Does Localiza require an IDP in Barbados?
Localiza in Barbados: the policy in plain terms
Requires the original IDP with your home licence at the counter for foreign renters across Brazil and Latin America. The largest car-rental company in Latin America.
Barbados drives on the left and requires visitors to buy a local visitor's driving permit, usually arranged through the rental company.
In Barbados specifically, barbados legally requires foreign drivers to carry an International Driving Permit with their national licence, so Localiza will ask for it at the counter. Rental desks issue the required local visitor's permit; carry your licence.
Localiza runs a south america network; at its Barbados desks, foreign renters are asked for the Local rules-format International Driving Permit alongside the original licence. Barbados drives on the left, uses the BBD, 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 Localiza counter in Barbados
- Your original national driving licence (the IDP never replaces it).
- Your International Driving Permit in the Local rules format.
- Your passport and a payment card in the main driver's name.
- Local payment for the BBD deposit; Barbados drives on the left with a young-driver surcharge under 25.
Driving rules in Barbados Localiza renters should know
- Drive on the left.
- Buy a visitor's driving permit.
- Narrow rural roads and roundabouts.
- 0.08% alcohol limit.