IDCB prepares standardised multilingual driving licence translation documentation in the format described by the 1949 Geneva and 1968 Vienna Conventions on Road Traffic, and provides independent verification of the documents it registers. Services are provided to organizations and private individuals on an inquiry basis.
The 1949 Geneva Convention was the first widely adopted post-war framework for cross-border driving. Its International Driving Permit is described in Annex 10, is valid for one year from issue, and remains the permit recognised by countries that never moved to the later Vienna text — the United States, Canada, Japan and Australia among them.
The 1968 Vienna Convention modernised and replaced the Geneva text between states that are party to both. Its International Driving Permit sits in Annex 7 and runs for three years. Vienna also goes further than Geneva: Article 41 obliges parties to recognise a domestic driving licence that conforms to Annex 6, which is why licences issued in many Vienna states are accepted directly.
IDCB is a private provider and is not a government agency. Its documentation is a translation of a valid domestic driving licence, is not a government-issued identity document, and must be carried alongside that licence.
General inquiries: info@idcb.org.uk. Verification desk: verify@idcb.org.uk.