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I am confused. When I get my IDP do I ask for a 1926, 1949 or 1968 IDP - the countries I am planning on going to covers the lot or do I get one of each?
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The last two I’ve had say 1949 on the front
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The last two I’ve had say 1949 on the front
Did you specify which countries you were going to?

OK, I think I have found an answer on the RAC website that I didn’t see before:

https://www.rac.co.uk/drive/travel/d...ts-and-brexit/

Whilst the article is looking at the impact of Brexit specifically it seems to be that I may have to get multiple IDPs - hooray, just what I wanted - which have different validity lengths.
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When you go in to AAA in the US they issue the 1949 version.

I never knew that I could request anything different and I've never had a police officer reject mine.

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The only time that I had an IDP was around 25-30 years ago and I really cannot remember what colour / size it was let alone the year on the cover. I wonder if the local post office that issues the IDP will have a clue about the years that can be / have to be requested - perhaps time to play devil’s advocate and pay a call.
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When there was the threat of a no deal Brexit last October and I was riding down to Spain through France I went into the local post office and was told I would need 2 IDP’s - the 1968 one is apparently not valid for Spain, and needed a 1949 one as well. That was also confirmed on the .gov.uk website. Last time I needed one was in the late 1970’s but I only remember getting just the one, but I did need a bail bond for Spain.

As far as I am aware now there is a “Brexit deal” till 31st December 2020 our full U.K. licences are still valid to use on their own till then, unless we crash out before hand. I haven’t been stopped or asked for my insurance since 1st of February, but I wouldn’t be surprised if a green card certificate will be needed as well

Good old Brexit
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The only time that I had an IDP was around 25-30 years ago and I really cannot remember what colour / size it was let alone the year on the cover. I wonder if the local post office that issues the IDP will have a clue about the years that can be / have to be requested - perhaps time to play devil’s advocate and pay a call.
Yoy used to be able to get them in any post office but these days it's only some main offices that do them. My last one covered 2017-18 and then, even at the 'specialist' office, they only had one type - the 1949 one. I need to get another one in the next few weeks and, unless Brexit has changed things, I expect it'll be the same.

I did ask when I got the previous one (covering 2015-16) about the other ones but the post office clerk had ever heard of them. It's the AA that issues them (it's their name printed all over the front of it) so maybe you'd be better asking them about the different types first.
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