UK Residents hiring cars abroad
#1
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UK Residents hiring cars abroad
I know this was discussed in a thread a few months ago but the BBC has just posted an update regarding the demise of the DVLA license counterpart and the possible impact on car hire abroad.
Motorists warned about problems hiring cars abroad - BBC News
It seems to be the opinion of the majority of members here who responded to the last thread that the removal of this document is not an issue as it is not normally asked for anyway.
I hope you are right - given any UK governments record on getting IT systems right
Motorists warned about problems hiring cars abroad - BBC News
It seems to be the opinion of the majority of members here who responded to the last thread that the removal of this document is not an issue as it is not normally asked for anyway.
I hope you are right - given any UK governments record on getting IT systems right
#2
Re: UK Residents hiring cars abroad
Likely impact = "less confusion". Which other country has a two-part licence (outside the EO)?
#3
Re: UK Residents hiring cars abroad
Hired a car here many times on my UK license.
Not once did I need to produce the paper counterpart.
Not once did I need to produce the paper counterpart.
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Re: UK Residents hiring cars abroad
Whereas I have always had to produce it. Just shows how different the desk agents can be (or how they are trained). :-)
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Re: UK Residents hiring cars abroad
Good to see it going tho. Less to carry "just in case"!
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Re: UK Residents hiring cars abroad
I got asked for the paper licence in Orlando last October.
The desks where this occurred (at the exit near a barrier) were certainly not prepared to have a queue of cars waiting or to review online checks
The desks where this occurred (at the exit near a barrier) were certainly not prepared to have a queue of cars waiting or to review online checks
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Re: UK Residents hiring cars abroad
I have rented cars 5 different times this year in the USA and over the last 8 years this number increases to 30. Never once have I been asked to produce the paper part of my licence.
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Re: UK Residents hiring cars abroad
I rented a car several times last year in both Georgia and Tennessee and not once was I asked for the paper part. I think it would have totally confused them if I had given them it.