Cars, Transport & Travel UK
There are several features that an advanced car over the years cars have developed. One is GPS vehicle tracking which is where one car potentially has ability to track and locate another vehicle wherever it could possibly be. Vehicle-to-vehicle communication is also effective and is …
The railway in the UK has been in operations for hundreds of years. Since 1995, there have been over 20 different train companies managing the network of railways, trains and tracks. All these companies work together under the main title “National Rail”, with co-ordinated fares, …
In June 2015, the paper counterpart to the photo driving licence in the UK was scrapped. The counterpart contained information about penalty points the driver may have had. Similarly, old style paper licences issued before 1998 are still valid byt won’t be updated with points – instead, your driving licence information is viewable online through the DVLA.
When hiring a vehicle, the company may just want to see your photocard licence. This is fine, however some companies like to see if you have any penalty points on your licence. They now have to check online, using a special access code the DVLA issues. When you go to hire a car now, it is important that you get your access code ready to give to the hire car company in case they wish to check your driving licence online. The code can be obtained by the driver by logging onto the DVLA website. You can then access your code and print out your licence information should you wish to.