UK driving licence changes affect UK hires and courtesy cars

Are you aware of the changes to the counterpart licence and how it affects courtesy and rental cars?

You will need to log in to the DVLA website on a mobile or desktop

As we have previously announced, the paper counterpart driving licence will be abolished on 8th June 2015.

These changes mean that when you want to hire a car abroad, in the UK, or if you require a courtesy car from one of our Servicing departments you will need to retrieve a licence check code from the DVLA website.

How to create a licence check code

Log in to the DVLA website with your licence details, National Insurance number and postcode.
Select the Share your licence information tab.
Select the Create a code button.
The code will be displayed in the next screen.

Points to remember:

The code is case sensitive
It is only valid for 72 hours
It can only be used once
You can only create 5 codes within a 24-hour period

When you arrive at our servicing branch you will need this code and the last eight digits of your driving licence. The staff at our branch will then use this information to check your licence; they are not permitted to create this code for you, due to data protection laws. You will need to do this before you visit the branch or if that’s not possible we can give you access to a PC to create the code yourself, with your driving licence number and National Insurance number.