Re: Hire car in South Africa, international drivers license needed ?On 16 Jul, 17:13, Dimond Geeza <michaelnewp...@yahoo . com > wrote:
> On 15 Jul, 22:21, "Come-Along.nl" <schoel...@planet.nl> wrote:
>
> > "Dimond Geeza" <michaelnewp...@yahoo . com > schreef in berichtnews:29821e=
d7-ffeb-4a0d-9beb-6bcdee55dcce@m36g2000hse.googlegroups . com ...
>
> > > Hire car in South Africa, international drivers license needed ?
>
> > Take one with you cause there have been a lot of fines lately for not b=
eing
> > able to show the International licence...
>
> > Hansw w w . com e-along.nl
>
> * w w w .sa-venues . com /car_hire_south_africa.htm
> ...gives conflicting advice on the same page.
>
> "To hire a motor vehicle in South Africa you must be in possession of
> a valid drivers license and carry it with you at all times. Any valid
> driver=92s licence is accepted provided it bears the photograph and
> signature of the holder and is printed in English."
>
> And
>
> "Drivers must have an international drivers license and a minimum of 5
> years experience in order to hire a car in South Africa."
from AVIS
The UK licence will be accepted provided that there is a photo of the
driver.