Hiring Conditions
Driver Age
All drivers must be aged between 23 and 75 inclusive. Drivers aged between 21-23 and 75+ may be able
to Hire but with additional charges, please call us for information.
Driving Licences and History
Anyone who will be driving the goselfdrive.com vehicle must present a valid driving licence with their current address, in person, at the time of collection. No copies of licences will be accepted.
Drivers aged between 23-75 must have held a full driving licence for at least 24 months. Two separate 3 point Convictions (eg for speeding) are accepted in the past 3 years.
Requirements Needed
Please bring with you your Driving License (both parts if you have a photocard license)
PLUS
TWO recent (max 3 months old) forms of proof of address eg Utility Bill/Council Tax Statement to prove your address.
Please note that these need to be in the drivers name and the same address as on the driving licence.
The following will apply to all rental bookings for drivers who hold a UK mainland driver license issued by the DVLA.
- 1. On 8 June 2015, the paper counterpart to the photocard driving licence will not be valid and will no longer be issued by DVLA. The counterpart was introduced to display driving licence details that could not be included on the photocard. These details include some vehicle categories you are entitled to drive and any endorsement/penalty points. It will have no legal status and should be destroyed.
- 2. For rental bookings we will have to check your entitlements and endorsements using the DVLA “share my service“.
- 3. For us to be able to do this you should provide a unique code from the www.gov.uk website and share this with us when you pick up your vehicle. We use the code to validate your entitlements and endorsements.
- 4. Details on how to use the service can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/driving-licence-changes
- 5. IMPORTANT: You can only access this service 3 days prior to the vehicle pick up for the code to be valid to check your details.
If you are unable to generate the DVLA code you should bring along your NI number on collection and we will be only too happy to help you
If you are unable to generate the DVLA code you should bring along your NI number on collection and we will be only too happy to help you