🇹🇬 Do you need an IDP to drive in Togo?

Yes — to drive in Togo you generally need an International Driving Permit (IDP), carried together with your original national driving licence. Togo recognises IDPs issued under the 1949 Geneva Convention, so yours must come from your own country's authorised issuer under that convention. A certified translation of your licence smooths rental-desk and police checks, but it does not replace the IDP where one is required. Togo is a party to the 1949 Geneva Convention and recognises the 1949-format IDP. Because French is the official language, an IDP is needed where the licence is not in French, and rental firms typically require it. Togo drives on the right.

A certified translation companion helps officials and car-rental desks in Togo read your licence, but where Togo requires an IDP it must be one issued under the 1949 Geneva Convention. Always carry your original national licence with it.

Rental companies generally ask for both the national licence and an IDP; carry your passport.

Togo recognises IDPs issued under the 1949 Geneva Convention. Make sure your IDP is issued by your own country's authorised issuer under the matching convention.

Because Togo follows the 1949 Geneva Convention, an IDP is valid for one year from its date of issue. The permit is only valid alongside your original national licence, and it cannot be renewed — you apply for a new one from your home country's authorised issuer when it lapses.