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tunnie

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Hiring a car soon aboard?
« on: 27 April 2015, 16:29:15 »
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-32481382

This one snuck up one me, bet there will be a few website issues to begin with.

At least don't have to find the paper part for holidays now!
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Re: Hiring a car soon aboard?
« Reply #1 on: 27 April 2015, 16:43:36 »
Quote from: tunnie on 27 April 2015, 16:29:15
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-32481382

This one snuck up one me, bet there will be a few website issues to begin with.

At least don't have to find the paper part for holidays now!
They're probably insist that the Code is in a printed format with the DVLA heading on the top, so best to take your Lappy, Printer and some A4 paper as well.

Thats one of Rynairs new tricks, you cant print off your return Boarding Pass Ticket, because you cannot be allocated a seat more than 7 days before you travel back, you can of course book your return seat online for another £15 each way before you travel out though.  ::)
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Re: Hiring a car soon aboard?
« Reply #2 on: 27 April 2015, 16:44:07 »
Hired a car in the States through "AutoEurope" six times and never been asked for the paper counterpart
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Re: Hiring a car soon aboard?
« Reply #3 on: 27 April 2015, 18:46:23 »
I doubt that many foreign countries and hire car companies even know about the paper counterpart.

hang on to your old one. Beauracracy rules. Any old paper will do!

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Re: Hiring a car soon aboard?
« Reply #4 on: 27 April 2015, 19:39:48 »
Quote from: RobG on 27 April 2015, 16:44:07
Hired a car in the States through "AutoEurope" six times and never been asked for the paper counterpart
Not got a clue what you lot on about mines the old green bit of paper from years ago...Do you lot have two then.. like paper and a plastic one
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Re: Hiring a car soon aboard?
« Reply #5 on: 27 April 2015, 21:03:42 »
Yup, see picture on BBC article
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Re: Hiring a car soon aboard?
« Reply #6 on: 27 April 2015, 21:10:57 »
Quote from: tunnie on 27 April 2015, 21:03:42
Yup, see picture on BBC article
seen it now... think i will keep my green bit of paper
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Re: Hiring a car soon aboard?
« Reply #7 on: 27 April 2015, 21:11:59 »
But now we only need plastic bit, which is good.
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Re: Hiring a car soon aboard?
« Reply #8 on: 27 April 2015, 22:28:38 »
Quote from: tunnie on 27 April 2015, 21:11:59
But now we only need plastic bit, which is good.

I always put mine in a safe place, which was often forgoten, in the end I put it is the same file as my car documents........... :y :y
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Re: Hiring a car soon aboard?
« Reply #9 on: 28 April 2015, 09:22:58 »
I've always been asked for the counterpart when hiring cars in Spain, and I can't see the disinterested bloke sleeping in the caravan outside Alicante airport being equipped to look up some daft code from the DVLA. ::) Reckon I'll be keeping the counterpart bit just in case.
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