Originally Posted by
WorldLux
That's actually incorrect. Rental companies might require you in the fine print to bring an IDP and some states mandate that you carry your home licence along with an IDP.
To be honest, it's much more convenient to have it with you. Doesn't cost a fortune and any officer stopping you will understand the licence. I've seen plenty of people in the US being confused by the new driving permit used by EU countries, that come with little to non description of the numbers that are printed on them.
BTW: You didn't say that you booked already...
It's about 45CHF (45$) and valid 3 years. I've never heard anyone take it with them and on several sources it says it is recommended, for example on the website of the swiss touring club:
https://www.tcs.ch/
Also, the standard Swiss driving license has some information in English on it, and, as I said, we were never asked for an IDP. Is there a list of rental companies and states which require an IDP?
Originally Posted by
Often1
OP - It is often easier to negotiate to the same bottom line than to quibble about specific fees. Especially if the dollar amount is not significant. How much is the total rental and how much is the per day young renter fee? If the amount is relative small, it may be possible for the counter agent or manager on duty to either waive the fee or provide some other discount which arrives at roughly the same total.
It's 25$ per day plus taxes, so it comes to 275$ plus taxes, which is nearly half of the actual rental (650$).
I didn't expect my initial question to be so complicated. Either the fee is paid until the day of the birthday or for the whole rental (which would be unfair).