Does Enterprise require an IDP in Malta?
Enterprise in Malta: the policy in plain terms
Requires an IDP alongside your home licence where local law mandates it (much of Europe, Asia and South America). The world's largest car-rental brand by fleet size.
Malta drives on the left, a legacy of British rule; visitors can use a valid foreign licence, with an IDP advised for non-Latin-script holders.
In Malta specifically, malta lets visitors drive on a valid foreign licence, but Enterprise still requires an IDP if your licence is not printed in the Roman alphabet — and it removes any doubt at the counter. An IDP helps non-EU and non-Latin-script drivers at Maltese desks.
Enterprise runs a global network; at its Malta desks, foreign renters are asked for the Both-format International Driving Permit alongside the original licence. Malta drives on the left, uses the EUR, and sets a minimum driving age of 18; an IDP is still the safest way to avoid a refused booking.
What to bring to the Enterprise counter in Malta
- Your original national driving licence (the IDP never replaces it).
- Your International Driving Permit in the Both format.
- Your passport and a payment card in the main driver's name.
- Local payment for the EUR deposit; Malta drives on the left with a young-driver surcharge under 25.
Driving rules in Malta Enterprise renters should know
- Drive on the left.
- Seatbelts mandatory; phone use banned.
- 0.05% alcohol limit.
- Narrow roads and aggressive local driving.