I needed my international license in Guyana, nowhere else in Latin America. However, I've needed it elsewhere in the world, so I carry one wherever I go. It's not very imposing, so I'm thinking I might substitute one of the fake international licenses you can buy off the internet. Some look very imposing indeed, which is what it's all about in the end.
I also carried fake licenses and expired registrations. The whole deal about cops confiscating your license until you pay them off is vastly over-stated. They don't want your license. What could they ever use it for? They don't want your registration either: they want your money, and if you don't give them any money they'll give you back your papers, given half a chance.
I'll probably keep on carrying fakes, because it's easy to do and it allows me to keep the real papers pristine. But I'd be interested in hearing from anyone who's actually had police anywhere confiscate a license. All they ever have done to me is threaten and bluster, then cave in when I laugh and joke and shake their hands and refuse to pay them off.
Mark
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