Home/Editorial policy
Our standard
Editorial policy
Travellers act on what these pages say at rental counters and police checkpoints. That is why every International Driving Permit guide on this site follows one published standard for sourcing, authorship, freshness and corrections.
Three-source verificationEvery country requirement is checked against the UN convention texts (Article 24, 1949 Geneva; Article 41, 1968 Vienna), the destination's national road-traffic authority guidance, and the published licence policies of the major rental networks. If the three disagree, the guide says so.
Named authorshipEvery guide is written by a named author and fact-checked by a named reviewing editor before publication. Their bios, expertise and source languages are public on the authors page — no anonymous content.
Visible freshnessEvery content page carries a 'Last reviewed' date. High-traffic destinations are re-reviewed on a rolling schedule; the four highest-enforcement Asia-Pacific destinations are re-checked quarterly.
No overclaimsWe never describe the permit as 'UN approved' or 'government issued', never invent acceptance guarantees, and state plainly that the IDP is carried together with your national licence. Accuracy is the product.
Corrections within one business dayFactual issues reported to support are triaged within one business day. Material corrections update the page and its review date immediately.
Translation parityThe sixteen language editions are audited against the English source of truth, so localized guidance never drifts from the verified data.
Who enforces it
Daniel MercerLead Author & Head of Documentation
Sofia LindqvistReviewing Editor, Compliance & Accuracy
Arjun MehtaResearch Analyst, Asia-PacificReport a factual issue: support@internationaldriverlicence.org. Corrections are reviewed within one business day.