It has come to the Department’s attention that this requirement may violate the Geneva Convention

After receiving backlash from several major Canadian newspapers, the Florida Department of Highway and Safety announced this afternoon that it won’t enforce a new state law requiring foreign visitors to have an international driving permit while driving in Florida.

“It has come to the Department’s attention that this requirement may violate the Geneva Convention on Road Traffic, an international treaty to which the United States is a signatory,” the department announced in a statement today. “Treaties to which the United States is a party preempt state laws in conflict with them.”

The Florida Highway Patrol will defer enforcement of violations on the international driving permit. Non-resident visitors to Florida won’t have to carry an international driving permit. They just have to have a valid driver license issued in his or her name from their country of residence.

The change in law went into effect Jan. 1. State legislators made the change so Florida officers would not be faced with license documents in language they could not understand.

Universal Vacations the leading provider of vacation accommodation along Florida’s Gulf Coast

Universal Vacations of Fort Myers – Fort Myers Beach – Bradenton and Naples attends The Florida Huddle – St Augustine The World Golf Hall of Fame were Splendid Hosts to Florida Huddle 2013 – Florida Huddle 2013 was a true success for Florida tourism and its host city.
Gary Young president of Universal Vacations, the leading provider of vacation accommodation in South West Florida, is pleased to announce that contracts have now been secured and signed with the majority the World’s leading wholesalers, like Virgin, British Airways, Thomas Cook, TUI through to December 2015 to supply both single family homes with pools and also the luxury condos featured from Universal Vacations Beach office Vacation homes in Bradenton, Naples and Fort Myers.
Both Booking.com and New World Travel market South West Florida to the European markets most notably in Scandinavia, Poland, Germany and the Netherlands.
“for many years now foreign travelers predominantly from Germany have been coming to Fort Myers” noted Young “partly down to the direct flights which come in from Düsseldorf but with addition of direct flights now from Denmark during the summer and the possibility of a direct service from the UK starting in 2014 which in turn will open our destinations up to a wider client base” he added.
The climate is perfect here and in complete contrast to that which is experienced in northern Europe at this time of year and the Scandinavians and northern Europeans are well known for their love of beaches and the sun.
The extra tourists will no doubt give a further boost to the local economy in the way of tourist tax dollars and Universals continued partnership with the Lee County’s VCB, Collier County VCB and Bradenton VCB is opening up more markets across the globe