Originally Posted by
WorldLux
Most car rentals in the US require an IDP as well, but so far I've never been asked one. Some agencies have issues reading an European driving license (both the new and old types). If they enforce their policy, you'll be stuck without a car.
Just to be clear, they may require an IDP if your home-country license is not in English (which is the case for the French one). They do not require one if your home-country license is in English.
Florida did attempt to bring in a law requiring all non-US license holders to have an IDP, but it was repealed shortly afterwards - at least in part because it was likely in breach of the Vienna Convention on Road Traffic, but also because it was just generally unfriendly to tourism!