Firstly they only last for 12 months, then AA dont keep your deets on file to make it simple to reapply online, then its $30 + Fees every year online ( more expensive than in-person , figure that )
"A Licence to Print Money" if there ever was one
who gives AA the nz monopoly , how to protest ?
cheers ~
timmo1,
Dec 2, 8:27am
I don't even think it's an official document overseas and some countries do not recognize it all (i.e. Vietnam from memory)
tamarillo,
Dec 2, 9:37am
Didn't even know they still existed, haven't bothered getting one for decades now, never needed.
toyboy3,
Dec 2, 9:48am
You will not hire a Car with one ! Don't see any point in having one
vtecintegra,
Dec 2, 9:57am
They make it a lot easier when the other party does not understand english
oldboyjohn,
Dec 2, 12:37pm
They are designed so that the receiving agent can identify the classes of licence you hold. It is not a license as such. If someone bowls up to a rental company in another country with a class 1,2 5,6 licence for example, how does that rental agent know whether the holder has the appropriate class of licence? Having said that, I have never been asked for one anywhere!
bill-robinson,
Dec 2, 12:54pm
had one years ago. i offered it in canada to rent a car and they said lets have your real license not a copy. 2 years later offered it to a cop in the uk and he said the same thing. it is a translation of your license that is all.
vtecintegra,
Dec 2, 1:13pm
That's exactly what it says on it. Don't know why you'd be surpised.
db.price,
Dec 3, 1:57am
Yep would never bother getting one.
bill-robinson,
Dec 3, 5:20am
where was the suprise?
lulu04,
Dec 3, 8:05am
I travel Japan regularly and you must have an IDL to rent a car , no exceptions.
its just a totally bogus annual fee monopoly by AA , who are not serving their customers.
old Muldoonist regulatory NZ . someting that Rogernomix overlooked. I bet The Warehouse could issue them for less than $35
cheers
bill-robinson,
Dec 3, 8:16am
pre muldoon
utwo,
Dec 3, 5:18pm
It's called an international driving permit, not a license (you still need to carry your NZ driver license with you). You won't need one to rent a car, but you may need one if you get pulled over by a cop in a country where they don't speak English. I believe the fine for not carrying one in Italy, for example, is something like 400 euros.
mm12345,
Aug 6, 4:14am
Worth it IMO. I got pulled up by gormless but zealous "CHiP" in LA for gridlocking ($200 instant fine IIRC), picked on me for some reason instead of the 10 or so other cars who'd been caught by some wally in front who'd stopped in the middle of a clear road. Made his eyes roll, ask WTF is this?, then gave up when I told him. Never asked for my real license, I had NSW and NZ with me, he had obviously never seen an international permit before, but it looked official - and way in the too hard basket to question.
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