Viv Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 I am visiting friends in the UK at Easter and want to hire a car whilst I am there. I have a valid UK licence with my old UK address on it but I won't have any utility bills for that address, which car hire companies always seem to need. How should I proceed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owens88 Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 All they should need is a valid driving licence, and a credit card to run the deposits through. As long as you are old enough for their car.If you are picking up at airport pre-booking is advised.Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rufford Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 HiI hired a car from Stansted last week through Alamo and they were happy with my UK driving licence (you need the paper one aswell) and I showed them a utility bill with my French address on. They were happy with this as I assume anyone with a UK driving licence but no home in the UK is in the same position and they must have encountered this countless times. I arranged the car hire on the Internet just before catching my flight and was very pleased with the service and cost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viv Posted February 10, 2006 Author Share Posted February 10, 2006 Thanks bothI will try and book something on line and make sure I take plenty of ID. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owens88 Posted February 11, 2006 Share Posted February 11, 2006 Jeez when I worked for a large UK rental co. we even used to hire to Americans (though preferring that they take automatics, smile) I don't see the issue with the address. You'll have a passport for proof of ID right ?Meanwhile I stand by my previous advice. Book ahead if you can. There are cheap deals on the web and my website has a referral link that 'should' generate discounts. But check a few rates yourselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mpprh Posted February 11, 2006 Share Posted February 11, 2006 HiI find this rather confusing.I rent cars at least monthly, prebook over the internet, and have never been asked for an old invoice.This applies to Avis, Budget, Hertz, Europcar and miscellaneous local companies.Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viv Posted February 11, 2006 Author Share Posted February 11, 2006 I have only ever used car hire via a smallish company in the town i used to live in the UK , they always needed driving licence obviously and a current utility bill that showed the same address as on the licence. May be they were just being over cautious but I thought that this would be standard practise everywhere but obviously it isn't. Have now sorted out car hire quite painlessly ( i hope) on line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opalienne Posted February 11, 2006 Share Posted February 11, 2006 I have never had to show any proof of address, just a driving licence and a credit card. Maybe it's the case if you're not paying with a credit card, but otherwise I don't think there is a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarrot Posted February 11, 2006 Share Posted February 11, 2006 I've had some bad experiences picking up hire cars at airports, maybe because I'm usually stressed out and tend to sign whatever is pushed in front of me. My strong advice is to use a travel agent (I know it will cost just a little more) and arrive with a voucher. You then know the level of insurance cover etc that you have. At the airport only sign the boxes that are necessary. I think the agency voucher is a good idea anyway, because it gives the hire firm a little bit of confidence. They have only ever asked me for a credit card and driving license. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owens88 Posted February 11, 2006 Share Posted February 11, 2006 >I have only ever used car hire via a smallish company in the town i used to live in the UK Aah. I do recall that one of our branches used to even take photos of all renters who were 'locals. and perhaps not using credit cards. As it happens this was pre-digital and I doubt there was film in the camera, but you know the principal. They wanted their cars back and wanted to make the renters feel they were 'on top' !Have a good trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james419 Posted February 12, 2006 Share Posted February 12, 2006 My wife visits her mother in the UK every 6-8 weeks or so and we book Hertz at Liverpool via the Ryanair link and she just turns up with her credit card and driving licence - never has a problemHappy rentingJames Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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