While renting a car in Denmark it is uncertain whether our Australian license will be accepted. We will clear the uncertainty in this article.
Differnet rental branches may ask you to show an IDP.
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At this point in time, we have not yet collected the rental terms of rental companies in Denmark. Please visit us again in a later time to get more specific details.
To determine with confidence whether you need an IDP or not, we check multiple data sources. Please review the following legal terms of: the Australian laws, the local laws in Denmark, the rental company requirements and real life reports we collected from other Australian travelers in Denmark.
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The laws in Denmark say the following:
You are allowed to drive in Denmark with your foreign driving licence if: You permanently reside outside Denmark. If the driving licence is not written in the Latin alphabet (the script used to write English, for instance), you must show an English or Danish translation of the licence when you present it. The translation must have been made by a public authority or organisation in the country where your licence was issued. You reside permanently in Denmark and your driving licence was issued by an EU country, Faroe Islands, Iceland, Liechtenstein or Norway and it has not expired. You have a physical Ukrainian driving license and have a temporary residence permit in Denmark because you have fled Ukraine. You permanently reside in Denmark and possess a Greenland driving licence supplemented by driving lessons in Denmark (read more below).
Source: City of Copenhagen
It means that:
1. As a holder of a driving license from Australia, you can drive in Denmark without an International Driving Permit.
2. You will not need an International Driving Permit to drive in Denmark.
Different rental agencies might still require an IDP even while the local laws do not require it. Please find your appropriate local supplier in the list above to verify.
We don't have any real life reports by Australian travelers in Denmark.
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Facts check reviewed on 6 March 2024 at 10:51 pm by PaapmPaapm editorial team.
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