New law for hiring a car abroad

autofetish · Post by **autofetish** » Mon Apr 27, 15 7:06 pm

http://www.bbc.com/news/business-324813 ... w_facebook

latil · Post by **latil** » Mon Apr 27, 15 7:11 pm

Yep and we're still stupid enough to be part of the EU.

terryr · Post by **terryr** » Mon Apr 27, 15 7:45 pm

I didn't know they were doing away with the counterpart ,just been and had a look on the website and they still have convictions listed even tho they have expired

nothing is sacred nowadays all your info at there disposal https://www.gov.uk/view-driving-licence

they put to much faith in these computer systems ,it will end in tears I tell ya

Trigger_Andy · Post by **Trigger_Andy** » Mon Apr 27, 15 8:19 pm

I find this a bit bizarre, I've never ever been asked for my paper counterpart in a single country I've worked or been on holiday.

terryr · Post by **terryr** » Mon Apr 27, 15 8:33 pm

ive been showing mine at work for insurance purposes being a truck driver ,I wondered why I have not showed it for a while ,probably coz they are accessing it through this website ,seeing as they have all my details

drewcrane · Post by **drewcrane** » Mon Apr 27, 15 9:57 pm

I dont think most cops over here are even aware of this

cadboy · Post by **cadboy** » Tue Apr 28, 15 6:27 am

Never used the paper section or been asked to show it.

come to think of it don't know where it is

Charger · Post by **Charger** » Tue Apr 28, 15 8:02 am

rented a car in Texas a couple of weeks ago and wasn't asked for the paper part

68 beeper · Post by **68 beeper** » Tue Apr 28, 15 8:21 am

latil wrote:Yep and we're still stupid enough to be part of the EU.

Hopefully after the election we will be head to come out of the eu

latil · Post by **latil** » Tue Apr 28, 15 8:23 am

It goes further than car hire,my bank,solicitor and estate agent have all recently requested the counterpart for part of I.D confirmation

Blue · Post by **Blue** » Tue Apr 28, 15 9:01 am

As an HGV licence holder, I have to produce the paper counterpart on a regular basis to be checked. It was supposed to be gone last year but the FTA were not happy with the situation so it got put back to June this year, whilst thier concerns got sorted out.

Trigger_Andy · Post by **Trigger_Andy** » Tue Apr 28, 15 9:46 am

Was your passport not good enough for them?

latil wrote:It goes further than car hire,my bank,solicitor and estate agent have all recently requested the counterpart for part of I.D confirmation

latil · Post by **latil** » Tue Apr 28, 15 10:49 am

I've never had a passport

terryr · Post by **terryr** » Tue Apr 28, 15 7:12 pm

that will be next ,credit card style passports and all your records online,i just think one day there will be a big cyber hack on these storage systems and it will make a right mess or am I just old

latil · Post by **latil** » Tue Apr 28, 15 7:25 pm

I think you're right,too many eggs in one basket.