Does Avis require an IDP in Senegal?

Avis's standard minimum rental age is 25, though it rents to drivers as young as 21 in most US states/provinces (some locations require 25 by local law); renters aged 21-24 pay a young-driver surcharge of roughly $25 per day in the US (about $35/day in Canada).

Avis requires an Avis-honored credit or charge card (Visa, Mastercard, Amex, etc.) and places an authorization hold covering the estimated charges plus a security amount; Visa/Mastercard debit cards are accepted at most US locations but are subject to stricter checks, and the card must be in the renter's name.

Additional drivers must be at least 25 (or meet the underage rules) with a valid licence and typically cost about $13 per day, capped near $65 per rental; in California the fee is waived for a spouse, parent, sibling or child of the renter. Avis requires a valid driver's licence held for the entire rental period that is not suspended, expired, revoked, cancelled or surrendered; it does not publish a fixed minimum holding period in the US, though some international locations require the licence to have been held for 1-2 years.

Avis generally permits US-to-Canada travel if the renting location is notified in advance, but driving into Mexico is restricted (typically corporate accounts only, no one-way, and Mexican insurance purchased through Avis from border states); one-way rentals are offered with a drop-off charge that may apply on certain rates.

Avis states that "International Driver's Permits are valid only if presented with the original local license. An International Driver's Permit is not acceptable by itself." Foreign licences are accepted if the issuing country participated in the 1949 Geneva Convention on Road Traffic or has a reciprocal agreement with the US; non-Roman-alphabet licences effectively require an IDP, and renters with a foreign licence may need to present a passport.

Senegal uses electronic toll plazas on the Dakar-Diamniadio-AIBD autoroute; tourists normally pay cash in CFA francs (XOF) at staffed booths since rental cars rarely carry the e-tag, with the full Dakar-to-airport run costing several thousand CFA.

Central Dakar has paid parking around business and shopping districts, and informal 'gardiens de voiture' attendants expect a small tip of about 200-500 CFA to watch your car; double-parking and congestion are heavy and illegally parked cars can be clamped.

Police conduct on-the-spot checks and use handheld speed cameras at blackspots; fines for speeding, no seatbelt or phone use are typically paid in cash on the spot, and the drink-drive limit is very low (around 0.02% BAC). Rental firms pass any later camera or fine charges to your card.

Call police on 17 (or the Gendarmerie on 800-00-20-20) and obtain an official report; do not move vehicles after an injury accident and complete the European-style 'constat amiable' damage form with the other driver for insurance and rental claims.