Please inform your goes that are booking car hire that the rules have changed. You need you driving license with your photo and the paper with it and also most are requesting an international driving license.
My daughter arrived at Alicante airport this morning and because she did not have the international driving permit I had to go and collect her from the airport. The car hire company were not going to refund her money but after arguing that their web site did not request an international permit they did refund her money and said they would alter their website. The post office in England said she did not need one, because she asked before coming. The cost of a permit is about £8 and you get it from the post office so it is well worth getting one instead of being stranded. Please let all your visitors know as my daughter was very upset and had to wait two and half hours for me to get there