His license renewal was due. He went online, registered and paid the fee. His renewal letter says that he needs to “take a knowledge test,” have photo taken and have vision test.

Both the tests are charged by the RTA at Dh200 each, in addition to the institute’s charges. Experts believe the new theory test would likely improve traffic awareness as well as the pass rate.

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