No More Counterpart (Paper Section) Licenses

[jd_1984]

That's great news for me because I always lose the bloomin thing!

If we now hire cars and the car hire place requests your conviction history is it the driver's responsibility to go online and print something out OR will the car hire place be obliged to do a check on you??

[Old_Geezer]

If they have any sense they'd do their own check from the official site; I would have thought.

[retrocop]

You have to supply a shared information code as the hirer to the rental firm.That code only lasts 72 hours.

[Buenchico]

From the Gov.uk website:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zn2A8E2xo1I

[Buenchico]

>>>OR will the car hire place be obliged to do a check on you??

They can't. (Data Protection Act).

So you have to use the system explained in the video, which couldn't possibly go wrong . . .erm . . . perhaps not!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-32916968

[douglas9401]

I'll probably just hang on to the piece of paper anyway.
If it's a government organised and run system it'll go mammary glands up sooner rather than later.

[anotheoldgit]

Apparently the DVLA web-site crashed on the first day.

I wonder how all those who don't have a computer or a printer manage now?

[anotheoldgit]

Forgot the link

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/money/cars/article-3115337/DVLA-website-crashes-day-rule-change-requires-drivers-generate-code-time-want-hire-car.html

[Buenchico]

>>>I wonder how all those who don't have a computer or a printer manage now?

People without computers tend to either poor or elderly. Probably neither of those groups hire cars very often.

Anyway, almost every public library in the country offers internet access.