Hi all,
I have booked a car with Toyota car rental Aomori branch a couple of month ago, submitted all details and its been confirmed.
Yesterday while travelling to Japan I’ve got an email from the company stating that the Japanese authorities have started a nationwide investigation of the IDPs issued in a list of countries, one of which is UAE.
I am not a UAE citizen but have lived there for a while and have had both my licence and IDP issued there. It really strange why this applies to UAE as it’s one of those counties where most paperwork is digital and thoroughly checked before issuing. I’ve used my IDP in other countries with no issues.
I understand that there is not much hope left it getting a car, but at least wanted to know if anyone else has faced anything similar? And is renting a car generally not such a good idea?
TLDR I have had to cancel my car booking in Aomori. As of 7th of Oct as per the communication from the car company, the IDPs issued in UAE are forbidden.
by Bitter_Fondant9993