Hi there,
Contact Adventuretours at adventuretrek.com ..they are located in texas, and have procured a camper for me....
I would invest in the International License just to save you the hassle if (/when) you end up talking to a highway patrol officer. I didn't have to present my NZ license for either insurance (I went with The General as they let me complete online without a US license) or with the DMV in Nevada, they used my birthdate in the license number section of my title.
BUT BE AWARE!!
Getting your title WILL take time!! If you don't opt for a rapid title it can take over 8 weeks, and that is pretty damn prohibitive. I sucked it up and shelled out an extra $100USD just to get it done in a hurry, and used my hostel in Vegas as my home address. But since I left town the day after buying my truck, we got the title mailed to our next confirmed hotel, which was in Denver. No wakas.
Hit me up if you need any more advice!
Tony
Be aware that the rules in California say that your foreign drivers license is only good for 10 days in California if you are here to become a resident. After that you are supposed to get a California drivers license.
However, if you are not planning on becoming ai resident (that is, you are here visiting on a tourist visa), then your Australian drivers license is good for as long as you are here as a tourist.
Since your license is in English, you shouldn't have any issues with that. Just be sure that you do have insurance (note: I am talking about liability insurance in case you hit someone and injury them.) Strangely enough you don't need insurance for damaging your own vehicle, but you do need to insurance if you damage someone else's car or injure them;--and this will be checked if you are pulled over by the police. Failure to show insurance could result in you not being allowed to drive, although this is usually rare. More likely they will ask you to go get insurance immediately. Be aware that if you get pulled over a second time by the police (especially if still in the same state where you were pulled over the first time) and don't have it, then you will be jailed immediately.
Enjoy your trip.
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