points on you licence

[blott]

Rental companies aren't interested in the least about any points you might have on your licence, just that you are still entitled to drive in the UK, which automatically enables you to drive in the US.

[TonyBlenk]

I work in the Travel Industry and when I make reservations with Hertz and Avis they now always ask ...

• Is the driver over 25?
• have a clean driving licence?
• have a credit card in their name?

Always best to mention it just in case of an insurance claim!
It's not correct to say Car Hire companies take no notice of points - it's always the responsibility of the driver to mention anything relevant.
Better safe than sorry.

[Nostromo]

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by TonyBlenk
I work in the Travel Industry and when I make reservations with Hertz and Avis they now always ask ...

• Is the driver over 25?
• have a clean driving licence?
• have a credit card in their name?

Always best to mention it just in case of an insurance claim!
It's not correct to say Car Hire companies take no notice of points - it's always the responsibility of the driver to mention anything relevant.
Better safe than sorry.
[/quote]

Last year, Charter Travel conned me into booking Car Hire with them instead of this site [msnembarrased]. At the time, I did mention the points that I had on my licence, but the agent said that it did not matter. The Dollar agent at MCO looked at my UK licence including the points, but said nothing.

[blott]

I don't know about Hertz and Avis (as we never use them in Florida) but Dollar, Alamo and Budget just are not interested in points, unless something's changed in the last few months. Whenever I've asked, I've just been told what I quoted above 'if you're qualified to drive in the UK, then you are qualified to drive in the US' from car rental companies.

My husband had points on his licence and we never even were asked about them when renting a car many times from the above companies, despite the fact that they were clearly marked on his driving licence. which was shown to the car rental desk.