{"id":8832,"date":"2016-04-25T15:11:07","date_gmt":"2016-04-25T15:11:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/?p=8832"},"modified":"2016-04-25T15:11:07","modified_gmt":"2016-04-25T15:11:07","slug":"heading-abroad-in-a-hired-van-missing-paperwork-could-prove-costly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/archives\/8832","title":{"rendered":"Heading abroad in a hired van? Missing paperwork could prove costly"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Car<\/p>\n

Anyone driving in mainland Europe is required to\u00a0carry a vehicle registration\u00a0document. That’s easy if you are in a vehicle you\u00a0own, but what if it’s hired or leased?<\/p>\n

The\u00a0hire or lease company which owns the vehicle won’t\u00a0provide the vehicle registration document. Instead, what should happen is they will issue a\u00a0VE103 document to the driver of the vehicle. This\u00a0 contains details of the vehicle taken from the V5, along with the name and address of the hirer.<\/p>\n

This is the only acceptable substitute for the V5C, and enables the authorities to verify that the person driving the vehicle has permission to do so. \u00a0Photocopies of the V5C or letters of authority are not accepted.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The penalties and inconvenience resulting from failing to carry a valid VE103 document\u00a0can be considerable,\u00a0warns\u00a0the British Vehicle Rental and Leasing\u00a0Association (BVRLA<\/a>). \u00a0Drivers caught without the correct documentation can face long delays which can be time consuming and costly.\u00a0The consequences will vary according to the country, but a\u00a0driver may be fined and the vehicle could be impounded.<\/p>\n

The BVRLA has been told of drivers being stuck at border control for four days while the VE103 document is sent through to them. There are even examples as close to home as Dublin where drivers have encountered issues following minor parking infringements.<\/p>\n

BVRLA Director of Member Services Nora Leggett says:<\/p>\n

\u201cWhether it\u2019s because they are not aware of the rules, or they decide to take the risk, there are drivers who travel abroad in a leased vehicle without the correct VE103 documentation. And we aren\u2019t just talking about company cars; there are a significant number of commercial vehicles that leave the UK without a VE103 too.\u00a0 It is essential that businesses understand their responsibilities and educate drivers to avoid significant disruption.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

What do you need to do?<\/strong>\u00a0If you are planning to take a hired van\u00a0abroad, you must arrange this in advance with\u00a0your hire company. That includes driving into the Republic of Ireland in a vehicle\u00a0hired in mainland UK.<\/p>\n

There will be an additional fee, in return for which\u00a0the hire company\u00a0will normally provide you with\u00a0a VE103B document plus European insurance and breakdown cover. You should also\u00a0check whether any\u00a0extra equipment is required, such as\u00a0reflective yellow (hi viz) vests or breathalysers.<\/p>\n

European use is\u00a0not normally included in hire agreements. Anyone taking a hired vehicle abroad without\u00a0the\u00a0agreement of their hire company may\u00a0also find that they do not have insurance or breakdown cover.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The penalties for driving a hired or leased vehicle in Europe without a valid VE103 document can be considerable. We explain what’s required and why it’s important.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1027,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[7],"tags":[309,1678,2012],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8832"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8832"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8832\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8834,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8832\/revisions\/8834"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1027"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8832"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8832"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8832"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}