International driving permit

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Im alittle confused, im off thru France and onwards to Spain in April and I see that IF there is no ****** deal we (MAY) need an IDP for both countries both of which require a driving permit (1968 and 1949).

Would I therefore need 2 IDP,s or would one suffice for both counties?


At £5,50 a pop that seems a lot for only I years travel.
 
rockape said:
At £5,50 a pop that seems a lot for only I years travel.
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You're taking a motorhome across on a ferry for an extended holiday of at least 2000 miles with all the cost that involves and you are complaining about £11.00 for permission to drive. Spending the cost of a small round of drinks doesn't seem that important to me.
 
antiquesam said:
You're taking a motorhome across on a ferry for an extended holiday of at least 2000 miles with all the cost that involves and you are complaining about £11.00 for permission to drive. Spending the cost of a small round of drinks doesn't seem that important to me.
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It really is £7.33 per year which is a huge amount?????????
 
antiquesam said:
You're taking a motorhome across on a ferry for an extended holiday of at least 2000 miles with all the cost that involves and you are complaining about £11.00 for permission to drive. Spending the cost of a small round of drinks doesn't seem that important to me.
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I dont buy rounds of drinks , so there is a saving straight away.lf you shove a lump of coal up my arxe in a fortnight it would be a diamond. TIGHT, not me. Guess the question should be Does one size fits all?
 
rockape said:
Im alittle confused, im off thru France and onwards to Spain in April and I see that IF there is no ****** deal we (MAY) need an IDP for both countries both of which require a driving permit (1968 and 1949).

Would I therefore need 2 IDP,s or would one suffice for both counties?


At £5,50 a pop that seems a lot for only I years travel.
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If there is no deal you will need an IDP. You need the 1949 version for Spain and you need the 1968 version for all other countries in the EU. You also need one of each for each driver. If your van is over 3500kgs make sure the IDPs have all the driving categories at the back fully stamped. The categories as printed are not the same as we use currently. The IDP is not valid if you don't have your current driving licence with you as well.

Even if there is a deal it may not be clear whether there will be an agreement to continue the present arrangements so I would suggest if you are leaving in April that it would be wise to get the IDPs in any event.

The IDPs are only valid until they expire or your driving licence expires (eg when you reach 70 or the 3 year renewal) whichever is earlier
 
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rockape said:
Im alittle confused, im off thru France and onwards to Spain in April and I see that IF there is no ****** deal we (MAY) need an IDP for both countries both of which require a driving permit (1968 and 1949).

Would I therefore need 2 IDP,s or would one suffice for both counties?


At £5,50 a pop that seems a lot for only I years travel.
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Mike,
Have you some Yorkshire blood in your veins... I understand your concern.
We are not all made of munny, are we
 
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rockape said:
I dont buy rounds of drinks , so there is a saving straight away.lf you shove a lump of coal up my arxe in a fortnight it would be a diamond. TIGHT, not me. Guess the question should be Does one size fits all?
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do not make a hole of it, just an arxe ,oh lord its good to be a hum-bug, ok pj
 
what=what?

rockape said:
I dont buy rounds of drinks , so there is a saving straight away.lf you shove a lump of coal up my arxe in a fortnight it would be a diamond. TIGHT, not me. Guess the question should be Does one size fits all?
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what did we, that is us, before we be came a part, of those father- less wonders, ok pj
 
rockape said:
Im alittle confused, im off thru France and onwards to Spain in April and I see that IF there is no ****** deal we (MAY) need an IDP for both countries both of which require a driving permit (1968 and 1949).

Would I therefore need 2 IDP,s or would one suffice for both counties?


At £5,50 a pop that seems a lot for only I years travel.
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thats less than the cost of our 10 year passport per year - whatcha grumbling about ???
 
delicagirl said:
thats less than the cost of our 10 year passport per year - whatcha grumbling about ???
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It's not a true grumble, I would have thought international is just that,one licence for all.
It's just that both permits are valid for different periods of time.
It just bugs me.
 
IDP for France = £5.50
IDP for Spain + £5.50
Same for wife so total £22 + you need a Green card for your insurance, when I asked one company I was told that there was a £15 admin fee if I opted for a Green Card when taking out the insurance or if I wanted it later it was £26.50 + £15 admin fee.
Ok total so far = IDP's £22 + GC £41.50 = £63.50 some round of drinks we're buying more like a 3 course meal.:tongue:

Haven't even started to find out how much travel insurance is going to cost once we can no longer use our EHIC card.


also forgot about the €7 visa we will need after 2020
 
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We came out to Spain a couple of weeks ago and are eventually heading to Portugal.I got an IDP for both countries at £5.50 each before travelling.I don't envisage needing them but you never know with the state of EU negotiations,a kind of belt and braces job and for the price of a meal it's not going to break the bank.
 
Be Aware - No Deal Driving Permit Hiccup

Your International Driving Permit will expire when your UK driving licence expires.
Found this out when I went to the Post Office for the 1968 and 1949 permits - but my uk licence expires Sept so I would only get 5 months out of them.
Solution - rang DVLA - they gave me an express address to send D1 for renewing my licence early - even though it is before the 90 day limit.
Hope it works!
 
both spain & france recently issued statements saying in the event of no deal current licenses would be accepted for 9 months , doesn’t help me for next year but good enough to wait out the uncertainty,
 
Got mine last month just in case £5.50 each 10/15 mins in the local PO


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