Yes, Absolutely.

Everybody who rents a motorized vehicle (motorbike, or scooter such as Scoopy, Vespa, Honda Vario) etc NEEDS to have not only their national drivers license but ALSO AN INTERNATIONAL DRIVING PERMIT.

Your national License is not enough.

Also, an international license is not enough, you need to have both. It’s important to note therefore that the IDP must be used in conjunction with the driver’s original license from their home country.

You need an IDP because it verifies your valid NATIONAL driver’s license. So the police can check, that you do indeed have a valid permit. The police cannot and does not want to check a national driving license, because they come in all kinds of languages & versions. 

Yes.

If you are stopped by the traffic police in Bali, you will usually be required to show your vehicle registration papers (car or motorbike, for example), your national driving license, and your International Driving License.

If you did not bring them along, you most likely will get a fine (could be IDR 300,000 to 500,000 per missing document).

Other offences that could lead to a fine:

• Not wearing a helmet of course
• Driving topless without t-shirt
• Lights not working
• Driving a vehicle that is not properly registered
• Loud exhausts are becoming more and more a problem and you can get fined of up to 1mio IDR

You can get an IDP (International Drivers Permit) in your home country – usually from the department that also issued your national license.

Or, you can get a International Driving License online.

NEW SERVICE – Printed Driving License

Get a printed International Driving Permit delivered to you in Bali

if you prefer a printed version and you are already in Bali, now It’s possible to order a printed / booklet IDP and have it delivered within a few hours in Bali by Grab / Gojek transportation service.

International Driver Association has partnered with a local printing company in Bali, and they can deliver within 3 hours every day of the week from 8am to 9pm.

Once you have placed your order and submitted all information for processing, you will receive a digital version first within minutes, and then within 3 hours the booklet + a creditcard format Driver Permit will be delivered to their hotel or villa. and this is without extra charges.

You will have to submit a valid copy of the front and back of your driver’s license for verification. You will also need to upload a passport style photo and your signature. Once your payment for the application has been accepted, our partner in Singapore will process your application.

The International Driving License is something like an official translation of your national driving license.

In some countries, the government institutions that process the national licenses also provide the international license – usually for a fee.

Governments in other countries have appointed and accredited private or semi-private companies to issue international driver licenses (basically an approved translation).

One of these companies with whom we have worked since a long time and are absolutely trustworthy is our partner from Singapore. You can get your international driving license directly online and very quickly. The police in Bali and Indonesia accept these IDPs (digital and printed version