Renting with a foreign driving licence

All countries

It's possible to rent a car on Getaround with a foreign licence, but you will have to meet the Getaround conditions and new conditions may be added depending on the country that issued your licence.

If you have a foreign licence, you will have to bring certain documents with you to the check in.

All the secondary drivers must meet the same conditions and bring the same documents to the rental. The owner will need to check these documents and take pictures of them at check in.

NB: If your foreign licence is written in a different alphabet (Chinese for instance), you will need to bring the original licence AND an international licence or an official translation of the original licence.

NB2: If your foreign licence doesn't show the issue date, you will also need to bring a proof of history that shows the real date of issue for the driving licence.

For cars registered in France

There are two cases:

1) You have a driving licence from the EU or the Schengen space (EU + United Kingdom, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland): you can use your original licence without any additional document.

2) You have a driving licence emitted outside the EU or Schengen space. There are 3 cases:

a) You have been in France for less than 90 days

You will need to bring with you:

• Your valid and original driving licence
• Your passport (with the page on which there is your date of entry on the territory). For certain countries (like Canada), you can travel to France without a stamp on the passport. In this case, you will need to bring a proof of residency to date your arrival.

b) You have been in France for more than 90 days but less than 1 year

You will need to bring with you:

• Your valid and original driving licence
• A visa allowing you to stay on French territory

c) You have been in France for more than 1 year

You will need to bring a French driving licence with you: your foreign licence is no longer valid, unless you have a student visa. In this case, your foreign licence is valid until the end of your studies and you should bring it to the rental along with your visa.

The French government website is the reference regarding the current legislation : in case of doubt, please visit the government website.

For cars registered in Spain:

There are two distinct cases:

1) The licence has been issued by a EU or a Schengen space country (EU countries + United Kingdom, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland): your licence is usable without any additional document.

2) The licence has been issued out of the European Economic Area (Morocco, Mexico, Brazil...)**. Here there are 2 cases:

a) You have been in Spain for less than 6 months

You will need to bring with you:

• The valid and original driving licence
• The passport page on which there is your date of entry on the territory or your flight ticket to prove your date of entry.

b) You have been in Spain for more than 6 months

You will need to bring a valid Spanish driving licence: your foreign licence is no longer valid.

The Spanish government website is the reference regarding the current legislation, please visit the government website in case of doubt.

For cars registered in Belgium:

There are two distinct cases:

1) You have a license issued by a EU or a Schengen space country (EU + United Kingdom, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland): you can use your original license without any additional document. The list of European Union and European Economic Area countries issuing driving licenses can be found here.

2) You have a license that has been issued out of the EU and European Economic Area (Morocco, Mexico, Brazil...).

Here there are 2 cases:

a)You have been in Belgium for less than 185 days

You will need to bring

• A valid, recognized original driving license. The list of countries outside the EU issuing recognized driver's licenses can be found here.

• The passport page or Visa on which there is the date of entry on the territory.

b)You have been in Belgium for more than 185 days

You will need to bring a Belgian driving license, your foreign license is no longer valid.

The Belgian government website is the reference regarding the current legislation: in case of doubt, please visit the government website.

For cars registered in Germany :

Please refer to this page.

For cars registered in Austria :

Please refer to this page.

For cars registered in the United States:

There are two cases:

1) You have a driving license from the United States: you can use your original license without any additional document.

2) You have a driving license issued outside from United States, you will need to provide:

• Your valid and original driving license

• Your passport (with the page on which there is your date of entry on the territory)