Car rental and passports

[maxie]

Was reading Fodor's last night and it said something odd. It said that our-of-country folks will need a passport to rent a car! Is this true? We were just going to take driver's licenses and birth certificates.

 

[maxie]

Need to bump this up. Does anyone know if need a passport to rent a car like the guidebook says?

 

[hawt1]

Drivers license worked for me last time.

 

[Snowwark]

Hi maxie!

I don't know who you're planning on renting from, but I just called National Car Rental, and was told, as hawt1 said, that a drivers license would be sufficient.

Kim

 

[bunnyfoo]

That might be for visitors who are visiting us and don't live in North America. I've never had any problems renting here or in the US. I know if you want to rent a car in Europe, you may have to sign a form to get a temporary driver's license ... I think

 

[maxie]

It was stated in Fodor's Orlando travel guide. It was the only place I've ever heard of that.

 

[RuthAnne123]

My husband just rented on July 23-30 from Dollar at the Orlando airport without a passport.

Rooth

 

[rcomputer]

Budget, Alamo, Dollar and National all even accepted my UK non-photo driving licence without any need for a passport.

A North American driving licence is quite sufficient.