Anyone applied for IDP (International Driver Permit) recently?

[diptarkaroy]

Hello folks,

This is outside of usual finance discussion!!

Has anyone applied for IDP recently? I knew it costs only 1000 INR for 1 year validity. However, I tried to apply, it's showing 6540 INR.
I'm from WB. Is there any WB specific additional fee?

Anyone from WB applied in past?

 

[Cierdo]

Apply on the Parivahan website of Indian Govt.

Home

It costs roughly 1500 or something for 1 year. I applied via Delhi, but all states should have a similar cost.
Dont use 3rd party providers who give ads etc., as they are much more expensive.

 

[sam1803]

Applied recently a week ago, paid 1000 only in Bangalore through parivahan website

 

[sagixj]

Yes! Just applied. Costs 1,000 only. Apply on https://sarathi.parivahan.gov.in/sarathiservice/stateSelection.do

 

[taskmaster]

Do you have to do this everytime for a new country?

 

[Ash8]

Apply on the Parivahan website of Indian Govt.

Home

It costs roughly 1500 or something for 1 year. I applied via Delhi, but all states should have a similar cost.
Dont use 3rd party providers who give ads etc., as they are much more expensive.

Applied recently a week ago, paid 1000 only in Bangalore through parivahan website

Yes! Just applied. Costs 1,000 only. Apply on https://sarathi.parivahan.gov.in/sarathiservice/stateSelection.do

Can you also let know if this is a completely online process and you don't have to visit RTO at all to get IDP ?
Thanks

 

[sagixj]

Can you also let know if this is a completely online process and you don't have to visit RTO at all to get IDP ?
Thanks

This is completely online process and the IDP was delivered in 4 business days

 

[Ash8]

This is completely online process and the IDP was delivered in 4 business days

I take that this is for Bangalore ? Anybody from other states applied and the process was completely online ?

 

[sam1803]

Can you also let know if this is a completely online process and you don't have to visit RTO at all to get IDP ?
Thanks

It depends on the RTO. This is the funny thing they say everything is online but for me the application did not even move at all for two weeks straight then one day I went to RTO and asked them to proceed with the application. That day itself I went through 2-3 different departments to complete the initial 4-5 stages.

From what I have seen either they are not comfortable with the online applications, or they are short staffed to handle both offline and online applications or they don't have basic training or timeline for the online applications to process.

This is not the first online experience I have with banglore RTO. Earlier I had requested for address change and they took their sweet time to process after 2 months😂. This is the true story of digital India.

NOTE : Just checked the application status it is still in PRINTING IDP FOR A DL stage 😂. I applied for IDP on 24th March and completed my trip on 27th April still no IDP.

 

[Ash8]

From what I have seen either they are not comfortable with the online applications, or they are short staffed to handle both offline and online applications or they don't have basic training or timeline for the online applications to process.

They just want some bucks in hand to do the process, without which nothing moves it seems.

I applied for IDP on 24th March and completed my trip on 27th April still no IDP.

Makes me not want to apply now. You completed your trip without IDP then? Which nation?

 

[sam1803]

They just want some bucks in hand to do the process, without which nothing moves it seems.


Makes me not want to apply now. You completed your trip without IDP then? Which nation?

Bali, Indonesia.

Luckily nobody asked 😂. Drove around 600kms on scooter. If you are driving by following rules nobody will ask. But it depends on the country also, how strict they are.

But you can't do anything if you are applying ages before your trip and still not able to get the IDP. And they don't even provide in the proper booklet format, when I asked about the format they said it will come in a A4 printed paper 😂 they don't have booklets currently.

 

[Ash8]

Bali, Indonesia.

Luckily nobody asked 😂. Drove around 600kms on scooter. If you are driving by following rules nobody will ask. But it depends on the country also, how strict they are.

But you can't do anything if you are applying ages before your trip and still not able to get the IDP. And they don't even provide in the proper booklet format, when I asked about the format they said it will come in a A4 printed paper 😂 they don't have booklets currently.

I see. Great that you didn't run into the scenario of IDP being asked.