Check out the rules and apply for an International Driving Permit

International Driving Permit

When driving international, being the proud owner of a full UK driving licence often means you're covered from a purely legal point of view. However, this will change now for any motorists looking to drive in and everywhere Europe now that Britain is remnant the European Union. In countries supplementary afield, it’s often a good idea to have commodity more than a licence to hand to the police just in case of a problem.

That’s where the International Driving Permit (IDP) comes in. It’s issued by the authorities here in the UK, but printed in multiple languages to assure that anyone who needs to see your driving licence abroad is able to understand it. This may be police or impulsion officers, but expectantly, it’s much more likely to be an agent at a car hire desk.

Driving in abroad:

Some countries do make it a legal indispensable to carry and International DrivingPermit, so in those cases it becomes a sort of de facto international driver’s licence (or international license as our American friends would say) as you can be in commotion if you drive without it. In other countries carrying your IDP is spontaneous, but it’s definitely worth having up your sleeve for the reasons intimated above. In particular, it's occasionally the case that foreign car apartment firms will refuse a hirer who can’t show an IDP, even if it’s not actually a legal liability to have one.

This online guide will help you liability whether an IDP is necessary on your foreign travels, and will also steer you in the right direction when it’s time to apply.