An Unofficial International Driver License Translation ( international driver's license translation ) is issued on the basis of a National Driving Permit (driver license) and doesn't demand road test. Our unofficial International Translation of Driver License is a booklet in format A 6 (148 x 105 mm) with the grey cover and white inside pages. The outside and inside of the front cover is printed in the national language, or in at least one of the national languages, of the issuing State. Australia Full UK driving licence or valid International Driving Permit accepted while holder has visitor status. If you intend to stay in Australia and you hold a permanent visa, you can drive using your UK licence for a maximum of 3 months. To continue driving after that you will require a local licence.

1. International Driver License Itac

An international driving permit (IDP), often (incorrectly) referred to as an international driving licence (IDL), is any valid, legal identity document that allows the holder to drive a private motor vehicle in any country or jurisdiction that recognises the document. To be valid, the IDP must be accompanied by a valid driving licence issued in the applicant's country of residence.^[1]

International driving permits issued by any party who does not have the authority to do so are considered invalid. An international driving permit is invalid if its format largely differs from that of the Vienna Conventions.^[2][3][4]

The IDP, whose A6 size (148 × 105 mm) is slightly larger than a passport, is a multi-language translation of the driver's licence from the issuing nation, complete with photograph and vital statistics.

An IDP is not required if the driver's domestic licence meets the requirements of the 1968 convention; the domestic licence can be used directly in a foreign jurisdiction that is a party to that convention.

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Driver information[edit]

1968 convention (as amended in 2011)[edit]

The main regulations about driving licences are in Annex 6 (domestic driving permit) and Annex 7 (International Driving Permit). The currently active version of those is in force in each contracting party since no later than 29 March 2011 (Article 43).

Article 41 of the convention describes requirements for driving licences. Key of those are:

• every driver of a motor vehicle must hold a driving licence;
• driving licences can be issued only after passing theoretical and practical exams, which are regulated by each country or jurisdiction;
• Contracting parties shall recognize as valid for driving in their territories:
  • domestic driving licence conforms to the provisions of annex 6 to the convention;
  • International Driving Permit conforms to the provisions of annex 7 to the convention, on condition that it is presented with the corresponding domestic driving licence;
• driving licences issued by a contracting party shall be recognised in the territory of another contracting party until this territory becomes the place of normal residence of their holder;
• all of the above does not apply to learner-driver licences;
• the period of validity of an international driving permit shall be either no more than three years after the date of issue or until the date of expiry of the domestic driving licence, whichever is earlier;
• Contracting parties may refuse to recognise the validity of driving licences for persons under eighteen or, for categories C, D, CE and DE, under twenty-one;
• an international driving permit shall only be issued by the contracting party in whose territory the holder has their normal residence and that issued the domestic driving licence or that recognised the driving licence issued by another contracting party; it shall not be valid for use in that territory.

1968 convention (original)[edit]

The Convention on Road Traffic has been ratified by 72 countries/jurisdiction. Examples of countries/jurisdictions that have not ratified the Convention include Chile, Taiwan (Republic of China), Costa Rica, Ecuador, the Holy See, Indonesia, Ireland, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Mexico, South Korea, Spain, Thailand, and Venezuela.

The Convention had amendments on 3 September 1993 and 28 March 2006. There is a European Agreement supplementing the Convention on Road Traffic (1968), which was concluded in Geneva, on 1 May 1971.

Note that before 29 March 2011 the convention demanded contracting parties to recognise as valid for driving in their territories:

• any domestic driver's licence drawn up in their national language or in one of their national languages, or, if not drawn up in such a language, accompanied by a certified translation;
• any domestic driver's licence conforming to the provisions of annex 6 to the convention; and
• any international driver permit conforming to the provisions of annex 7 to the convention.

Prior to 29 March 2011, annex 6 and annex 7 defined forms of driver's licences that are different from those defined after that date. Driving licences issued before 29 March 2011 that match older edition of the annexes are valid until their expiration dates (article 43).

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1949 convention[edit]

The 1949 Geneva Convention on Road Traffic has been ratified by 96 states.^[6] The 1949 Convention's description of a driving permit and international driving permit are located in Annexes 9 and 10. Switzerland signed but did not ratify the Convention.

There is a European Agreement supplementing the 1949 Convention on Road Traffic, in addition to the 1949 Protocol on Road Signs and Signals, concluded in Geneva on 16 September 1950.

• 'Permissible maximum weight' of a vehicle means the weight of the vehicle and its maximum load when the vehicle is ready for road.
• 'Maximum load' means the weight of the load declared permissible by the competent authority of the country(or jurisdiction) of registration of the vehicle.
• 'Light trailers' shall be those of permissible maximum weight not exceeding 750 kg (1,650 lbs).

1926 convention[edit]

The 1926 Convention on Motor Traffic is the older IDP Convention. It is only required in Iraq, Somalia^[8] and Brazil.^[9] International Driving Permits according to the 1926 Convention on Motor Traffic are also valid in Liechtenstein and Mexico^[10] which also didn't ratify any of the above-mentioned later conventions.^[11][12] Mexico also recognizes^[13] the Inter-American Driving Permit according to the Convention on the Regulation of Inter-American Automotive Traffic 1943.^[14] This convention also contains regulations about driving licences and an international driving licence in its Articles VI and XIII and its Annex B^[15] and thus gives an alternative opportunity for a valid driving permit based on a convention between several sovereign states. Article XIII paragraph 2 says 'the international driving licence issued in accordance with the international Convention of 1926 shall be deemed to meet the requirements of this Article' (which defines the requirements of the international driving licence according to the Convention on the Regulation of Inter-American Automotive Traffic 1943). For states that have ratified the 1926 Convention on Motor Traffic^[16] but did not ratify the 1. Convention on Road Traffic (1949 Geneva Convention on Road Traffic) (e.g. Germany) or the 19. Convention on Road Traffic (1968 Vienna Convention on Road Traffic) (Argentina, Chile, Egypt, Spain, India, Ireland, Iceland, Lebanese Republic, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Sri Lanka, Syria, Thailand and the Vatican City State [eventually via the Holy See as contract party]) the number of states in which the International Driving Permit according to the 1926 Convention on Motor Traffic is valid, is higher.

Validation[edit]

According to the 1968 Vienna Convention, an IDP must have an expiration date of no more than three years from its issue date or until the expiration date of national driving permit, whichever is earlier, and it is valid for a period of one year upon the arrival in the foreign country. The previous convention (1949 Geneva Convention) stated that an IDP remains valid for one year from the date of issue, with a grace period of six months.

The IDP is not valid for driving in the country or jurisdiction where it was issued, it can only be used in foreign countries, and it must be shown with the carrier's original driver's license.

Countries and jurisdictions that are parties to 1949 Geneva Convention[edit]

The current parties to the 1949 Geneva Convention are listed below.^[18] These jurisdictions issue International Driving Permits.

Asia, Oceania (19)Australia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China (Republic of), Fiji, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Malaysia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam

Americas (15)Argentina, Barbados, Canada, Chile, Cuba, Ecuador, Guatemala, Haiti, Jamaica, Paraguay, Peru, Republic of Dominica, Trinidad and Tobago, United States of America, Venezuela

Europe (36)Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of San Marino, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Serbia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, Vatican City (Holy See)

Middle East, Africa (32)Algeria, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Ghana, Israel, Jordan, Kingdom of Lesotho, Lebanon, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Morocco, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of Congo, Republic of South Africa, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Syria, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Zimbabwe

Countries and jurisdictions that are parties to 1968 Vienna Convention[edit]

The current parties to the 1968 Vienna Convention are listed below.^[19] These jurisdictions issue and recognize International Driving Permits.

Countries and jurisdictions that recognize IDP[edit]

* Requires presentation to local police and payment of special registration upon arrival
** IDP must be exchanged for a local driving licence.

References[edit]

Notes[edit]

1. ^'Canadian driver's licences valid in Florida, after all'. CBC News. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
2. ^Hasham, Alyshah (14 February 2013). 'Florida Highway Patrol won't enforce international driver's permit rule'. The Toronto Star. ISSN0319-0781. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
3. ^'International Driver's License Scams'. Consumer Information. 26 July 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
4. ^https://treaties.un.org/doc/Publication/MTDSG/Volume%20I/Chapter%20XI/xi-b-1.en.pdf
5. ^ ^ab'1968 Convention on Road Traffic (2006 consolidated version) in English, French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese and Arabic'(PDF). unece.org.
6. ^'United Nations Treaty Collection'. un.org.
7. ^Convention on Road Traffic of 1949
8. ^'International Driving Permits'. AutoDriverClub. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
9. ^'IDP Country List AA'. www.theaa.com. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
10. ^List of contract-party-states in the current version of the german International Driving Permit according to the 1926 Convention on Motor Traffic. (In german language.) Bundesministerium der Justiz und für Verbraucherschutz (Federal Ministry for Justice and Consumer protection of the Federal Republic of Germany). Retrieved 18 March 2014.
11. ^Status of the 1 . Convention on Road Traffic Geneva, 19 September 1949. United Nations Treaty Collection. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
12. ^Status of the 19 . Convention on Road Traffic Vienna, 8 November 1968. United Nations Treaty Collection. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
13. ^Countries Recognizing an Inter-American Driving Permit according to the Convention on the Regulation of Inter-American Automotive Traffic 1943. AutoDriverClub. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
14. ^Convention on the Regulation of Inter-American Automotive Traffic 1943. AutoDriverClub. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
15. ^Annex B of the Convention on the Regulation of Inter-American Automotive Traffic 1943. AutoDriverClub. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
16. ^French original text of the 1926 Convention internationale relative à la circulation automobile containig a list of states that form the area of application of the convention (Champ d'application de la convention). Les autorités fédérales de la Confédération suisse (The federal authorities of the Swiss Confederation). Retrieved 18 March 2014.
17. ^Anlage 8b zu § 25b Absatz 2 der Verordnung über die Zulassung von Personen zum Straßenverkehr [Fahrerlaubnis-Verordnung - FeV] vom 13. Dezember 2010 [BGBl. I S. 1980], die durch Artikel 2 der Verordnung vom 5. November 2013 [BGBl. I S. 3920] geändert worden ist: Muster eines Internationalen Führerscheins nach dem Internationalen Abkommen über Kraftfahrzeugverkehr vom 24. April 1926. (Appendix 8b to Section 25b Paragraph 2 of the Driving Licence Ordinance [of the Federal Republic of Germany]: Sample of an International Driving Permit according to the International Convention of the 24. April 1926.) (In german language.) Retrieved 19 March 2014.
18. ^STATUS AS AT 2017-08-07-08. CHAPTER XI. TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS. Convention on Road Traffic, Geneva, 19 September 1949
19. ^'1968 Vienna Convention on Road Traffic'. United Nations Treaty Collection. Retrieved 29 April 2019.

External links[edit]

• IDP Requirements by Country — shows 1926 or 1949 IDP status and special requirements to use an IDP in each country
• FTC vs William Scott Dion, et al. Legal action against PT Resource Center for selling bogus IDP's and related identification documents