Timeline for German couple (60,55) want to rent a car in Florida - Is an IDP required and are there maximum age restrictions?
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| Dec 28, 2016 at 3:53 | history | edited | pnuts |
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| Dec 12, 2016 at 13:28 | comment | added | Gusdor | Be sure to brush up on the road rules before you go. There are some quite interesting changes that aren't immediately obvious. I have just returned from Miami and found the driving a fun experience but I didn't do enough preparation. | |
| Dec 12, 2016 at 10:52 | comment | added | Aganju | From personal experience: old german grey paper licenses as well as check card licenses work fine. I brought an IDP the first time, and they laughed about it and asked for my normal german license instead. Be aware that the airport car rentals in FL rent to several hundred german visitors every day. | |
| Dec 12, 2016 at 7:42 | answer | added | coteyr | timeline score: 5 | |
| Dec 12, 2016 at 6:54 | comment | added | Martin Argerami | @magma: you have to distinguish the person at the counter from a police officer, from a court, from an insurance company. The main concern is that the liability insurance covers you in case of an accident. I would be careful about it, and preferably have an IDP. | |
| Dec 12, 2016 at 5:10 | comment | added | smci | You meant "maximum age restrictions", which are very rare in the US, other than generally under-75. If you just say "(minimum) age restrictions", there are tons of those, and they vary hugely by company, state and also depends on your nationality. | |
| S Dec 12, 2016 at 4:37 | history | suggested | smci | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
It's about maximum age restrictions
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| S Dec 12, 2016 at 4:12 | history | suggested | smci | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
specify it's a couple, not one person. State ages
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| Dec 12, 2016 at 3:16 | comment | added | user13044 | @magma - Most cars made in the USA have speedometers with both mph and kph because our neighbors, the Canadians, use kph. It is not a rental car thing. | |
| Dec 12, 2016 at 2:14 | comment | added | smci | @SpehroPefhany, additional driver surcharges for spouse/domestic partner (or IDP license, or under-27, or whatever) entirely depends on company. Enterprise doesn't, as noted. Often, rental companies also differ on what constitutes proof of domestic partner status. | |
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| Dec 11, 2016 at 21:52 | comment | added | magma | Using my valid, current European driving license (the plastic cards with numbers instead of labels), I had no problems renting cars both in Florida and in North Carolina. I was never even asked if I had an IDP. Please familiarise with the few, but rather important, differences, especially with regard to right-of-way, position of the traffic lights, and allowed right turns with red lights. Also, speed limits are ridiculously low, and when you're used to kph, the comparatively low mph number can be deceptive. Rented cars often have combined mph/kph dashboards. | |
| S Dec 11, 2016 at 20:29 | history | suggested | Robert Columbia | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
Add relevant tag, correct formal name of IDP, improve grammar, punctuation, and spacing, clarify title
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| S Dec 11, 2016 at 19:25 | history | suggested | Ken Graham | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Dec 11, 2016 at 18:24 | vote | accept | ben-carl | ||
| Dec 11, 2016 at 18:14 | comment | added | Fixed Point | @phoog Enterprise Rent-A-Car does this. On every rental the spouse is included by default... If you have one of course. The spouse doesn't need to be present. They don't need to see their ID or license. You only have to tell them if the spouse is younger than 25 in which case it is about $15 surcharge per day. | |
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| Dec 11, 2016 at 17:33 | answer | added | AnnaGert | timeline score: 5 | |
| Dec 11, 2016 at 14:41 | comment | added | Simon Richter | Anecdata: no problems so far. Back when I was under 21, the German license for some reason even was counted as a bonus. | |
| Dec 11, 2016 at 14:30 | answer | added | Hilmar | timeline score: 4 | |
| Dec 11, 2016 at 13:29 | comment | added | phoog | @SpehroPefhany at least one company automatically authorizes the primary renter's spouse to drive its cars without additional charge, and without even requiring the spouse to present his or her license at the time of rental. Unfortunately I do not remember which company that is, but it certainly pays to shop around. | |
| Dec 11, 2016 at 13:12 | answer | added | sweber | timeline score: 3 | |
| Dec 11, 2016 at 12:03 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackTravel/status/807918697927081984 | ||
| Dec 11, 2016 at 10:52 | comment | added | user13044 | An IDP (International Drivers Permit) is not an international driver's license, it simply a standardized translation of the information on your home country driver's license into ten specific languages. If your home license has English labels for each category (ie: name, address, class, etc) then you don't need it, but it seems the new EU drivers licenses use numbers, so yes you will need an IDP for the US rental agents. | |
| Dec 11, 2016 at 9:52 | comment | added | Spehro 'speff' Pefhany | If you both intend on driving the car you should inquire as to any surcharge for the second driver. It can be as high as $10-$15 per day though sometimes it's waived if you're a member of something or other and major companies often cap it at less than $100 per rental. A few states legislate limits or prohibit the surcharge (yay California!), but I don't think Florida is one of them. | |
| Dec 11, 2016 at 9:35 | answer | added | Ali Awan | timeline score: 19 | |
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| Dec 11, 2016 at 9:09 | history | edited | Ali Awan | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Dec 11, 2016 at 9:08 | history | asked | ben-carl | CC BY-SA 3.0 |