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Originally Posted by gary396
Most will probably be aware of this but just in case - if you intend hiring a hire abroad after 8th June 2015 note the driving licence (paper counterpart) changes mentioned in the BBC link below:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-32481382
Thankfully, it won't apply to those of us who still have the old style non-photo licence. |
Some years ago a friend tried to hire a car using a UK plastic driving licence and was told that he needed the paper one because the plastic one did not show any offences (e.g. whether it is valid or not!).
Of course that was in the UK and not abroad - until now most other countries assumed that possession of a driving licence meant you weren't banned since they tend to physically relieve you of them when you are banned and insist on you having it when driving.
So you should all be grateful that some British bureaucrat has informed the foreign ones of the situation!!