At the time of rental, the driver must present a valid national driver's licence which has been held for at least 1 year.
In accordance with current Italian legislation, Italian driver's licences in virtual/digital format are allowed only for rentals in Italy if included in the wallet inside APP IO, to be showed on the smartphone. Driver’s licenses issued abroad in virtual/digital format are not accepted in Italy yet.
Italian citizens who hold the new European driver's licence, must also show a valid national identity card at the rental counter as proof of their residential address.
An International Driver's Permit (IDP) is required if your national driver's licence is not in Roman script.
An International Driver's Permit (IDP) is also mandatory by law for non-European Union renters except for customers from the following countries who can rent with their national driver's licence and passport: Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, South Africa, United Kingdom and United States. The IDP translates the national driver's licence into various languages and is not accepted without the national licence.
Please note that, if stopped by the Police while driving without an IDP, you might incur into a fine and the vehicle may be confiscatedfor 3 months. In this case, Hertz reserves the right to charge you the amount of the non-waivable excess applicable for the vehicle group.
Driver's licences issued by the People's Republic of China/ Japan may be accepted provided you present an official Hertz Certification form. Hertz China/ Japan will issue this form on Hertz notepaper and will incorporate the Hertz China/ Japan Corporate seal. A scanned copy of the original licence will appear on the Certification form. 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.
If you hold a Driver's Licence issued in Vietnam, you need to present the original licence together with an authorised translation issued by the Vietnamese Ministry of Transport. If both documents are presented at time of rental these licences are acceptable worldwide.
Please also refer to "Passport/Identity Card Information”.
