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Renting a car in the USA with a driver's licence issued by another country than the passport
Is it required, when renting a car in the US, that the country issuing the driver's license is the same as the passport's one?
Both are from a EU country, if that matters (passport is French and ...
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Which drivers license to use in the EU?
My wife is going to rent a car in Switzerland and will be driving through France. She is a French citizen and has a French license, but she has a green card and a US license also. She is residing ...
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Do I need an International Driving Permit to drive in California?
Do I need an International Driving Permit to drive in the US? I have read that it depends on state to state.
Suppose, for instance, that I need to rent a car in California. I have a valid Italian (or ...
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Can I drive with a European driver's license in California?
I am planning to visit California for a month on a tourist visa.
I have a European driver's licence and I would like to rent a car when I get to California. Will I be able to rent a car with my ...
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When renting a car, is it a problem when a signature differs between the passport and license?
I changed my signature a few years ago and as my current passport is issued years after my driving license the signatures are different.
All other details are exactly the same.
Will this pose a ...
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US road trip for UK citizen before work
I'm a UK citizen who has a full time job offer for a US company in San Francisco starting next September. They're fully sponsoring my visa. I'm planning on a road trip down the west coast from Seattle ...
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Can I hire a car in the US with UK provisional Licence?
Whilst I am travelling, I would like to rent a car from NY or LA. Is it possible with a UK provisional driving licence?
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What kind of Canadian drivers' license do we need to rent a car in the USA?
My boyfriend and I are planning a roadtrip to California in June. We'll both be 26 at the time, and we both have drivers' licenses - just different kinds. Mine is a Class 5 license, which is the "...
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Does having a US drivers' license reduce car insurance versus a Dutch drivers' license in the US?
I am currently studying in Buffalo, NY and have no need for a car.
However, I may want to go on a road trip and the end of my stay on the west coast.
Will it make insurance cheaper to get a driving ...
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Can I use my probationary Australian driver's license to rent a car in the United States?
I got into this driving thing kinda late, which means I have a probationary driver's license from Victoria, Australia that looks kinda like this:
(courtesy Angie Sommer's blog)
This basically means ...
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Can you rent / drive a car in the USA with just the paper counterpart of the UK driver's license?
A few weeks ago I lost my card UK driver's license somewhere in Arizona/Nevada.
Next week I head to California. My new license may not make it here in time.
However I still have the paper ...
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Renting a car in Chicago with California license on a tourist visa
I'll be visiting Chicago next week as a tourist, and I'll enter the United States with the standard tourist visa. I am a French resident.
Three years ago, I lived in California as a student on a F-1 ...
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