Holidaymakers are being warned to expect a summer of car hire disruption
after it emerged that the DVLA is to scrap the paper counterpart of
driving licences from 8 June, with drivers told to obtain a special
online code before heading abroad – or possibly be refused a rental car.
In
what it says is a purge on red tape, the DVLA is abolishing the paper
counterpart that currently accompanies all UK photocard licences. It is
advising drivers to destroy the document (not their paper licence if
they still have one) because it will no longer be legally valid.
Instead, all endorsements will be held electronically on a web-based
service called “Share Driving Licence”.
But fears are growing
that the “very muddled” introduction of the new rules will almost
certainly lead to some hirers being turned away by car firms this
summer. This is because many car hire companies insist on examining the
paper document to check on any endorsements or bans.
After 8 June
holidaymakers will have to log on to the DVLA website the day before
they leave and input their driving licence number and national insurance
number. The system will then generate a one-time passcode which the
holidaymaker can give to the hire company when they arrive at the desk.
At You Drive we can advise all that are thinking of coming to the Algarve after June and need
Faro car hire or
Algarve car hire to check the
DVLA service that allows all customers and car hire suppliers to access the DVLA records live and view the information required.
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