Can I get an international driving permit if my driving license does not allow me to drive a car with manual transmission?
I have a S. Korean license to drive a manual car, and I want to prove it is such to someone who only speaks English. I want to confirm that the absence of a mention of "automatic only" on the IDP is proof that I have a licence to drive a car with manual transmission.
As far as I am aware there is no distinction made on the international driving permit as to whether the driver can drive manual or not - so are you required to be able to drive manual to get one issued?
Best Answer
An International Driving Permit can be issued with “restrictive conditions of use”, which according to the Vienna Convention on Road Traffic is (see page 74 in link above):
For example: “Must wear corrective lenses”, “Valid only for driving vehicle No. .…”, “Vehicle must be equipped to be driven by a one-legged person”.
The image below shows an IDP with text in Spanish. The third tickbox is for automatic transmission only.
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Which government issued your actual domestic drivers license? The international drivers licenses issued to US citizens before they leave the US to travel abroad will not have a statement to “allow” the driving of a manual vehicle. That is because you are not issued your home drivers license with such an allowance. When you receive your actual drivers license, it automatically allows you to drive manual or automatic regardless if you have experience with a manual transmission. If you are restricted due to health or disability, it will only show that restriction.
As an American renting cars overseas, I have been asked by the rental agencies if I can drive manual. They ask because it is neither on my international nor my domestic license. They also ask because it is increasingly uncommon for Americans to know how to drive manual. Automatic transmissions are ubiquitous in the US. Some even consider automatic transmissions to be “standard”. Some foreign car manufacturers have stopped importing manual transmissions to the US. In recent years, I have had to special order manual transmission cars directly from the factory. Even having a valet park my manual transmission car has been a problem.
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