eye test for driving licence

[Rachie]

Hi folks, will any old opticians do an eye test for the driving licence exchange? Probs in marina mall?
Thanks

[Asterix]

Not sure - think they can but certain opticians can actually do renewals online for you providing you have all the paperwork.

Mine ran out last week and need to get it sorted.

I've done over a decade in this sthole

[Psychobert]

Rachie said:

Hi folks, will any old opticians do an eye test for the driving licence exchange? Probs in marina mall?
Thanks

Took a prescription from an optician in the marina mall with me when I first got my licence - was a few days old as I'd just got new glasses. RTA people wouldn't accept it and I still had to give them 100 (I think) in cash on their keyboard to have their test which was a 30 second 'can you see the board over there' type test. i.e. utterly useless.

No point in my arguing as it was one of those 'pay up or I'll make you wait all day' jobs..

[rabailey]

Rachie said:

Hi folks, will any old opticians do an eye test for the driving licence exchange? Probs in marina mall?
Thanks

Most of them do.
However, remember passport / visa / EID copy and a photograph.

[Rachie]

Bugger it, think I need some more photos too grrr

[TNW]

Best to ring the branch And ask. They have to be linked to the rta system to be able to do it

[Chilli]

Rachie said:

Bugger it, think I need some more photos too grrr

Top of the day. Go to the photo express place, and get 20 passport sized photos and the CD. You will always need them!

[Rachie]

Vision express say they don't, but magrabi in marina mall were very helpful.

[shirt]

there's a mall on al wasl rd nr safa park. has an optician downstairs and an RTA licence centre upstairs. do it all in one hit, takes about an hour.

[Asterix]

shirt said:

there's a mall on al wasl rd nr safa park. has an optician downstairs and an RTA licence centre upstairs. do it all in one hit, takes about an hour.

Is that the coop one?

[shirt]

no idea, only been there once. theres a 2 storey supermarket. opticians downstairs in the strip mall, rta upstairs inside the shop.

[Asterix]

shirt said:

no idea, only been there once. theres a 2 storey supermarket. opticians downstairs in the strip mall, rta upstairs inside the shop.

ok, cheers

[K50 DEL]

Yes it is the coop one, hardly anyone knows about it so it's always empty.

[Asterix]

FYI - the RTA office in the coop mall has now closed.

I got my eye test done then had to go to the municipality office in Al Manara. It's only ten mins away.

[Rachie]

Ah cheers, I have't been yet, really need to get myself organised. Have all the papers in my bag!

[Rachie]

All done, went to al manara, right next to noor bank metro.
They also have an office on jbr now which is open 8-8

[Asterix]

Cool. It was dead quiet when I went. Plenty of parking too.