I was told that Georgia has enforce the request of having an english driving permit this was also started in Florida last year but they did not enforce it because of the money brought in the state by snowbirds,Is this a reality?I have renewed my international driving permit.Gaetan

The Florida requirement for the International Drivers Permit for Canadians, was repealed last July, Never heard of it for any other states.Is your Quebec licence not bilingual, our Ontario Drivers Licence is in both official languages.Beverley and Ken

I would think that a Quebec license would only be in French for the same reasons all signs etc in Quebec are only allowed in French. Question.....is your official drivers license from your own country not valid in most other countries. I can use my Canadian license when I go back to England.

A couple years ago we went to austria and I was suggested by caa to get an intenational permit as we were renting a car, and yes our quebec driving permit is in french only,I also was told that Georgia was chargins a $500.00 penaltyGaetan

Gaetan wrote:A couple years ago we went to austria and I was suggested by caa to get an intenational permit as we were renting a car, and yes our quebec driving permit is in french only,I also was told that Georgia was chargins a $500.00 penaltyGaetanI think that fine is a little harsh.Is it a huge issue having an English license driving in Quebec? Are most officers bilingual? We have travelled through parts of Quebec and we have not had any issues with lanquaqe issues.

loulou57 wrote:I would think that a Quebec license would only be in French for the same reasons all signs etc in Quebec are only allowed in French. Question.....is your official drivers license from your own country not valid in most other countries. I can use my Canadian license when I go back to England.Answer. Not necessarily. Different country pairs have different reciprocity laws, and other countries may have limited or no recognition of outside licenses. Canada to the UK is easy because of the Commonwealth. U.S. is not part of the Commonwealth, basis for accepting a license is something else. And it is not even the U.S., because here it is each state.I've had to get local licenses in the PRC and Barbados. In the first case, I had to take a driving test, and bring a translator. My U.S. license meant I did not need to complete a course at a driving school, just demonstrate skills. I suspect someone else in the office may have completed the written test for me, no way I could read it, just as I could not read the road signs. License was for emergency use (and vanity) since I employed a local driver.In Barbados it was a matter of paying the fee and filling out the forms. Making sure a tax gets paid.Another example, there is general reciprocity of licensing within the EU, more or less as member counties harmonize their license classes and licensing standards. But not all EU countries are equal in recognizing licenses from countries outside the EU. What works for a visitor to Ireland may not work in Romania.How the rules apply may also depend on immigration status. Tourists get a lot of leeway in some countries, residents need local licenses. In others, tourists are simply not permitted to drive, which helps keep local drivers employed.IDL is simply a certification, readable in several languages, that you have a valid driving permit in your home country. No obligation for any country to accept that as a license to drive.

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Pangaea_Ron
Explorer
Nov 04, 2013
Or avoid Georgia, and write to them (and the many Chamber of Commerces involved) about the tax dollars that they are losing by this requirement that is outside the norm.
SARGUY
Explorer
Nov 04, 2013
How is a LEO in Georgia supposed to deal with a person that he stops for speeding for example when he is handed a Drivers License printed in a language that he does not understand and can t read. So I guess illegal aliens can just use their Mexican or Guatemalan Drivers Licences also. What about all the OTR truckers from Quebec that travel through Georgia, are they also driving on a license nor recognized in that state.
Pangaea_Ron
Explorer
Nov 04, 2013
Yep, not legal. It seems pretty specific about that... It needs to be in English.
Tequila
Explorer
Nov 04, 2013
Just tell them you could not understand the rule because it was written in English.
John_Joey
Explorer
Nov 05, 2013
Spend the $20 and get an IDL. ...........
Gaetan
Explorer
Nov 05, 2013
I did gel an IDL, I was just wandering why would Gorgia act like this the only state in the USA
Gaetan
Community Alumni
Nov 05, 2013
I drive everywhere in the US with my Quebec permit. We have relatives in Atlanta and none of the family from Quebec who visit there have ever had an issue.
John_Joey
Explorer
Nov 05, 2013
Gaetan wrote:
I did gel an IDL, I was just wandering why would Gorgia act like this the only state in the USA
Gaetan

Can't answer that, other than 9-11 changed the way people think. On our side of the border (IMHO) we do not travel enough outside of our borders. This can lead to a very limited view of the world and the people in it. Maybe the powers in Georgia are in that group.

I'm happy to hear you got an IDL, it's a simple thing to do, and something I do prior to renting a car overseas just to avoid any issues.
silversand
Explorer
Nov 06, 2013
Packer wrote:
We have relatives in Atlanta and none of the family from Quebec who visit there have ever had an issue.

...that's because perhaps none of them have ever been stopped by LEOs in Georgia ?

:B

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