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The most essential item that you need to take with you when you want to rent a car is your driving licence. Although you would be surprised at the amount of people who just forget this essential item when they go away. Only taking the photo part of their licence is another common mistake that a lot of UK driving licence holders make. But the UK driving licence actually comes in two parts. There is a photo id card and a paper part which holds all your driving history information. Your paper part of your licence holds any information regarding endorsements or any disqualifications you may have had.

Car rental companies need to see both parts of your licence before allowing you to rent one of their vehicles. The part with the information about your driving is the most important part as this proves whether or not you are qualified to drive. You could be prevented from renting a car if you have ever had a disqualification even if you are permitted to drive now.

But if you do forget your licence you do not need to worry because all is not lost. You could ask the car rental company to contact the Department of Vehicle Licensing Authority in order to check the validity of your driving licence. Although you will usually be charged for getting them to do this. You should be prepared however for the fact that the D.V.L.A. are not always contactable. You will probably find that this service is not available on the weekends. But contacting the D.V.L.A. in advance if you know they won't be available when you pick up your car is a good idea.

It doesn't matter what driving license you hold, if you are looking for a job that entails driving your future employers may want to check you have a license . Driving licence verification is something which you should take very seriously indeed. Don't try applying for specific driving jobs without first holding the appropiate license.