At the time of rental the driver must present a valid national driver's licence, which has been held for at least 1 year.
Please see below for accepted driver's licences by issuing country:
Driver's Licence issued in the EU, Norway, Iceland, Switzerland and Liechtenstein | All national driver's licences are accepted. |
Driver's Licence issued in Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Central African Republic, Chile, Costa Rica, Ivory Coast, Cuba, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ecuador, North Macedonia, Georgia, Ghana, Guyana, Holy See-Vatican, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Liberia, Mexico, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Niger, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Republic of Moldova, Russian Federation, San Marino, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, South Africa, Tajikistan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Zimbabwe |
Only the credit card-sized format national driver's licence is accepted. If you hold a non credit card-sized format national driver's licence, you must present an International Driving Permit (IDP) at the rental counter. |
Driver's Licence issued in Vietnam | The original licence together with an authorised translation issued by the Vietnamese Ministry of Transport must be presented. If both documents are presented at time of rental these licences are acceptable worldwide. |
Driver's Licence issued in People's Republic of China/ Korea | Driver's licences issued by the People's Republic of China/ Korea may be accepted provided you present an official Hertz Certification form. Hertz China/ Korea will issue this form on Hertz notepaper and will incorporate the Hertz China/ Korea Corporate seal. The Certification form is valid until the expiry date of the driver's licence. Both the Certification and the original licence (with an International Driving Permit strongly recommended by Police authorities in Europe) MUST be produced at the time of rental. |
Driver's Licence issued in the rest of the world | International Driving Permit (IDP) is mandatory. |
The IDP translates the national licence into various languages and is on its own, without the national licence, not acceptable.
Intending renters are strongly advised to check local legal requirements for countries to which they intend to travel.
Please also refer to "Passport/Identity Card Information”.
