Procedure To Get Driving License

Necessary documents required to drive the vehicle in Rwanda

These are the documents for a driver to carry his driving license and vehicle registration certificate which is up to date car insurance certificates and other consult papers and log book also and send the photocopies of all the originals of the documents and your driving license with provisional license pass certificates of education and four recent passport size photographs.

According to law one has to be eighteen years or above for obtaining driving license of cars in categories A and B and twenty years for obtaining driver’s license of cars for of categories C D E and F

Process for register a first time driving license examination

Using your cell phone type your ID number and leave space mention your district leave some space type the letter P leave a space type figure 0 leave the space type your Rwanda revenue receipt number.

Validate of Provisional driving license is for two years only and for another one can obtain by appearing another provisional driving license exam and if you are under eighteen years of age you are not eligible to appear for provisional driving license exam.

Instructions to register for a final driving license exam: Specific candidate should Indicate his ID number leave a space mention your district leave space provisional driving license number then leave some space and specify the category leave space then type your Rwanda revenue receipt number and send to 3126.

Easy way for registering driving license examination through mobile in Rwanda: Road traffic police department has introduced online registration for easy process for applying of driving license. Honorable Chief Superintendent Head of the traffic police confirmed in an interview with The New Times and he explained that for registering to attend for the provisional tests send SMS and ID No space District space P space 0 send to 3126.

Those who are registering for the practical tests send SMS and ID No space district space Category required space number of previous driving license obtained through 3126 and then both parties will get a feedback message with the identity number district where one will appear for the tests from the category and the registration number as confirmation.

This system was introduced to avoid several malpractices that used to arise from the previous registration systems and likely they are multiple grave violations of traffic rules and the driving under the influence drunken driving one year after being penalized for the same offence total incapacity.

As noted that previously aspirants would register more than once so as to appear for tests in several areas so that they can have a chances of passing and some aspirants would hire people for the tests on their behalf and that to under age persons that is below eighteen years of age can also be register for the tests.

Cops forwards this case files to the Rwandan public prosecution authority once the case is produced in court it is up to the decision of the judge to decide how long an individual will be banned from driving the vehicle.

NOTE: please make sure that you are safe on the road with traffic if in any case of traffic accidents call at phone No 113 and for emergency call at phone no 112