[Kalispera]

We will be hiring a car in Spain soon. We have the old pink paper UK driving licences and have been advised that some car hire companies would require us to have an international driving permit (IDP) as well to hire a car. However there are three versions of the international driving permit (IDP): 1926, 1949 and 1968. As general government advice is that an IDP is not required for Spain we're finding it impossible to get a definitive answer to which one is recognised there. Just wondering if anyone has needed to use an IDP in Spain and which one you used

[Santa]

It looks as if an IDP is a requirement for non-EU drivers (like us) in Spain, but according to https://www.gov.uk/driving-abroad/in...driving-permit you do not need an IDP to drive here for periods up to 6 months.

[Mark07]

Originally Posted by Kalispera

We will be hiring a car in Spain soon.

Hi Kalispera,

Welcome to the RAC Community.

This link has some great advice about driving in Spain and will take you straight to the section about car hire.

If you have specific questions which aren't answered, your car hire company many also be able to help.