Documents to rent a car in Morocco

• Your national ID card (CNIE), valid, or your residence card.
• Your driving licence, valid.
• The deposit, paid the way the agency accepts (see our deposit guide).

The name on the licence must be the main driver’s. If someone else drives, they show their documents too and must be added to the contract.

• Your valid passport.
• Your national driving licence, the original.
• In some cases, an international driving permit (see below).
• The deposit.

A foreign licence lets you drive in Morocco during a tourist stay, generally for up to one year after you enter the country. Beyond that, residents need a Moroccan licence.

Sources don’t all agree. Many agencies accept a licence in Latin script with a photo, without an international permit. But some authorities, such as the UK government, say one is required to drive in Morocco, and the police may ask for it at a check.

Our advice: if your licence is not in Latin script, get an international permit. Otherwise it is still a cheap precaution to get in your own country before you leave. It never replaces your licence: always show both.

Each agency sets its own rules, most often 21 years old and at least one or two years of licence, sometimes more for larger cars. On Darivo, the minimum age and years of licence are shown on each car’s page, before you send anything.

On Darivo you can have your profile verified: you send your ID and licence, Darivo checks them, and your next requests go out with a verified profile. You still bring the originals for the agency. It is in your account.