Dave
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Help!
We're going on a trip to North Carolina. Want to rent a car there but:
No rental agency will rent us a car with a Mexican drivers license. They say we have to have an International license.
Anyone been through this and can advise what/where?
Leaving in two weeks.
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Sharksbaja
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http://www.idl-international.com/
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Tucker
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Looks like something to be careful with, check this website: http://www.bankrate.com/brm/news/advice/scams/license.asp
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Dave,
Had that problem in Cleveland. Had a car reserved with Budget, but when I showed my Mexican licence, they refused to rent me a car. Tried Hertz and
Avis with the same result. However the next company I tried ( can't remember who, but was one of the major ones ) and they never questioned the
licence and I got a car.
Makes you wonder what a Mexican, travelling anywhere in the USA, would do to rent a car from those companies.
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When I travel overseas, I get my Int'l Drivers License at AAA.
If you're living in Baja and have only a Mx. D.L., you likely don't have AAA membership, but it may be worth investigating if you have dual residency
or US citizenship. ($54/year).
http://www.aaawa.com/travel/tips_info/idp_application.asp (my local office link) shows how to get the IDL from outside of the country... I don't
know if that will help you, but may be worth checking out.
In the past, I just went to the local AAA office, showed my (US) drivers license and passport, and they made me an Int'l. D. L. on the spot. Prety
darn convenient.
Seems prety rude for rental companies to not accept a drivers license from Mx.
Best luck Dave,
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AAA is the best at stuff like this. They are usally pretty fast and efficient. They have many local offices. I'm sure there is one in SD.
[Edited on 1-16-2006 by JZ]
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Dave
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| Quote: | Originally posted by djh
In the past, I just went to the local AAA office, showed my (US) drivers license and passport, and they made me an Int'l. D. L. on the spot. Prety
darn convenient.
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The problem is that the international permit, to be valid, MUST be issued from the country in which you live.
What's strange is that it ain't even a license, simply a translation of your license. I guess that's because someone might mistake the original for a
drivers license. 
When I first talked to the rental company and told them I had a Mexican license they asked if it was written in English...or Mexican. This is the type
of mentality I've been dealing with all friggin day.
<And you guys thought it was just FUBAR in Mexico.>
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Just what djh said...AAA is the ONLY way to go. Get a license over the internet? Now that takes a brain surgeon!
Don\'t get mad...
Get EVEN.
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"The problem is that the international permit, to be valid, MUST be issued from the country in which you live."
May be wrong , but I would think they would issue it in Spanish. If they do issue it in the English, how many permits do you need to be
"International"?
Albert G
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Dave
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