Ok, got an email from my car insurance company letting me know that should we leave them what should not be named without a deal if I intend to use my car in Europe on or after that date I will need a green card, they will supply it free if I request one, jolly decent of them! Will we need international driving licences too. The cardboard things?
I used to have to have them when I first started going to France. As the procedures for getting them are already in place (they're needed for other countries) they should be easy enough to obtain. Green card should be fine, biggest thing might be applying in plenty of time in case there's a rush on the IDP's and getting them issued, but they're valid for a year IIRC so if they're needed, get in early.
There was a story in the mail on line from the RAC and I'm sure it said get the IDP 3 months before you need it. Have to look at the details cos I'm going to the Spa classic in May and also Cyprus in June. Anybody know any different?
Just been checking on IDP's It used to be simple i.e. just get one IDP for all countries from the Post Office, AA etc. no problem. Looks like it's nowhere near that simple now thanks to changes they've made since then Different IDP's for different countries (even within the EU!), you can only go to a Post Office etc Have a look here https://www.gov.uk/guidance/international-driving-permits-for-uk-drivers-from-28-march-2019
......another one to scare the snowflakes! Probably still got my dog eared ‘68 IDP somewhere at the bottom of a drawer. In essence the same thing you now need to hire a car in Florida or will need in France (& we all know how they follow ‘the rules’!). Anyway, hush! There are some on here who will get a nosebleed with all the worry.........
I think they are not so different......just oddities like Lithuania which still prescribes the IDP It required before it was absorbed into the Soviet Union....... So, not country specific so much as ‘most’ and ‘a few oddities’......that will doubtless accept the more modern version when they wake up.
Read the link I've posted. It IS country specific about 50/50 at a quick glance currently between various countries. There's a list here. https://www.gov.uk/driving-abroad/international-driving-permit And it get worse if there's no agreement post brexit and the IDP is needed in the EU.... "In some circumstances you may need more than one IDP. For example, when driving through France (1968 IDP) to Spain (1949 IDP)." So nothing to do with scare tactics and snowflakes, more about bureaucratic meddling with what was a fairly simple system.
Well unless/until we change the format of our licenses they will be the same as every other EU member and instantly recognisable to police and frontier forces across the Continent so who is being awkward? Oh, yes, us for having the temerity to leave the Union and subsidise its scams and schemes.
I was referring to the non EU countries that currently require different IDP's rather than the EU. Having checked on it, it's down to different countries signing up to different IDP agreements for some reason rather than just one I'll worry about the EU IDP situation once a decision's been made, hopefully they'll not require IDP's.
Yep ... You are correct It's a post office job... Your current drivers license and recent passport size photo along with your valid passport. Pay over the counter using cash or card. I think there is 3 types of IDP and each has different expiration times.
Which IDP will I require? 1949 IDP: If you are travelling to Ireland, Malta, Spain or Cyprus, you may require a 1949 IDP. The 1949 convention IDP is valid for 12 months. 1968 IDP: If you are travelling to all other EU states, you may require a 1968 IDP. The 1968 convention IDP is valid for three years, or for however long your driving licence is valid, if that date is earlier. 1926 IDP: A 1926 IDP is not required in any EU state. However, it is required it if you plan to drive in Mexico or Somalia
Thanks, I guess it is just another item to go on the tick list when planning trips abroad then. Of course we can always hope that we don't have to use them....
You needed a permit in 2000 to drive in Europe, wasn’t a big deal to get, it’s issued in your country not by Europe so it shouldn’t be too difficult after the if we leave or not
Just got my insurance through from Carole Nash. Included is a document that claims to ‘take the place of an international motor insurance Card (Green Card)’. All well and good I thought except when I looked into the topic there are specific requirements of what a green card looks like. For a start it’s GREEN. Phoned Carole Nash who weren’t much help to be honest. Any thoughts?
Hi Andy. That’s the same as I got. However, the requirements (as I understand it) are that they are uniquely numbered and printed on green paper which the document from Carole Nash isn’t.
The over-use of the "might" in that page suggests to me that they know "Jack Shit" about what might happen license wise. Bare in mind this is a UK site talking about requirements in mainland European countries - not UK requirements.
Bought my IDP today £5.50 needed driving licence (plastic card one) and recent passport sized photo, valid for 2 years and can be dated to a few days before travel or straight away. I asked for cover from France to Germany and on to Denmark, the only indication of area is "Convention on Road Traffic of 8 November 1968". So I am good to go for the next two years.
