Does Budget require an IDP in Nigeria?
Budget in Nigeria: the policy in plain terms
Requires an IDP when your licence is not in the Roman alphabet. Value rental brand operating in 120+ countries.
Nigeria drives on the right with heavy city traffic; an IDP is advised with your national licence, and many visitors hire a driver in Lagos.
In Nigeria specifically, nigeria legally requires foreign drivers to carry an International Driving Permit with their national licence, so Budget will ask for it at the counter. Lagos and Abuja desks request an IDP; chauffeured hire is common.
Budget runs a global network; at its Nigeria desks, foreign renters are asked for the 1949 Geneva-format International Driving Permit alongside the original licence. Nigeria drives on the right, uses the NGN, 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 Nigeria
- Your original national driving licence (the IDP never replaces it).
- Your International Driving Permit in the 1949 Geneva format.
- Your passport and a payment card in the main driver's name.
- Local payment for the NGN deposit; Nigeria drives on the right with a young-driver surcharge under 25.
Driving rules in Nigeria Budget renters should know
- Drive on the right.
- Severe congestion (go-slow) in Lagos.
- 0.05% alcohol limit.
- Carry passport, IDP and home licence.