Heading to the Czech Republic in a couple weeks. We are using public transit and a few small tours. Would it be wise to bring a driver's license even though we don't plan to do any driving? Or should it be left at home?
Posted by
Beverly Hills, MI
797 posts
You can take your drivers license with you as a secondary piece of identification but just a drivers license is not enough if you decide you want to do any driving in the Czech Republic. You need your license and and IDP.
Posted by
OP
21 posts
Yes, but if the passport is lost or stolen, what good is a driver's license? We don't plan to drive at all and want to limit risk of losses.
Posted by
Edinburgh
2639 posts
if you don't need it don't take it.
Posted by
Tresana, Highlands Ranch, CO, USA
23267 posts
The driver's license is not related to a passport. It is a government issue id and could be very helpful if you passport is lost. I would take it. Sometimes you need to leave an id to rent head phones in a museum or elsewhere. Rather leave the DL and not the passport.
Posted by
San Francisco Bay Area
5697 posts
Agree, if you need to leave ID when renting a museum audioguide, for instance, a license is better than a passport -- if you forget to pick up your license, you get a new one when you return home but a missing passport can put a severe cramp in your vacation. It's light, easy to carry.
Posted by
Northamptonshire, England
32746 posts
How will you get from home to your fly out airport and back home at the end?
If you don't need it don't take it.
Posted by
New York, NY, USA
11294 posts
If you rent an audioguide, you are usually asked to leave an ID. I'd much rather leave my driver's license than my passport or a credit card. That's the only use for my driver's license when I go to Europe, but it's an important one - so I always take it.
While you're looking through your wallet, do be sure to remove things that definitely can't be used on the trip - library cards, local store discount cards, etc.