Renting a car with Enterprise on a foreign licence

• An IDP alone is not accepted: it must accompany the original licence.
• IDP is recommended, not required, when the home licence is in an extended-Latin alphabet (e.g. German, Spanish) and required for non-Latin alphabets; professional type-written translation may substitute only if an IDP cannot be obtained in the home country. Passport/other government ID is requested at some locations.

“Their home country driver's license that is valid, unexpired and includes a photograph. Digital licenses are not accepted. If the home country driver's license is in a language other than English (or French, for rentals in Canada) and the letters are English (i.e. German, Spanish, etc.) an International Driver's Permit is recommended, but not required, for translation purposes in addition to the home country driver's license. If the home country driver's license is in a language other than English and the letters are not English (i.e. alphabet is not an extended Latin-based alphabet like German or Spanish but is Russian, Japanese, Arabic, etc.) an International Driver's Permit is required. If an International Driver's Permit cannot be obtained in the home country, another professional, type-written translation may be substituted. In either case, the home country driver's license must also be presented. In some US and Canadian locations, customers not holding a US/Canadian driver’s license may be asked to provide additional, valid government-issued documentation. Examples of this may include a valid passport.” — home_licence_required, idp_policy, translation_alternative, passport_policy ↗ (company national page)

“In either case, the home country driver's license must also be presented.” — idp_alone_accepted ↗ (company national page)

Last checked 2026-10-04.