We will be in England in early October. We will be in York for a few days so I am planning to rent a car and visit Chatsworth House, used as “Pemberley” in the movie, Pride and Prejudice. I am 72 years old, healthy and have not been in any accidents over 55 years of driving. Has anyone rented a car and if you have, do I need an IDP?
Posted by
Freedonia
16440 posts
You do not need an IDP in the UK. All you need is your driver's license.
An IDP basically translates your license into a few differrent languages. Your US Driver's LIcense is already in English.
Posted by
Connecticut
100 posts
I am 76 and renting in the Lake District next month. No problems (no IDP)
Regards,
Dennis
Posted by
Duluth 🛶
8203 posts
Some agencies do tack on an extra fee for those over 70+, but there are many who do not. I know that Arnold Clark, who I have rented with in the past (and highly recommend them) does not charge a fee (you can also rent Arnold Clark cars through Celtic Legend, who is very easy to work with). If you rent through AutoEurope, a consolidator, you will see a notice that some of their agencies do charge fees, so it just depends.
Posted by
OP
2 posts
thank you for the information and tips!