International driving permits from India

Hi All,

I have an international driving permit from India. Is it valid here in Germany? If yes, how long? If not, can I get it converted into a German license? Any links, comments are welcome.
Thanks in advance!

valid only for 6 months till you come into the country after that i have no clue

If u have just arrived then your Indian License is valid for 6 months. That means from the day of your arrival in Germany. Also u have to carry your Passport with you.

After six months you are not allowed to drive anymore and you have to get the "Worlds most expensive License" that is the German driving license.
This is kind of transferring Indian license in to german.
You would have to do a written test and driving test...also First Aid course and Eye Test. All this will cost your approx. 600-800 €

You could contact any driving school and ask them.

Remember though that it only makes sense if u gonna live here longer. Also if u dont do the german license within the first 3 years then u have to do a new license...which will cost you around 1200 € onwards.

Go to 2-3 Driving schools in Munich and take a quotation.

Cheers.

You need the Fahrerlaubnisbehörde. I found it here: muenchen.de / Fuehrerschein

Thanks everyone, for your responses..wow..it definitely IS the most expensive driving license! I guess I will have to get it converted into a german license since I will be here for a while.
Thanks again people..any more inputs, responses are, as always..most welcome

If you can visit another country for awhile on your way here that has a special agreement with the government, then do that and get a drivers license there. For example, in Arizona (though *not* all US states), you can just hand over your Arizona drivers license and get a German one. I'm from California, so I couldn't. Had I gotten a drivers license in Arizona before coming here, I could have just swapped over. So try and find out what countries have such agreements and are also easy to get a license in and take an extended vacation along the way!

I think you might have to have that license for a certain amount of time before it can be switched over. My Utah license was accepted without a hitch, but I vaguely recall them checking how long I had had it.

As far as know they have no treaty with India, although I am 100% sure that the germans with valid licenses wont be able to drive in India

And Indians if they can drive in India...can drive anywhere in world

All the best

I Have an Indian Driving Licence.

Is it the Indian Drving license which is valid for 6 months or do i need to take an international driving license from India which will be valid for 6 months?

Can someboby help me answer this?

Thanks

Dodi