new dvla rules with car hire?

[Lisa29]

Thanks for sharing. This will be interesting as we are hiring a car for the day from Port Canaveral after our cruise. I'm sure we will get wifi out at sea to get th code the day before!

[jimmymc]

Neither my husband or myself have a photo driving license we both only have the old paper license and have never had a problem when hiring and picking cars up in the US. Does this new rule mean we have to get a photo id license?


Maureen

[ginger ninja]

What a palavar! can see it going terribly wrong

[ChrisS]

Originally Posted by jimmymc

Neither my husband or myself have a photo driving license we both only have the old paper license and have never had a problem when hiring and picking cars up in the US. Does this new rule mean we have to get a photo id license?

Maureen

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No Maureen - your original paper driving licence remains valid until such time as a name or address change, then you will only be issued with a photo dl.

[ilathi]

just as my 'to do' list gets shorter some government whiz kid adds something else to remember to do on it -.-

[jules_ni1]

Thank goodness for the Dibb... but how the heck does this work for people in Northern Ireland. We cant use the share my licence thing and our licences look the same!

[duncanb]

When any carhire changes my terms and conditions I will take into consideration not a journo story.

[Jamiesnanny]

Thanks for the info would never have thought to check that thank god for the dibb

[Caroian]

Originally Posted by duncanb

When any carhire changes my terms and conditions I will take into consideration not a journo story.

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It isn't just a "journo story" though. As of June the 8th this year, the paper counterpart of photocard driving licenses ceases to be a legal document. If a car hire company chooses to allow a rental to go ahead without accessing the new online record, that will be up to them (and since hardly anyone in the UK is aware of this change, I expect many foreign hire companies won't be either!) But legally, the paper counterpart will no longer be a valid part of your driving license after this date and this won't just affect newly issued or renewed photocard licenses, but ALL photocard licenses.

Personally if going in the next few months I'd still take the old counterpart (despite the DVLA advice to destroy it) to allow for a hire company not knowing the new regulations, but also take the new code as well.

[Guest]

Nothing is ever simple anymore! Thanks for the info.