Driving Licence In West Bengal

Driving Licence in West Bengal

Driving Licence

Necessity of Driving License

Yes. You can not drive a motor vehicle in this country, till you hold a valid driving license for driving that class/category of vehicle

International Driving Permit

No, He or She can not. However, if anybody has obtained an IDP from his own country and his/her country is a signatory to the 1949 Geneva Convention, and then he/she can drive in India the specified category of vehicle till the IDP is valid.

Validity of IDP issued in India

The validity of IDP is one year from the date of its issue subject to validity of the original driving license.

Issuing IDP

The Authority who issued the original driving license is the competent authority.

To get an IDP

One must have a valid driving license and which is at least one year old. You have to appear personally and apply with the following documents:
1) Original Driving License.
2) Application for IDP.
3) Original Passport.
4) Original Visa.
5) Photographs.
6) Air Tickets (optional).

Licence Number Check

It is possible to check the status of licence number using the given url https://sarathi.nic.in:8443/nrportal/sarathi/DlDetRequest.jsp