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Offline Scunner

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Re: Car hire & driving licence
« Reply #10 on: April 05, 2014, 01:21:57 AM »
Yes I believe it does - as a serial hirer of cars, I have found that you now need both parts of the new licence. Should you turn up at Avis Heathrow with your old paper driving licence, you won't be able to collect your car.



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Re: Car hire & driving licence
« Reply #11 on: April 05, 2014, 10:04:20 AM »
Yes, we were told this too.  As my husband travels abroad on business and has used a hire car, he was told a longtime ago he must have a plastic card driving licence or he would not be able to hire.  This applies particularly to the States.
I see the issue being,  if you have an photograph on the license there is no issue of you using someone else's licence to hire a car.
We were told this 9 years ago by our Turkish Estate Agent when we asked about hiring a car, that we must have a photo card licence, the car hire company they used was one of the bigger National agencies in Fethiye and they would only accept a plastic photo card licence.

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Re: Car hire & driving licence
« Reply #12 on: April 05, 2014, 17:01:06 PM »
I have the plastic one but problem is the picture on mine is of the most miserable looking person in the world! Lol. . . it's really not me I promise.   ;)

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Re: Car hire & driving licence
« Reply #13 on: April 05, 2014, 18:29:31 PM »
About 4 yes since I hired in Fethiye,paper licence nae botha

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Re: Car hire & driving licence
« Reply #14 on: April 05, 2014, 18:38:54 PM »
It wasn't much longer before that when you could get a hire car without having any licence with you at all :D

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Re: Car hire & driving licence
« Reply #15 on: April 10, 2014, 19:53:03 PM »
Thank you all for your input.  It looks as though I'll have to drag myself into the 21st century and apply for a card licence.  Dam it!!




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