APPLY FOR AN IDP AT EUROTUNNEL FOLKESTONE

The way you apply for an IDP is changing

• We can't issue ANY IDPs after 31 January 2019, including from our Folkestone travel shop
• We can't issue IDPs before 31 January that have an effective date later than 31 January 2019
• We can ONLY issue 1926 or 1949 Convention IDPs
• We CANNOT issue 1968 Convention IDPs – these will be required from 28 March by 1968 Convention countries that currently recognise UK-issued 1926 or 1949 IDPs, as well as by some EU countries in the event of a 'no deal' Brexit
• We'll be removing the application form from our website on 30 January 2019
• We cannot process any applications we receive after 31 January 2019 and these will be RETURNED to the sender

From 1 February 2019

• The Department for Transport will be responsible for issuing IDPs through 2,500 Post Offices (they're currently issued by 89)
• There will be no mail order service 
• You can apply for a 1968 Convention IDP at 2,500 Post Offices
• Read more about applying for an IDP from 1 February

Driving in the EU after Brexit

If there is ‘no deal’ then mutual recognition of driving licences between the UK and EU may end, and UK drivers wishing to drive in Europe from 29 March 2019 may need to get an International Driving Permit (IDP):

• A 1949 Convention IDP (Ireland, Iceland, Spain, Malta, Cyprus), or
• A 1968 Convention IDP (all other EU countries, Norway and Switzerland)
• A 1926 Convention IDP (Liechtenstein)
• Ireland has ratified the 1949 Convention but doesn't require foreign drivers to carry an IDP so you won't need an IDP to drive in Ireland after 29 March 2019.

 

If you’re travelling via Eurotunnel BEFORE 1 February 2019 and you need an IDP, you can get one from our Folkestone travel shop.

You must bring these 4 things with you:

1. Your original UK driving licence (we can't accept a licence check code or a print out of your driver record), or your UK pass certificate (certificate of competence to drive, valid for two years from the date of your test), along with your original provisional driving licence.
2. A recent passport-sized photograph that meets the requirements in the photo checklist on the application form.
3. Your passport.
4. An original (not a copy) completed application form.