International Drivers License
We know best about driving around the world with your local driving license.We maintain the most comprehensive data source for IDP relevancy. We collect international laws, rental companies' rental terms and real life reports from travelers abroad about whether they were asked for an IDP in each and every rental branch. For years there's uncertainty of whether the national driving license can be used abroad as is. We see travelers taking the effort of driving to the offices to purchase it, which is sometimes a non trivial effort, and at the end - nobody asks them to show the IDP.
This is frustrating as the IDP wasn't cheap or easy to get.
Some travelers say that they didn't need it while others say their trip was ruined due to the fact that they didn't hold an IDP in hand and the rental company refused to rent them the car. Some have reported that they've also lost their rental car pre-payment completely due to not holding an IDP.
The truth about the IDP is that there are multiple legal factors by the destination country laws, the rental agency rental terms and what happens in real life, when you meet with the local police or rental company agent. Sometimes real life is different from what the laws or terms state.
We hope that if an agent of the law or the rental company asks you for an IDP which you don't hold, you may refer them to the laws and rental terms we have collected here. Our experience shows that most of the time, the agents get confused and don't know the requirements, so showing them the proper snippet might help you out.
Please help us and report back whether our information is correct or not, so we can keep it up to date for other travelers like you!
About us
We are an international group of traffic law specialists and translators who decided to make the best online
source for
understanding where international travelers are allowed to drive with their national driving license and
clarify where international drivers must hold an international driving permit.
We are in touch with government officials, rental agencies and international travelrs to keep our database
correct and up-to-date.
We are being supported by the PaapmPaapm car rental search engine
and always looking for more support. If you're interested, please drop us a line at
[email protected].
How Does It Work?
We build, collect reports and maintain the most comprehensive data source for IDP relevancy. We collect international laws, rental companies' rental terms and real life reports from travelers abroad about whether they were asked for an IDP in each and every rental branch. We need your help with keeping it right! Please email us with your up to date experience at
Frequently asked questions
Do you sell anything?
No, our service is non-comercial. We provide the data completely free, no small letters, no surprises, no strings attached and no obligation on your part. We would however appreciate you donating to our cause and share up-to-date information out of your own international driving experience or knowldege.