Does National require an IDP in Senegal?
National in Senegal: the policy in plain terms
Requires an IDP for non-Latin-alphabet licences and where local regulations require it. Business-traveller brand known for Emerald Aisle.
Senegal drives on the right; an IDP is advised with your national licence for Dakar's bustling traffic and toll motorway.
In Senegal specifically, senegal legally requires foreign drivers to carry an International Driving Permit with their national licence, so National will ask for it at the counter. Dakar desks request an IDP for non-French licences.
National runs a global network; at its Senegal desks, foreign renters are asked for the 1949 Geneva-format International Driving Permit alongside the original licence. Senegal drives on the right, uses the XOF, 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 National counter in Senegal
- 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 XOF deposit; Senegal drives on the right with a young-driver surcharge under 25.
Driving rules in Senegal National renters should know
- Drive on the right.
- Toll motorway from Dakar to the airport.
- 0.08% alcohol limit.
- Carry passport, IDP and home licence.