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Old Nov 3, 2016 | 5:46 pm
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Originally Posted by dsdwe234sfd23
I got an international DL for $10 to be used in Europe/France. Only good for 1 yr.
No, you got an International Driving PERMIT, not a DL. Under the latest version of the Vienna Convention, an IDP is only valid when used in conjunction with the "real" drivers license that it represents.

Originally Posted by dsdwe234sfd23
Sure, my US DL probably would have been fine, but if there were any issues, do the police in different countries take the DL of those involved? Then I wouldn't have it back home. $10 means letting them have the International DL if they want it.
This is not going to work, as you'd have to give them both. If they keep something, the odds of them keeping the IDP and not your real license are basically zero.
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