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Others require an IDP and a few require separate documents.ĪAA recommends bringing an IDP along with your U.S.

If you drive someone else's car, make sure a copy of their insurance is with the car.International Driving Permit requirementsĮach country has its own requirements for visitors who want to drive. The rental companies know they will be the ones sued after a driver leaves the country, so they just include the insurance with the car. Liability insurance is generally part of the basic package when you rent a car. states have particular requirements for liability insurance, and it is very unwise to drive without it. I don't know the laws in Italy, so I will add that U.S. So what use would another unofficial document serve? Your Italian license cleverly has "drivers license" translated into common languages in the words that form the waves on the right side. Even a Chinese license has the important information in English. It was never difficult to see that it was a license to drive and to determine the name and identifiers of the holder. I was a Texas peace officer most of my life, and I have seen any number of foreign licenses.

The argument that an "international drivers license" is useful because it translates your home license is false.

It must, of course, be current and valid. Your home country drivers license is accepted everywhere. It is today mostly a way to pry some money out of travelers who don't know better and to victimize illegal aliens who are told it is a genuine authority to drive.

There is not and has never been any organization officially sanctioned to issue them. The so-called "international drivers license" is simply a money-making scheme that years ago had limited application. "Driving privilege reciprocity allows a person to use a valid, unexpired foreign license to operate a motor vehicle in Texas for up to one year or until a person becomes a Texas resident, whichever date is sooner. Driving is entirely a matter for the states.) Florida was one of the few states that ever required one, and they dropped that law years ago. I'm going to expand on this, because there is a lot of misinformation on the Internet and even on some foreign official web sites.Īn "international drivers license" is NOT required by ANY U.S.