Pauline
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In the UK you have a plastic driving licence and a paper counterpart. The latter shows any driving offenses and points on your licence. When you rent (hire) a car you are supposed to show both, but we have never been asked for the paper counterpart.
From 8 June 2015, the paper counterpart to the photocard driving licence has been replaced by an online service. Read more on the gov.uk website.
If a you (a British driver) are going to rent a car you now need to go online less than 72 hours before picking up the car and generate a licence check code to give to the rental car company.
Drivers can view their driving licence information online and generate a check code to share details with third parties at www.gov.uk/view-driving-licence.
Third parties can redeem the check code at www.gov.uk/check-driving-licence.
To generate the licence check code you must have your driving licence number (from your driving licence card), your National Insurance number and your postcode.
Click the "Share your license information" (reassuringly labeled BETA) and a code is generated. There is a link to generate it as a PDF or print.
This code is case sensitive, only valid for 72 hours and can only be used once.
Whose bright idea was this?
We fly on Friday and pickup a car on Saturday, so I can generate our codes on Thursday before we leave. I will report back if anyone asks for them.
From 8 June 2015, the paper counterpart to the photocard driving licence has been replaced by an online service. Read more on the gov.uk website.
If a you (a British driver) are going to rent a car you now need to go online less than 72 hours before picking up the car and generate a licence check code to give to the rental car company.
Drivers can view their driving licence information online and generate a check code to share details with third parties at www.gov.uk/view-driving-licence.
Third parties can redeem the check code at www.gov.uk/check-driving-licence.
To generate the licence check code you must have your driving licence number (from your driving licence card), your National Insurance number and your postcode.
Click the "Share your license information" (reassuringly labeled BETA) and a code is generated. There is a link to generate it as a PDF or print.
This code is case sensitive, only valid for 72 hours and can only be used once.
Whose bright idea was this? We fly on Friday and pickup a car on Saturday, so I can generate our codes on Thursday before we leave. I will report back if anyone asks for them.
