About

OUR VISION

To be the most efficient, thorough & competitive driving / riding training institute in Qatar through ensuring that each one of our students’ get the best customer care, professional advice and comprehensive driving training available in the market today, whilst still maintaining personalized and efficient service, all the while ensuring all our students’ needs are met to their utmost satisfaction.

OUR MISSION

To ensure safer, more enlightened and reliable drivers & riders on our Qatar's roads, whilst maintaining our reputation of excellence, research and innovation in driver training, at the same time providing students with the most comprehensive road safety education and mechanical training in Qatar.

OUR OBJECTIVES

To ensure that every aspect of driver & rider training for our students is provided for, whilst maintaining our reputation for excellence and innovation.

To provide our esteemed corporate clients with highly skilled drivers & riders, with the aim of reducing road accidents & fleet running costs and increasing road safety & responsibility.

To ensure our esteemed individual clients benefit extensively from our driver & rider training by optimizing & realizing their driving/ riding, road safety, attitudinal and anticipatory skills on the road.

To provide (maximum) VALUE FOR (minimum) MONEY!
To expansively address the current needs for the Qatari motor driving & riding market.

General Info

Our lessons are conducted in English, Arabic & Urdu languages. Please contact us for further guidance should you require instructions using any other language.

Driving schedule must be canceled 2 days before the arranged date.

Registration is valid for one year and is non-transferable and non-refundable.

Always bring your student permit/license when driving; NO permit/license/ NO driving.

For security reasons, do not bring valuable belongings while driving. The company shall not be liable for any lost.

Practical lessons are conducted on a one-to-one basis between the student and the instructor. No other person is allowed in the vehicle.

For those female students who wish to have lady instructors tutoring them, we have qualified lady instructors on our team. Please inform us when booking your classes.

We adhere to strict rules when it comes to employing new staff, ensuring that they have the relevant qualifications and experience to meet our very high standards. We therefore have professional, experienced and ethical staff members to ensure complete satisfaction for all our students / clients.

Our vehicles are all insured through an established insurance company.

Our vehicles are all mechanically inspected annually to ensure they are road-worthy.

We have a comprehensive fleet management system in place that monitors all our vehicles, analyzing fuel consumption, usage etc., allowing us to maintain, repair or update vehicles when necessary.

Immediately on confirmation of commencement of lessons, students are immediately given their appropriate theory or practical lesson bookings, as per their requirements (we try our best to accommodate bookings as per the student’s request. However, this may not always be possible, depending on the availability of vehicles / instructors etc.) . It must be noted that a student can only commence their practical test after being issued with a Provisional Driving License, in accordance with Traffic Department Rules & Regulation.

Big discounts are given for group or companies.

Balance must be fully paid on the first day of driving.

Fees are subject to change without prior notice.

Requirements

Eye Test (Eye test can be done at Gulf Driving School )
2 Copies of Qatar ID/Visa (Profession on QID must be eligible
Passport size colored photo (photo with glasses if worn)
Approval from Traffic Department (Only if Half course is needed)

Primary Guidelines

Step 1: Primary requirements to obtain driving license.

The legal requirements that the applicant must meet to obtain driving license according to article no 40 of the executive board of the traffic law no 19 for 2007.

Application form that is prepared by traffic department.
Two recent passport photos, Size 4 x 6 cm.
Identification card of the applicant (if Qatari or resident and a copy of visa if being a visitor).
A medical report issued by designated authority approves applicant’s physical fitness and vision fitness and prove that the applicants doesn’t have any disabilities that prevent him from driving and if the applicant has a disability, he or she will be sent to the medical committee of MOI to specify his ability to drive and explain that through a detailed medical report that is sent to the traffic department.

The followed procedures in the drivers’ licensing section to obtain a driving license are:

A. Qatari and GCC citizen

Two recent passport photos, Size 4 x 6 cm.
A copy of identification card.
Eye test receipt to be provided.
ID of sponsor or CR(Company registration).
Parent signature if the applicant id under the age of 18 years old but if the applicant meets the legal age he/ she sign on the application form then conduct the driving test or to train for full course or half or one fourth of the full course without having a approval from traffic department.

B. Residents and visitors

Two recent passport photos, Size 4 x 6 cm.
A copy of passport and resident permit or ID of the applicant.
No objection letter from the sponsor, a copy of company registration to authenticate the signature to sign on the eyes test form instead of signing on no objection letter. (For those who are sponsored by a company, a corporation or a governmental ministry).
For Personal sponsorship, the sponsor signs on the eye test form attached with a copy of sponsor ID to authenticate the signature.

C. For handicaps

Two recent passport photos, Size 4 x 6 cm.
A copy of ID for Qatari and GCC citizen and a copy of ID or Resident permit from the passport.
A medical certificate shows the kind of disability issued by approved agency from the traffic department.
Non objection letter from work authority for non Qatari and GCC citizens.

Step 2: Get a copy of safe Driving Guide.

You have to read this guide well to have acknowledgement about traffic rules. Your acknowledgement of traffic rule is a clue that you are ready for the driving test to get a learning driving permit.

Step 3: Book your Training Card, you must have turned 18 before you can be tested to get light driving license.

You will attend the number of theory classes accordingly to your course type, finalizing with a test .After passing the test you will be able to attend the practical training.You will be notified with your test appointment, the date, the day and the time by your instructor or your driving school.

Step 4: Pay for and receive your student training card.

Fees of training and test appointment should be paid to the driving school consequently it will apply for the student training card from the licensing authority. This learner permit should be with you all the time when you learn driving and it is not allowed to use it in non authorized places and in the presence of the instructor who supervise your practice.

Step 5: Attendance

You have to attend the specified appointment at the driving school where you trained, Bring with you the learning permit.

Driving test consists of:

Theoretical tests that include traffic signs, parts of vehicle operation in the vehicle handbook and according to the primary test if you pass it.
Practical test; a practical driving test is conducted to testify your ability to drive within the driving school to recognize the following:
- Stopping the vehicle in L then reverse it and to park it (P).
- There will be L and P tests in the school’s field for the light vehicle.

The on-road driving test; as soon as you pass the practical driving test in the field of the driving school, you will be subject to the on-road driving test to get a full driving license. You will have to show that you can:

control the vehicle correctly.
obey the road rules.
co-operate with other road users.
demonstrate acceptable safe driving skills.

Step 6: Start learning to drive and driving to learn.

When you have your Student Driving Card, it is important you get as much varied and supervised practice as possible. You must have knowledge about the instructions in the handbook and to care about the instructor’s advices during the learning. According to the law, when you are learning to drive, you must:

have an accompanying driver with you.
carry your learner permit whilst driving.
fasten your seatbelt.
carry your learner permit whilst driving.

Driving license fee

When you pass the driving test, you have to visit the Traffic Dept. Office to pay the fee via credit card and you will get immediately a five years valid driving license for non Qatari and ten years valid driving license for Qatari.

Automatic gear

Whoever wants to get trained on the automatic motor vehicle, a previous approval should be obtained from Traffic Department, drivers’ licensing section. Whenever the approval is given to drive automatic motor vehicle, the driver is not allowed to drive manual gear unless he takes a new course and conducts a new driving test.

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We would like to hear from you, whether you want to ask us a question or simply tell us how was your learning experience while enrolled in our classes, please use the form below, or simply give us a call.

Address: Al Fadaill Street,
Al Thumama, Doha
P.O.Box 15154,
Qatar

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E-mail: contactus@gdsqatar.com.qa

Telephone: 44652666/4666/2822

Fax: 44653666

Address: Gulf Driving School Zone - 92
Al-Aqaria Labour Camp. Area
P.O. Box 15154
Mesaieed Industrial City (MIC)
Mesaieed, Qatar.

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E-mail: contactus@gdsqatar.com.qa

Telephone: 44770719

Fax: +974 4477 1549

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Primary Guidelines

Step 1: Primary requirements to obtain driving license.

Step 2: Get a copy of safe Driving Guide.

Step 3: Book your Training Card, you must have turned 18 before you can be tested to get light driving license.

Step 4: Pay for and receive your student training card.

Step 5: Attendance

Step 6: Start learning to drive and driving to learn.

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