Brexit: UK families won't need EU driving permit after deal struck with 4 hours to spare

mirror.co.uk:

Most UK families will not need a £5.50 paper permit to drive in the EU after a deal was struck with just over four hours to spare.

All year, the government had warned Brits would need an International Driving Permit to drive on the Continent after Brexit.

This was a dramatic change to arrangements before Brexit, when Brits only needed their UK driving licence. However, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps last night said a deal had been reached to avoid the need for IDPs.

He announced the news on Twitter at 6.30pm - four and a half hours before EU rules were due to end in the UK. "We've now secured agreement with all 27 EU Member States to recognise UK licences WITHOUT the need for an International Drivers Permit," he tweeted. "UK drivers