Car hire should be less stressful after tweak to UK licence-share system
by Rupert Jones from Technology | The Guardian on (#DX9E)
DVLA makes 'share your licence' passcodes valid for 21 days rather than 72 hours, allowing holidaymakers more flexibility in booking car rentals
Hiring a car on holiday should be less stressful after the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency made a significant change to the new system that allows vehicle hire companies to check an individual's driving history.
The DVLA came under fire after abolishing the paper part of the driving licence and introducing an online system that allows car hire companies to access people's driving records. Predictions the new regime would provoke chaos at car hire desks appeared to be borne out, with the launch being dogged by technical hitches and website crashes.
