How to Get International Drivers Permit in Romania

How to Get Driving License?

Driving abroad in Romania get your International driving permit from R A C

If you are planning to drive a car abroad you must need an International driving permit for certain countries. Driving license which you also need to take with you if you are driving or hiring a car. To be eligible for an International driving permit you must follow the rules and regulations of Romania transport department.

If you already have a driving license and you are a citizen of those countries in the link then all you have to do is to change it with a similar document in Romania meaning you have to go to the Romanian department for driving licenses with these documents.

Your foreign driving license and its translation in Romanian language ID card and two copies of it or it can be your passport.

A special form which you can obtain from them and in which you have to state your name and some personal details and psychological evaluation and it states that you did not commit any crimes and then get a medical certificate which says you are able to drive a car at the same time submit two color photos also. The applicant age must be more than eighteen years according to the rules and regulations of the Romanian transport department.

If you did not have a drivers license before or you are not the citizen of any of those countries in the link then you first have to attend a legislation course at a drivers license school in Romania take a harsh exam on legislation and driving rules and then at the same time driving school you have to complete a course on road driving and pass another exam at the end of the course. Also you need medical test of psychological evaluation ID card photos and so on according to the Romanian department plus the proof you know Romanian. The driving school costs about 300 - 400 dollars and the license in itself another 100 dollars.

Your declaration in front of a notary for which you state that your original driving license is authentic and the price of the license is about 100 dollars more or less.

I am proud to say that after four months of learning daily I passed the test with an A+ Oh I was very happy and eager to start driving but I soon found out I had to face now a new nightmare that of dealing with the Romanian traffic.

If you already have a driving license and you are a citizen of one those link countries otherwise getting a drivers license in Romania will be really hard.

For instance getting a drivers license in the US is a joke compared to that and also very cheap.