Timeline for Passport Requirement to Rent a Car
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| Oct 3, 2023 at 10:50 | comment | added | Johnnyjanko | In short: proving one's identity using a driving license is NOT the norm in most of Europe (in countries whose citizens have ID cards). Driving license is only used to check whether someone is permitted to drive a vehicle, not to verify who they are. For example, it's not possible to open a bank account with just a driving license. | |
| Oct 3, 2023 at 9:56 | comment | added | badjohn | There is a phrase here in the UK: belt and braces. (Suspenders in the US.) it means taking an extra precaution. Either a belt or braces will hold your trousers (pants) up; so both are unnecessary. A car is an expensive item, using a belt and braces approach to verifying your identity is not unreasonable. | |
| Oct 3, 2023 at 7:02 | answer | added | Richard Franken | timeline score: 0 | |
| Jul 16, 2022 at 3:47 | comment | added | littleadv | I had the same happen to me in Las Vegas. I think it matters to the rental car companies whether you're a local using a foreign web site to make reservation, or a true foreigner. Why? Don't know. | |
| Oct 20, 2019 at 23:58 | answer | added | Peteris | timeline score: 5 | |
| Oct 20, 2019 at 14:01 | history | edited | Mikael Dúi Bolinder | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Oct 17, 2019 at 20:33 | answer | added | Mark Johnson | timeline score: 2 | |
| Jul 4, 2019 at 6:00 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackTravel/status/1146660019557023745 | ||
| Jul 3, 2019 at 22:31 | history | reopened |
phoog user90371 Be Brave Be Like Ukraine JonathanReez♦ |
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| S Jul 3, 2019 at 22:18 | history | suggested | CommunityBot | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jul 3, 2019 at 19:01 | comment | added | David Richerby | We can't read the minds of the people who set the policy. Your question is unanswerable. | |
| Jul 3, 2019 at 17:45 | history | edited | gatorback | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jul 3, 2019 at 17:34 | history | edited | gatorback | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jul 3, 2019 at 17:31 | comment | added | gatorback | @phoog Both, it would seem to be inconsistent (which is certainly OK as it their prerogative), but I am puzzled as to why it would not be enough to show a driver's license. I made the reservation online through Expedia.com | |
| Jul 3, 2019 at 17:29 | history | edited | gatorback | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jul 3, 2019 at 16:56 | comment | added | Willeke♦ | That is hair splitting. You need to have it with you when you do certain things, like riding public transport without the right ticket, not having lights on your bike at night and many other situations, so you need to have it. | |
| Jul 3, 2019 at 16:53 | comment | added | phoog | @Willeke that is true, and the question even acknowledges a lack of objection to the requirement. But it is not a violation to fail to carry ID; it is only a violation to be unable to produce it in response to an official demand. | |
| Jul 3, 2019 at 16:47 | history | edited | gatorback | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jul 3, 2019 at 15:25 | comment | added | Willeke♦ | As you (and every other person in the Netherlands 14 years and over) have to carry your passport or your EU national Identity card, showing it to rent a car should not be a problem at all. | |
| Jul 3, 2019 at 15:08 | history | closed |
David Richerby JonathanReez♦ |
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| Jul 3, 2019 at 14:03 | comment | added | phoog | Different countries have different laws; different companies have different policies. Are you asking why the policies differ, or are you asking for the reason behind the requirement where it exists? | |
| Jul 3, 2019 at 13:41 | history | asked | gatorback | CC BY-SA 4.0 |