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« Reply #60 on: February 15, 2013, 02:58:55 am » |
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Funny ... when I showed my IDP last year at the rental company (Dollar), they wouldn't accept it ...
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« Reply #61 on: February 15, 2013, 08:43:59 am » |
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Ken Breslauer, the Sage of Sebring brings us an update on the IDP situation in Florida
Statement from DHSMV on International Driving Permits
During the 2012 legislative session, the Florida Legislature amended section 322.04, Florida Statutes, to require visitors from outside the United States to have an International Driving Permit in order to drive lawfully in Florida. This change took effect Jan. 1, 2013.
It has come to the Department’s attention that this requirement may violate the Geneva Convention on Road Traffic (1949), an international treaty to which the United States is a signatory. Treaties to which the United States is a party preempt state laws in conflict with them.
Therefore, the Florida Highway Patrol will defer enforcement of violations of the amended statutory section until a final determination of the alignment of the amendment with the treaty can be made. Non-resident visitors to Florida who wish to drive while here will be required to have in their immediate possession a valid driver license issued in his or her name from another state or territory of the U.S. or from their country of residence. However, the FHP will not take enforcement action based solely on the lack of an International Driving Permit.
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« Reply #62 on: February 15, 2013, 03:14:02 pm » |
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The IDP is just an dictionary in a lot of languages and should be used together with your drivers permit of your own country.
available for 10 euro's at the dutch AA. Waste of money
Most credit card size drivers permit have class identifications with images of the type of the vehicle your allowed to drive.
Must be good enough for the Florida police a think.
2007 last time in florida and no problems with credit card size permit.
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« Reply #63 on: February 15, 2013, 03:30:22 pm » |
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The problem arises when the rental company refuse to give you a car because of no IDP - which Chris has alluded to above.
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« Reply #64 on: February 15, 2013, 07:16:21 pm » |
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That is something I'm going to check. And an IDP costs 19,75 Max, nut just 10. ;-) Last 4 times in Florida no problem whatsoever with my old style pink license, but that was all with Alamo. Have to check what BA hooked me up with.
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« Reply #65 on: February 15, 2013, 08:30:09 pm » |
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Most credit card size drivers permit have class identifications with images of the type of the vehicle your allowed to drive.
Must be good enough for the Florida police a think.
You must be wrong, as it looks like the Florida police can't read or identify images of cars etc. I can understand if your licence was in Chinese, they'd want the Pekin AA to issue something in English |
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« Reply #66 on: February 16, 2013, 12:05:24 am » |
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Few friends arrived in Daytona yesterday for the 500. Rented a car at Hertz, didn't get asked for their IDP. btw ... http://youtu.be/LQVNk6Wu6QAWo sind die Käfer ? |
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« Reply #67 on: February 16, 2013, 05:54:46 pm » |
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i am not taking any risks
just bought an IDP at the dutch AA for 17,95 euro's
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« Reply #68 on: February 16, 2013, 06:49:41 pm » |
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i am not taking any risks
just bought an IDP at the dutch AA for 17,95 euro's
You have to be on the safe side, but what a rip off. Its half the price in the UK, which comes as a shock. I have to be a little politically incorrect now, but although I don't think we've met, my guess is that you hold a full driving licence, and there's a far higher chance that some of the locals in Florida don't. |
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« Reply #70 on: February 17, 2013, 05:31:55 pm » |
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Hi Lorry, yes, I do have a full driving licence, and i have driven through 23 States (and will add 4 or 5 states in march) in the past 5,5 years, which is probably more states than most US citizens have seen in their life span...
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« Reply #71 on: February 17, 2013, 06:16:38 pm » |
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Actually we do like to get around a bit. Americans are great vacationers, lots of stuff to see & do, the National Parks are a favorite of mine. Seen most of the continental states, and Alaska. Some states are completely forgettable (Texas), others stunningly beautiful, (Colorado & Wyoming)
Lorry, almost all Americans have a drivers license (there are a great many who shouldn't), its a vast country (England is roughly the size of my home state, Ohio) and tough to get around without one.
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« Reply #72 on: February 19, 2013, 07:23:49 pm » |
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love the national parks! still need to go to northwest states, washington, oregon... and, according to you, to Wyoming  |
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« Reply #73 on: February 19, 2013, 08:40:16 pm » |
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The Pacific Northwest is absolutely gorgeous, I have a good friend who used to live in Redmond, Washington, now resides in Bend, Oregon. Beautiful area.
If you get a chance to go to Yellowstone National Park, by all means go there. It will take your breath away.
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« Reply #74 on: February 19, 2013, 10:06:05 pm » |
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We're heading on to Vegas & Grand Canyon after Sebring, will try to add Valley of Fire also.
On the way to Fontana drive through Mojave NP & maybe Joshua Tree NP if we've got time enough.
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