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I am moving from Oman to Calgary in 15 days. Will it help if I get a letter from Driving license authorities in Oman stating my driving experience (I have been driving in Oman for last 10 years) ? Would it help in getting insurance discount ?
 
grouvvy said:
I am moving from Oman to Calgary in 15 days. Will it help if I get a letter from Driving license authorities in Oman stating my driving experience (I have been driving in Oman for last 10 years) ? Would it help in getting insurance discount ?
It would help you in getting the waiting time waived off for getting the license in Canada.
It wont get you any discount for insurance. For getting some discount, you should go through the safe driving course from a recognized driving school in Canada.

I just finished mine from one such school in Toronto. Not sure if the same things works in Alberta as well...
 
sharat_joshi77 said:
It would help you in getting the waiting time waived off for getting the license in Canada.
It wont get you any discount for insurance. For getting some discount, you should go through the safe driving course from a recognized driving school in Canada.

I just finished mine from one such school in Toronto. Not sure if the same things works in Alberta as well...

Hello,

Can you share the details of the driving school where you did the safe driving course from.

Regards,
 
If you had automobile insurance in your previous country you can supply a new insurance company in Canada with a letter of experience from your previous insurance company for the discounts. It must be a letter from the previous company on their letterhead.
 
As Alurra71 indicated, you may get your past insurance history recognised for a rate discount. Not surer if Canadian insurers will accept an Omani history, though. At best, count on 2-3 years being accepted.

If you move to Alberta, talk to Intact insurance. They seem pretty decent, as insurers go.
 
grouvvy said:
I am moving from Oman to Calgary in 15 days. Will it help if I get a letter from Driving license authorities in Oman stating my driving experience (I have been driving in Oman for last 10 years) ? Would it help in getting insurance discount ?

Did you get that driving license letter from the concerned authority in Oman ?
 
atzquebec said:
Did you get that driving license letter from the concerned authority in Oman ?

Would you please share some details about this letter? I currently in Egypt and planning to land in SK soon.
 
Gego2 said:
Would you please share some details about this letter? I currently in Egypt and planning to land in SK soon.

I am yet to get a reply to my query above
 
grouvvy said:
I am moving from Oman to Calgary in 15 days. Will it help if I get a letter from Driving license authorities in Oman stating my driving experience (I have been driving in Oman for last 10 years) ? Would it help in getting insurance discount ?
HI THERE.... GETTING A LETTER FROM OMAN WILL SURELY BRING DOWN YOUR INSURANCE. IF YOU WANT YOU CAN TAKE A FULL COURSE FROM THE MTO OF ALBERTA BUT THAT WILL NOT BRING DOWN YOUR INSURANCE. YOU NEED TO BE WITHIN AGE 25 AND THEN IF YOU TAKE THAT DRIVING COURSE, IT WILL GET YOUR INSURANCE DOWN.