For Lotte Rent-a-Car pickup, bring a valid passport and the original qualifying International Driving Permit. The operator expressly rejects an IDP photocopy, PDF, or picture. Before arriving, also match the permit class to the exact vehicle and confirm any unclear class or issuing-authority question with the pickup branch.
Check the issuing country and authority
The official Lotte Rent-a-Car rental requirements say the IDP must come from a country that is party to the Geneva or Vienna Convention and must be valid within one year of entry into South Korea. The branch may ask for a passport or flight ticket to verify the entry date.
The page says an IDP from a private organization or company is not accepted. It separately names AAA and AATA-issued IDPs for U.S. citizens as accepted. Use the operator’s named issuing route for your country instead of turning either sentence into a universal rule about every organization.
An EU “international driver’s license” is not enough merely because it was issued in Europe. The page directs EU citizens to obtain an IDP aligned with the Geneva or Vienna Convention. Confirm the actual document and issuer; do not assume every document marketed as international is an accepted IDP.
Bring the original IDP and the pickup records
Prepare these before traveling to the branch:
- Valid passport.
- Original qualifying IDP, not a photocopy, PDF, or photo.
- Reservation number and renter’s name.
- Local address and contact number in Korea.
- Debit or credit card in the renter’s, driver’s, or companion’s name; the page says cash is not accepted.
The no-copy rule is stated specifically for the IDP. The page does not establish a universal ban on every digital passport format or provide a complete statement of every driving document that another authority may require. Confirm whether the branch also needs the home-country license for the exact rental.
Match the permit class to the exact vehicle
For vehicles with up to nine seats, the page lists IDP classes B, D, or E and an age range of 21 through 79 on the pickup date. Do not use that row to qualify for a larger vehicle.
The same page is internally inconsistent above nine seats: its table labels a category up to 15 seats and points to class D, while the detailed classification says class D permits vehicles with up to 12 seats. Do not claim that class D authorizes a 15-seat rental from this page. Ask the exact branch for written confirmation tied to the booked model, seat count, and permit class before pickup.
Age, IDP class, and operator acceptance are pickup gates. Passing this checklist is not a complete statement of legal driving eligibility, insurance, or another authority’s document rules.
At pickup, confirm the handoff before paying again
Show the reservation number and renter’s name, then provide the passport and original IDP. The published sequence continues through booking confirmation, final rental period and vehicle selection, payment, vehicle inspection, and signing the rental agreement.
If staff refuse the document or vehicle class, ask them to identify the failed requirement and the accepted correction for that reservation. Do not hand over identity-document images through an unverified channel, buy a replacement permit from an unnamed private seller, or assume a different car is available.
Keep the written refusal or revised confirmation, reservation details, and any payment record. The source does not guarantee that every passport, card, foreign contact number, or requested replacement class will be accepted.
Lotte Rent-a-Car’s English rental-requirements page was checked October 6, 2026 KST. Reconfirm the issuing authority, original IDP, vehicle seat count, branch requirements, and pickup records for the actual reservation.