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machine 27 October 2013 at 02:00
helpfull :) thank you...I heard very soon ROP going to make Minimum salary RO 450/-pm for
expats..( Not sure heard frm my frnd)
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Mahesh 9 December 2013 at 04:36
Helped a lot, got some knowledge
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Natarajan S 2 February 2014 at 03:50
Is it a latest change from 15days to 8 days? Also some talk is going on that Males also
can appear for road test with automatic transmission?! is that true.?
Anonymous 14 April 2015 at 01:34
Hey, well we are all hoping for that but as an Omani citizen who know people working
in the ROP, I don't think so. It is just a rumor but let's cross our fingers and hope for it. I
have passed the drums (manual gear) but I haven't passed the slope :( so I still gotta
do the slope and the driving test
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Very nice post. Very very useful. Specially regarding Rusail R/A .... no other post having such a
clear detail. Hats off you Mr. B.V.
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Now no attestation is needed for Indian driving license for taking Book..
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Unknown 24 February 2016 at 05:13
hey..
If I have Indian Drive license then we will not go for drem and slope test
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Thanks A lot for this and Thanks To ALLAH i got my driving license on 2 nd try :) and my friend
also got in 2nd try same day :)
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no words to this work sir, excellant work brother ...so nice see people like u...
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what is the latest waiting period after failing to appear the test again. plz help me ppl , i m dying to
giv test. had enough of nataraja service in this hot boiling season.
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Benjamin Varghese
I think its 10 days now:-). All depends upon your instructor! One of my friends has got
the date within 10 days after failing her 1st test.
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I'll never forget the day I got my drivers license. It was one of the best days of my life. I have never
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Benjamin, Awesome work... I can see a lot of effort going into this...Excellent job...Keep up the
good work...
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Unknown 22 August 2014 at 05:33
thanks for guidelines to me. i will used your tips to pass road test. thanks once again.
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Benjamin Varghese
One of my friends (who had card, not the laminated one) got it without attestation.
Other one (who had the laminated License) didn't do the Ministry of Ext Affirs
attestation,but he got exemption from Drum & Slope tests.
Anonymous 24 November 2014 at 06:12
I too got my learners exempted from drum and slop tests without getting it attested as I
was having a valid licence card from india( issued 1 year before)
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Benjamin Varghese
There is a group in facebook. Join the group - you will surely find.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1396005010656753/
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Thank you friend. Appreciate your effort. I got license @ 1st attempt.
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Benjamin Varghese
Update: (Dec 2014): To get an exemption from Drum & Slope tests, Just go to the ROP
(Preferably ROP Seeb) with your Native Driving License (Laminated/ Card etc.., anything will do.
But it should be 1 year Valid). ROP is not keen about the Embassy & Ministry of External Affairs
attestation these days.
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nice tips...appreciate your tips...just started to learn,,,,while practicing for drums....u view through
mirror ..so at which point we should stop car and turn your streeing to enter in the drums...i hope u
understood the question
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I cleared my road test in second attempt. A hearty thanks for your useful information.
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Benjamin Varghese
Great work lots of respect and hats off for contrubution towards humanity...its big thing Licence in
gulf
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How to know whether my Indian driving licence accepted for exemption from Drum & Slope tests
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Benjamin Varghese
thank you...for the good work....i feel all who pass and get license should pay you as
royalty....after reading your manual the way you have guided..almost as a spoon feeding ..nothing
missed.God bless you
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Wonderful post Verghese. Really appreciate this post and time u spent on preparing these easy to
understand guidelines. You've covered each and every thing, which expats need to know for
driving license. I wish I could have read it quite earlier, and I am sure that it would have helped me
to a great extent.
I started my driving sessions one and half year back. In between I took some long breaks. Today
was my 7th try in Road Test in Muscat. Till 5th try, i can say that i did some or other mistakes. But
during 6th and 7th, I can just say that I was not lucky. Both times, I just failed because someone
abruptly entered the roundabout while I was already inside and was about to exit. Last time (my
6th try), one fellow in pick-up truck entered suddenly and the ROP applied brake to slow down my
car, though I was in a controllable speed. And today even though I tried my best to take all
precautions but still same situation arrived. ROP asked me to take u-turn from Roundabout and I
took it successfully, almost. But exactly while exiting the roundabout, one person from right
entered the roundabout even after seeing our car, and even after seeing the indicators. ROP
suddenly caught my steering and gave horn (which I was supposed to do). Both times, single
mistake. Well. I can only say my verdict here now for the people who are following this thread and
who are still preparing for next road test :
Apart from learning Good Driving and all the necessary rules and regulations, we should also
have presence of mind to take immediate WISE decision, in case others are doing mistakes in
front of us, which is eventually going to affect us. With today's failure I have learned this lesson,
and I am ready for my next try. Friends, we should lose hope at any cost, Till now I have spent
more than 700 OMR in just training sessions and tests right from my first day. My trainer is
charging little higher compared to others in every test which i don't want to mention here, he will
be having his reasons and requirements. But he is a good guy and he taught me very well. Some
of my friends advised me to change trainer, Some advised me to go other places in Oman and get
license. But after all, I have to live in Muscat with my family, I want to pass my test in this place
only. And what the trainer will do if its not in our luck today.
As we fail, we always blame strictness of ROP or some road conditions (like I was blaming till
today after failing), but always think about your family. Today some plus or minus will happen to
us due to our wrong driving, then the situation will be unpredictable. Like today. When that person
entered the roundabout suddenly, I should have alerted him with the horn. The car following us
especially while turning in roundabout is always trusting us and follow unless its a heavy vehicle or
big SUVs which can view every thing even in front of our car. They can also hit us if we don't take
"quick-n-wise" decision. I was just imagining, if I will be driving with my wife and my only 9m baby,
in my car, and this kind of situation would have occurred then.... So with more failure I am getting
more better. (I am not telling that people getting license in lesser tries are not good. My wife got
license in her first try, 4 years back, and she is driving our car so perfectly, I should have started
my driving before her :-) well i was bit lazy that time :-)). Ya, I agree, every time we fail, its hard
time for us especially while paying money to our trainer (hardly 10 Rial less, than which we can
give him after passing). This feeling will be with all of us, after all its our hard earned money which
we are earning away from our country for our family. But its their occupation. We cannot think that
we are paying extra for getting a failure. My personal opinion is "God knows better than us, what is
better for us and when". After all its one time investment.
But still I have hope that I will get my license in next try and I will come back to this thread and
post my experience.
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Sasan Perfumes 9 May 2015 at 09:38
great post sir did u passed////\?????
Excellent work on the tutorial for obtaining the Omani Drivers License, well done, hopefully in the
future, there can be more detailed videos for the beginners to view, so that they can have a better
understanding of what you so eloquently compiled, keep it up.
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Benjamin Varghese
Is it necessary to get my indian driving license attested in sohar?...my indian driving license is 9
yrs valid...
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Hi
I have dubai driving licence. . I want get omani driving licence?
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Hi.
Please tell me any driving school in Shinas.
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distance from me to seeb in other words i was paying 14 rials for 1 hour classes.
i just dont want others to waste money like me
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Benjamin Varghese
Dear Susan
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Muzammil Shaikh 6 September 2015 at 04:42
Any Driving Schools in Muscat..??
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Is exemption for drum and slop test still available? I heard ROP stopped that option from July
2015 onwards. Is it true?
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Benjamin Varghese
Yes..! Its True. No more exemption from Drum & Slope Tests from June 2015.
All will have to start from the scratch. :-(
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attention plz.....
there is some change in law regarding driving test by oman police......
now drum slop will mot exempt and you have to face all procedure...... now your domestic driving
test not acceptable now no need to attest or verified form ministry of foreign affairs..... all whos
now applying for fresh licence must have to face and clear the drum slop..... today i waited money
and time for the attestation of driving licence which was not accepted by rop... cuz law changed so
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Benjamin Varghese
:-)
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Benjamin Varghese
:-)
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What a great post! Very useful driving tips, these tips will really help me to pass driving exam. I
want to learn driving from some professional Port Macquarie Driving School. Can you suggest a
good driving school?
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Fantastic. Thank you so much for the time and effort you put into this!
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Thanks for your effort, really its best article for all of us.
Can you help me to find any other professional driving trainer like (Driving School in Muscat )
any driving school here in muscat..??
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is there any plan to take Driving Test on Automatics Cars by ROP for males?
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My little brother is working towards getting his drivers license and he is beyond stoked for it.
Although he is excited, he is nervous about taking the written and driving test. I'll have to show him
this and see if it can help him out at all.
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I can say its an amazing work for the benefit and safety of all. I am driving perfectly since last 4
years in Dubai before moving to Sohar, Oman, last week.
I have Dubai automatic license, but came to know its of no use. So I have open new book and
looking for an honest instructor who can train me to get Omani license at the earliest possible
time. Can any one suggest me and give useful advice regarding instructor and their payment term.
More over I stay in Falaj which is approx. 30 Km from Sohar toward Liwa, so transportation daily
for driving is also one of the biggest challenge a part from managing time in office.
Once more thanks for your wonderful blog.
Regards
Mohammed, India
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Thanks for the nice blog. It was very useful for me. I m happy I found this blog. Thank you for
sharing with us,I too always learn something new from your post.
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How many days after the slope and drum test can one take road test? Lets say one wttok test on
October 1, 2015 then when can one take road test? Thanks
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Muzammil Shaikh 22 October 2015 at 04:25
After 10 days if you passed drum and slope.
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My instructor is informing me that I CAN'T do all the tests on the same day. After completing my
barrel and hill and signs I must wait 10 days... confirm for me please.
Thanks!
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Anonymous 13 October 2015 at 04:28
Yes.
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Good Job Benjamin.. Very useful for the newbies here in Oman without license..
Really appreciate it!
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Useful info!!!!
Could you please also tell technique that can be used for the drum test, at what reference point
should we start to move the car left or right?
Many thanks
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I have taken driving book on jan 2015,but i have not given any test till now .Do i am exempted
from drum and slop test.
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Excellent Instructions!!! Very helpful for those who wish/try to have a driving licence in Oman.
Many thanks Mr. Benjamin. :)
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Thanks BV for the nice post...one suggestion for someone who is looking for a driving
instructor...as someone already mentioned, check if the instructor you are engaging has a valid
license from ROP for training. Its a green color card with their photo and other details on it. If the
trainer does not have this, you will be forced to go with someone else on the day of the test (may
be same car or other car). In any case, this trainer will not bother to give you correct feedback as
he is only concerned about taking his share of 15 rials which he already got from your trainer. I am
telling this from my own experience. One more suggestion is never ever go to Muscat Driving
School, they are the worst in this field. They only know how to make money and moreover they
only have around 3-4 certified trainers all others are not certified. Best of luck to all for your tests.
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Anonymous 18 November 2015 at 17:42
By the grace of God I passed the test in my 2nd attempt... I suggest Nasser for driving
classes, very good teacher...his number is 99382703...as I mentioned above, never go
to Muscat driving school. Had I taken classes from Nasser instead of MDS, I think I
would have passed the test in the first attempt itself... All the best guys...
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Hi I am kishore,
Just joined in Galfar at Salalah
Thanks a lot...
Very useful information. kishoregalla999@gmail.com
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I have heard that new driving license holders should not involve in any accidents for some limited
period....What is the period limit?? (If they met with accidents within that period because of their
mistakes, ROP has the rights to cancel the new issued driving license.)..Can i get information
regarding this???
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Dear Benjamin,
Many Thanks for taking time out and writing such a useful guide. Appreciate your efforts and
helpful attitude.!
Cheers
Mohit
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An important thing that almost no one knows is that the minimum age for getting the book is 17
not 18. I was born in Apr 1992 got my book in 2009 Aug at 17yrs. I was giving my 3rd Road test
on my 18th Birthday. I finally passed the Road test in May 2009 after almost 9 months and 6 road
tests
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Muzammil Shaikh 15 December 2015 at 22:34
CONGRATULATION..!!
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you have done good job its really informative for me.
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seenu 17 December 2015 at 07:46
Thank u for tips bro.
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Hi... Kindly help me by replying to the post.... I had applied driving licence in bahrain in 2008 and
at that time in bahrain we head two test one inside and another outside... I had cleared inside test
in the same year but I could not able to clear out side... Next year from bahrain I got transferred to
India.. Now I'm in Oman... I have all document with bahrain driving book... Cab any exemption
applicable.... Do suggest me team....
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Anonymous 19 December 2015 at 22:47
I don't think that will help. You will have to follow the procedure from scratch in oman
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Thanks for this guide brother. I read and took note of all your pointers. luckily, I passed on second
take of road test. cheers!
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well done explaining traffic. :) can you please elaborate more about drums? having hard time
passing it. :D
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Great job. Hats off you. Very useful. Thank you so much for your efforts.
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Faraz 15 March 2016 at 00:45
Yes you can if it is valid. If its not then you just have to go through signal and road test
only
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Hey.thank you so much for these tips!.. Great help really.. God bless u :)
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Benjamin Stupendous work and excellent way of advising.You have done a tremendous hard
work for this article.
Today I passed my road test in the 5th attempt because of God's grace. Each police will take you
to different places. Some important rules I learnt was always be patient on the road, Stop
wherever there is a stop line even if the road is deserted with no traffic at all, roundabout speed
should not exceed 40 km/h, wait in the roundabout till your turn comes, never ever enter the
roundabout when a car is coming, you can wait as long as you can but dont be tensed even if the
back car honks at you. Taking U turns be careful and maintain your speed.
Instructors selection should be done carefully. I have done in this way, I talked to 3 instructors and
selected who knows good spoken English and somewhat young.
Important thing to keep in mind is that dont tell anyone before going for a test. You will be half
relieved if noone knows about your test. ITS ALL UPTO YOUR CONFIDENCE AND FORTUNE
LEVEL. 15% LUCK IS NECESSARY FOR PASSING.
ALL THE BEST GUYS.
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Getting DL in Oman is not so difficult if you know how to drive and have control on your nerves
(don't get panic) think as the police man is your friend, be attentive to his orders but don't loose
focus from the road, be confident not over confident. Its nothing like they don't want to give you
licence unless you know how to drive, be cool and enjoy your test day. The best way to get DL in
first test is to know how Drive. And another way is to get a better trainer. I met one who is gem of
a person i will share his contact below, he helped me to get DL in just one training and one test.
As i have driven for more than 6 years in GCC i did not had much driving problems here in oman.
It is a bit difficult to get DL when you are new to Left Hand Drive. But Trust me if you have self
confidence you can do it, just trust in your self keep that positive attitude when you go for test. The
Instruction given by admin is most useful and will help you understand the better way. Trainers
Contacts are as follows he is available in Muscat
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First of all my sincere appreciation for the effort you put in creating this wonderful document. It
really helps me personally. I have given one attempt in Road Test but failed. Though I don't regret,
I take it as an experience and willing to work on the feedback given by ROP during the Road Test.
While I analyse myself in details, I find one more input would be helpful, if you have already got
about it. The evaluation page in the driving license book, in which ROP have given his feedback
against each parameters which is given only in Arabic. Do you have that page translated with any
valuable inputs from that for us? Please reply if you're still on to it. Once again thank you and
appreciate your dedication.
With best regards
Guru
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Thank you so much sir . I really learnt from your theory and i passed
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Thank you so much sir . I really learnt from your theory and i passed
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Hats off to you for preparing such a helpful blog. May God bless you brother :)
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your tips is very helpful for me and every one, it's superb description
thank you sir
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This is really a helpful article,..Thanks for sharing this informative blog . it's really helpful for needy
people for getting Driving license
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Great effort.. I had already droped my plan to get licence .. all my 4 attempts made to do so.. but
now inshaallah i will try until i get it.. my trainer is jerk he will shout like harrasing.. all my
confidence will go when he shouts.
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Thank you Benjamin. Lovely post and appreciate your selfless effort. Really very useful for new
comers like me. I am just one month old in Muscat and just started driving.
On side note I wish any video is available on road test.
Thanks Raj
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Very constructive post; Thank you Benjamin. Still working on my skills to get a Licence afetr failing
in two Tests.
Based on my bitter experience, my strong suggestion is that one should not enter into contract
with Instructors.
After a lot of struggle I have now identified a good Instructor: Yunus Al Balushi, +96892911660.
He works on daily payment basis and operates only in Darsait area. Good luck!
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It's a great pleasure for me to read this awesome ideas you have shared to us. I really appreciate
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One important advice as given which I ignored today because of my shyness is that of changing
car and instructor on your test day. I failed the drum test because the instructor that had been
training me didn't show up today. He sent someone and there was a language barrier which
demoralised me from the beginning. The dude still collected 25 OMR from me. Please my advice:
Don't be shied. Its your money. Ask the instructor from the begining whether you will use the car
you are used to. Am really sad today.
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Great effort, i need a help . can you give a good trainer's name and his phone number phone
training. iam from ghala muscat area.
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