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Florida car hire with an old paper licence

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chopper2540
chopper2540 Posts: 49 Forumite
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Can I hire a car with just a UK paper licence as I have not changed my licence to a new photocard and paper one yet? Will they accept the old one
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  • MrSmartprice
    MrSmartprice Posts: 17,625 Forumite
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    I'm not sure about the USA, but OH and I both have the old style licences and we have hired cars in several European countries without any problem.
  • Bennifred
    Bennifred Posts: 3,986 Forumite
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    We've hired cars in Florida with the old-style paper licences several times with no problems at all.
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  • chopper2540
    chopper2540 Posts: 49 Forumite
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    Thanks guys
  • dzug1
    dzug1 Posts: 13,535 Forumite
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    You'll need photo id - but you'll have your passport so it's not a problem.
  • Redhouse
    Redhouse Posts: 23 Forumite
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    Can somebody please put my mind at ease and tell me this is still the case? Off to Florida on Sunday and I am doing all the driving - but I only have an "old" paper licence.
  • ferf1223
    ferf1223 Posts: 8,935 Forumite
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    you'll be fine so long as you also have your passport with you as they will need to verify that you are the person who is named on the paper licence.
    Does remembering a time that a certain degree of personal responsibility was more or less standard means that I am officially old?
  • Redhouse
    Redhouse Posts: 23 Forumite
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    Thankyou very much!
  • MobileSaver
    MobileSaver Posts: 4,244 Forumite
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    Redhouse wrote: »
    Can somebody please put my mind at ease and tell me this is still the case? Off to Florida on Sunday and I am doing all the driving - but I only have an "old" paper licence.

    I holiday in the States every year and last hired a car there a few months ago - you'll have no problem with a paper licence.

    I also got pulled over by the cops a year or two ago and as soon as he saw my paper licence he came out with the classic "I can see you're from out of State..." and told me to be on my way. :rotfl:
    Every generation blames the one before...
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  • cubegame
    cubegame Posts: 2,042 Forumite
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    Get a photo licence...it's free.
  • bigturnip
    bigturnip Posts: 420 Forumite
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    The first one is, but then you have to pay for renewals every 10 years.
    I've given up trying to get my signature to work with the new rules, if nobody knows what the rules are what hope do we have?
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