International Driving Permit GAA
An International Driving Permit (IDP) : is an identity document that allows the holder to drive a private motor vehicle in any country that recognizes IDPs. To be valid, the IDP must be accompanied by a valid driving license.
The IDP, which 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.
Oftentimes, short term visitors do not need an IDP since their driving license suffices.
The Convention on Road Traffic has been ratified by 72 countries. Examples of countries that have not ratified the Convention include Chile, China (Republic of China), Costa Rica, Ecuador, the Holy See, Indonesia, Ireland,Iraq, Israel, Japan, Mexico, Portugal, 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 Article 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 license conforming to the provisions of Annex 6 to the Convention; and
- any international driver's document 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
licenses 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
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