COUNTRY | IDP | Other requirements |
Albania | 1968 | |
Algeria | 1949 | |
Andorra | 1949 | |
Argentina | 1949 | |
Armenia | 1968 | |
Australia | 1949 | |
Austria | 1968 | You do not need an IDP unless the UK leaves the EU without a deal. |
Azerbaijan | 1968 | |
Bahamas | 1968 | IDP needed for stays longer than 90 days. |
Bahrain | 1968 | IDP needed for car hire, and for stays longer than 90 days. You must get your permit certified by local authorities when you arrive. |
Bangladesh | 1949 | |
Barbados | 1949 | |
Belarus | 1968 | |
Belgium | 1968 | You do not need an IDP unless the UK leaves the EU without a deal and you’re staying for more than 185 days. |
Benin | 1949 | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1968 | |
Botswana | 1949 | IDP needed for car hire. |
Brazil | 1968 | You need to get a certified translation of your IDP from the British consulate. |
Bulgaria | 1968 | You do not need an IDP unless the UK leaves the EU without a deal. If you have an older, paper UK driving licence, you must take another form of photographic ID, such as your passport. |
Burkina Faso | 1949 | |
Cambodia | 1949 | |
Canada | 1949 | |
Cape Verde | NONE | You’ll need a 1968 permit to drive here on or after 12 June 2019. |
Central African Republic | 1968 | |
Chile | 1949 | |
Congo | 1949 | |
Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | 1968 | |
Croatia | 1968 | |
Cuba | 1968 | |
Cyprus | 1949 | You do not need an IDP unless the UK leaves the EU without a deal. |
Czech Republic | 1968 | You do not need an IDP unless the UK leaves the EU without a deal. If you have an older, paper UK driving licence, you must take another form of photographic ID, such as your passport. |
Democratic Republic of Congo | 1968 | |
Denmark | 1968 | You do not need an IDP unless the UK leaves the EU without a deal and you’re staying for more than 90 days. |
Dominican Republic | 1949 | IDP needed for stays longer than 90 days. |
Ecuador | 1949 | |
Egypt | 1949 | |
Estonia | 1968 | You do not need an IDP unless the UK leaves the EU without a deal. |
Eswatini (previously Swaziland) | 1949 | If you have an older, paper UK driving licence, you must take another form of photographic ID, such as your passport. You may need to show an IDP to your insurance company if you’re involved in an accident. |
Fiji | 1949 | |
Finland | 1968 | You do not need an IDP unless the UK leaves the EU without a deal. |
France | 1968 | You do not need an IDP unless the UK leaves the EU without a deal. |
French Polynesia | 1968 | |
Georgia | 1968 | IDP needed for stays longer than 90 days. |
Germany | 1968 | You do not need an IDP unless the UK leaves the EU without a deal. |
Ghana | 1949 | |
Greece | 1968 | You do not need an IDP unless the UK leaves the EU without a deal. |
Guam | 1949 | IDP needed for stays longer than 30 days. If you have an older, paper UK driving licence, you must take another form of photographic ID, such as your passport. You may need to show an IDP to your insurance company if you’re involved in an accident. |
Guatemala | 1949 | |
Guayana | 1968 | |
Haiti | 1949 | IDP needed for stays longer than 90 days. |
Hungary | 1968 | You do not need an IDP unless the UK leaves the EU without a deal. If you have an older, paper UK driving licence, you must take another form of photographic ID, such as your passport. |
Iceland | 1949 | You do not need an IDP unless the UK leaves the EU without a deal and you’re staying for more than 1 month. If you have an older, paper UK driving licence, you must take another form of photographic ID, such as your passport. |
India | 1949 | |
Iran | 1968 | |
Iraq | 1968 | |
Israel | 1968 | |
Italy | 1968 | You do not need an IDP unless the UK leaves the EU without a deal. If you have an older, paper UK driving licence, you must take another form of photographic ID, such as your passport. |
Jamaica | 1949 | |
Japan | 1949 | |
Jordan | 1949 | |
Kazakhstan | 1968 | |
Kenya | 1968 | IDP needed for stays longer than 90 days. |
Kuwait | 1968 | |
Kyrgyzstan | 1968 | |
Laos | 1949 | |
Latvia | 1968 | You do not need an IDP unless the UK leaves the EU without a deal. |
Lebanon | 1949 | |
Lesotho | 1949 | |
Liberia | 1968 | |
Libya | 1949 | |
Lichtenstein | 1926 | You do not need an IDP unless the UK leaves the EU without a deal. |
Lithuania | 1968 | If you have a photocard licence, you do not need an IDP unless the UK leaves the EU without a deal and you’re staying for more than 185 days. If you have an older, paper licence, you will need an IDP if the UK leaves the EU without a deal, no matter how long you are staying. |
Luxembourg | 1968 | You do not need an IDP unless the UK leaves the EU without a deal and you’re staying for more than 185 days. |
Macao (Macau) | 1949 | |
Madagascar | 1949 | |
Malawi | 1949 | IDP needed for stays longer than 90 days. |
Malaysia (Sabah) | 1949 | |
Mali | 1949 | |
Malta | 1949 | You do not need an IDP unless the UK leaves the EU without a deal. |
Mexico | 1926 | |
Moldova | 1968 | |
Monaco | 1968 | |
Mongolia | 1968 | |
Montenegro | 1968 | |
Morocco | 1968 | |
Namibia | 1949 | IDP needed for car hire. If you have an older, paper UK driving licence, you must take another form of photographic ID, such as your passport. You may need to show an IDP to your insurance company if you’re involved in an accident. |
Netherlands | 1968 | You do not need an IDP unless the UK leaves the EU without a deal. |
New Zealand | 1949 | |
Niger | 1968 | |
Nigeria | 1949 | You’ll need a 1968 permit instead to drive here on or after 18 October 2019. |
North Macedonia | 1968 | |
Norway | 1968 | If you have a photocard licence, you do not need an IDP unless the UK leaves the EU without a deal and you’re staying for more than 90 days. If you have an older, paper licence, you will need an IDP if the UK leaves the EU without a deal, no matter how long you are staying. |
Pakistan | 1968 | |
Papua New Guinea | 1949 | IDP needed for stays longer than 30 days. |
Paraguay | 1949 | |
Peru | 1968 | |
Philippines | 1968 | IDP needed for car hire, and for stays longer than 90 days. |
Poland | 1968 | If you have a photocard licence, you do not need an IDP unless the UK leaves the EU without a deal and you’re staying for more than 185 days. If you have an older, paper licence, you will need an IDP if the UK leaves the EU without a deal, no matter how long you are staying. |
Portugal | 1968 | You do not need an IDP unless the UK leaves the EU without a deal and you’re staying for more than 185 days. If you have an older, paper UK driving licence, you must take another form of photographic ID, such as your passport. |
Qatar | 1968 | |
Romania | 1968 | You do not need an IDP unless the UK leaves the EU without a deal. |
Russian Federation | 1968 | |
Rwanda | 1949 | |
San Marino | 1968 | |
Saudi Arabia | 1968 | IDP needed for car hire. |
Senegal | 1968 | |
Serbia | 1968 | |
Seychelles | 1968 | |
Sierra Leone | 1949 | |
Singapore | 1949 | IDP needed for car hire, and for stays longer than 30 days. |
Slovakia | 1968 | You do not need an IDP unless the UK leaves the EU without a deal. |
Slovenia | 1968 | You do not need an IDP unless the UK leaves the EU without a deal and you’re staying for more than 90 days. |
Somalia | 1926 | |
South Africa | 1968 | If you have an older, paper UK driving licence, you must take another form of photographic ID, such as your passport. You may need to show an IDP to your insurance company if you’re involved in an accident. |
South Korea | 1949 | |
Spain (including Balearic and Canary Isles) | 1949 | If the UK leaves the EU without a deal on 31 October 2019, you’ll be able to drive here without an IDP until 30 June 2020. From 1 July 2020 onwards, you will need an IDP if you’re staying in Spain for more than 6 months. If you have an older, paper UK driving licence, you must take another form of photographic ID, such as your passport. |
Sri Lanka | 1949 | As well as the IDP, you must get a Sri Lankan recognition permit from the Automobile Association of Ceylon (AAC) in Colombo. |
St. Lucia | 1949 | Show your UK driving licence or IDP to the police to get a visitor’s licence. |
St. Vincent | 1949 | Show your UK driving licence or IDP to the police to get a visitor’s licence. |
Sweden | 1968 | You do not need an IDP unless the UK leaves the EU without a deal. |
Switzerland | 1968 | You do not need an IDP unless the UK leaves the EU without a deal. |
Syria | 1949 | |
Tajikistan | 1968 | |
Thailand | 1949 | |
Togo | 1949 | |
Trinidad & Tobago | 1949 | IDP needed for stays longer than 90 days. |
Tunisia | 1968 | |
Turkey | 1968 | |
Turkmenistan | 1968 | |
Uganda | 1949 | IDP needed for stays longer than 90 days. |
Ukraine | 1968 | |
United Arab Emirates | 1968 | |
United States | 1949 | If you have an older, paper UK driving licence, you must take another form of photographic ID, such as your passport. You may need to show an IDP to your insurance company if you’re involved in an accident. |
Uruguay | 1968 | |
Uzbekistan | 1968 | |
Vatican City | 1949 | |
Venezuela | 1949 | |
Vietnam | 1968 | |
Zimbabwe | 1968 |