In most cases, the purpose of an IDP is to provide translation into a variety of languages. Kind of a "Hello, I'm from Canada, I speak English, and this IDP is just to a little thing to help you understand that my Canadian license is valid here."
Why this document would even be necessary in Florida to anyone that speaks English and has a license printed in English on it is beyond me. I have purchased an IDP for a few countries where it was recommended, but in each case, the primary reason is simply to overcome any language barriers that may arise.
At least they have had the common sense to revisit this law. And I read today that the CAA is refunding anyone that purchased an IDP because of the Florida law, although they still recommend getting one because the law is still on the books, even though enforcement of it is on hold. I don't have a problem with the CAA making people aware of this law. Had they not, surely we'd see a newspiece in a few weeks/months of some 80-year-old snowbird getting caught in legal limbo down there because of it. The real blame should fall on the Floridian lawmakers.
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