Qatar, in the driving schools as everywhere else...
and Mimo, bring an International licence with you to cover the many months it will take you to even get an appointment for your mandatory 25 day driving course costing 1,350 Rials.
Newsflash: you might not even get the chance to take a test!
“It is likely that these segments of the society which do not need to drive to work will not be issued driving licences.”
According to the report, these people will be banned from joining driving schools on the assumption that the labourers are provided transportation by their employers and unemployed women mostly stay at home.
Welcome to Qatar!