Does Budget require an IDP in Chile?

Budget in Chile: the policy in plain terms

Requires an IDP when your licence is not in the Roman alphabet. Value rental brand operating in 120+ countries.

Carry an IDP with your national licence to drive and rent in Chile.

In Chile specifically, chile legally requires foreign drivers to carry an International Driving Permit with their national licence, so Budget will ask for it at the counter. Electronic toll (TAG) devices fitted to rental cars on Santiago motorways.

Budget runs a global network; at its Chile desks, foreign renters are asked for the 1968 Vienna-format International Driving Permit alongside the original licence. Chile drives on the right, uses the CLP, and sets a minimum driving age of 18, so an IDP is the document that removes any doubt at the counter.

What to bring to the Budget counter in Chile

• Your original national driving licence (the IDP never replaces it).
• Your International Driving Permit in the 1968 Vienna format.
• Your passport and a payment card in the main driver's name.
• Local payment for the CLP deposit; Chile drives on the right with a young-driver surcharge under 25.

Driving rules in Chile Budget renters should know

• Seatbelts mandatory for all occupants.
• 0.03% alcohol limit; criminal above 0.08%.
• Headlights on in tunnels.
• Andean mountain passes may require chains in winter.

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