International driving license expired while abroad? Worry no more

NEW DELHI: What happens if you are travelling abroad and your international driving license expires? You will be inconvenienced. But not anymore. The Centre has issued a draft notification which will allow issuance of International Driving Permit (IDP) for citizens whose IDP has expired while they are abroad. "It has come to notice that in certain cases for citizens who are travelling abroad and in a foreign country, the International Driving Permit gets expired and there is no mechanism for its renewal while abroad. The proposal is to amend the CMVR 1989 to facilitate such citizens. The citizens can apply through the Indian Embassy / Mission Abroad portals and the applications would then move to the VAHAN for being considered by the respective RTOs," the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways said in a statement. (IANS)

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