International Driving Permit

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An International Driving Permit (IDP; sometimes also referred to as international driving licence) is a translation of a domestic driving licence that allows the holder to drive a private motor vehicle in any country or jurisdiction that recognizes the document. The term International Driving Permit was first mentioned in the document prescribed in the International Convention relative to Motor Traffic that was signed at Paris in 1926, and is a translation of the French "permis de conduire international", or "international driving licence". The Paris treaty, and all subsequent, use the word "permit" exclusively in relation to all kinds of driving licence. International Driving Permits are governed by three international conventions: the 1926 Paris International Convention relative to Motor Traffic, the 1949 Geneva Convention on Road Traffic, and the 1968 Vienna Convention on Road Traffic. When a state is contracted to more than one convention, the newest one terminates and replaces previous...

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