Just a few days left before the 25th Nov 14 deadline for the Myanmar Bike Week ride to Mong-La to get your paperwork/ documents submitted.
One of the requirements is an Intl driving license (not sure in reality how strict they will be on this). If you're planning to get one in Thailand below is what you need to get one:
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Hi Phil
Need to ask are you talking about a IDL or IDP????
Because this is how I understand it ....
A IDL is just a translation of your Driving licenses you hold let it be a UK,USA,Thail ect but these are not real IDP ???
A IDP An
International Driving Permit (
IDP) is an
identity document that allows the holder to drive a private
motor vehicle in any country that recognises IDPs. To be valid, the IDP must be accompanied by a valid
driving licence.
The IDP, which is slightly larger than a
passport, is a multi-language translation of the driver's licence from the issuing nation, complete with photograph and vital statistics
Driver information
The 1968 convention (as amended in 2011)
The main regulations about driving licences are in Annex 6 (domestic driving permit) and Annex 7 (international driving permit). The currently active version of those is in force in each Contracting Party since no later than 29 March 2011 (Article 43).
Article 41 of the Convention describes requirements for
driving licences. Key of those are:
- every driver of a motor vehicle must hold a driving licence;
- driving licences can be issued only after passing theoretical and practical exams, which are regulated by each country;
- Contracting Parties shall recognize as valid for driving in their territories:
- domestic driving licence conforms to the provisions of Annex 6 to the Convention;
- international driving licence conforms to the provisions of Annex 7 to the Convention, on condition that it is presented with the corresponding domestic driving licence;
- driving licences issued by a Contracting Party shall be recognised in the territory of another Contracting Party until this territory becomes the place of normal residence of their holder;
- all of the above does not apply to learner-driver licences;
- the period of validity of an international licence shall be either no more than three years after the date of issue or until the date of expiry of the domestic driving licence, whichever is earlier;
- Contracting Parties may refuse to recognise the validity of driving licences for persons under eighteen or, for categories C, D, CE and DE, under twenty one;
- an international driving licence shall only be issued by the Contracting Party in whose territory the holder has his normal residence and that issued the domestic driving licence or that recognised the driving licence issued by another Contracting Party; it shall not be valid for use in that territory.
You will find that a IDP are only issued by driving organization such as in the UK the AA and RAC and are only valid for 1 year but can be use upto 3 years all other forms of translation are not real IDP and should not be consided as a IDP or used in its place .
One other point a IDP is not valid in the country of issue ??
Full details of off IDP and country who recognize IDP see link ....
Validation
According to the 1949 Convention on Road Traffic, an IDP remains valid for one year from the date of issue. However, according to the Vienna Convention, an IDP remains valid for no more than three years from the date of issue, or until the expiration date of national driving permit, whichever is earlier. An IDP is not valid for driving in the country where it was issued.
International Driving Permit - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Link to the AA in the UK about IDP
https://www.theaa.com/getaway/idp/index.html#international-driving-licence
This is from the AA uk web site
Is an IDP the same as an International Driving Licence (IDL)?
No. An International Driving Licence is not a legally recognised document and will not enable you to meet national requirements to carry an International Driving Permit (IDP).
This is just my understanding on this matter I could be wrong
which now bring me on to the matter of IDP in China ??? because China did not sign up to the IDP these means that people in China can't get a IDP and allows people like me with a Chinese DL to drive in most other country without the need of a IDP, is this right
"NO" so why do these other country allow this to happen ??? it's a matter of the other country don't want to
piss in there chips or should I say with China
"noddles"
on your return back to Tachileik you collect your passport from Thai immigration. Risky business for the organisers
