EDIT: English article, thanks @qwert_zuiop [image] Gov't in talks with Austria after Taiwan-issued driving permits declined -... Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) on Thursday said it has been engaging in talks with the Austrian government after it was recently informed that T…

Well now Austria has decided to accept Taiwan IDPs again. MOFA informed the MOTC to reciprocate the measure and accept Austrian IDPs. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that following talks with the Austrian government, with its office in Taipei, and with the help of the Taiwan mission in Vienna…

Damn, I have a trip planned to Austria with a rental car and exchanged my German driver’s license to a Taiwanese one last year… :neutral_face:

How about applying some pressure through your EU representative office? At minimum, some request for clarification why they discontinued this arrangement? Guy

[image] afterspivak: How about applying some pressure through your EU representative office? At minimum, some request for clarification why they discontinued this arrangement? Yeah, typing an inquiry to the German Consulate right now. But I can already foresee their response about this not fa…

CC the EU office in Taipei? If you can, let us know if you get any response(s). Guy

It’s pretty stupid to not accept a country’s international permit. All it does it hurt your own people from less tourism coming in and if the other country responds, less freedom for your own people.

[image] afterspivak: CC the EU office in Taipei? Done. I mean not CCed because I wrote in German to the German institute and in English to the EU office. I’ll report back if I hear anything back…

[image] qwert_zuiop: Done. I mean not CCed because I wrote in German to the German institute and in English to the EU office. I also wrote to the Austrian Office in Taipei. They still list on their website that the Austrian IDP is valid in Taiwan: https://www.bmeia.gv.at/oebt-taipei/service-…

[image] qwert_zuiop: I also wrote to the Austrian Office in Taipei. They replied quite fast: Sehr geehrter Herr Zuiop, Danke für Ihr Email. Bedauerlicher Weise haben wir hierzu keine Informationen aus Österreich, jedenfalls gab es offensichtlich Probleme für taiw. StA bei der Anmietung vo…

[image] Andrew0409: It’s pretty stupid to not accept a countries international permit. All it does it hurt your own people from less tourism coming in and if the other country responds, less freedom for your own people. Indeed. What a weird decision. Did someone get wine and dined by the CCP? …

What I do not understand is what is the governmental scam with exchanging the driving licenses? Driving license is a right given by specific country. It may be recognized by other countries or not. Like a license to practice medicine or law or some trade certification and are covered by specific c…

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Austria no longer accepts Taiwan International Driver's Permit and vice versa

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