This never ceases to amaze me, but I've never been asked for my licence, and I've test driven scores, if not hundreds, of cars. I still have an old style licence and don't carry it around with me.
Maybe it's one of those barriers that dealers put up to some potential customers, just to put them off?
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In the past couple weeks I have been doing the rounds trying to decide on a car.
Volvo independent specialist never asked for anything, but accompanied me on drive.
Saab Main Dealer asked for and photo copied my license, but let me go out on my own
Ford Main Dealer wouldn't let me test drive a Mondeo, said I should drive the other cars I was thinking of and when I had decided on the Mondeo, only then would he let me test drive...errmmm...thanks, but forget it.
VW Main Dealer, nothing asked for, but accompanied on drive
Independent Dealer asked for nothing, but accompanied me on two test drives.
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It has certainly put me off dealing with them, a business that assumes that I'm the sort of the person who drives disqualified unless I prove different has an odd idea of how to sell to me. I have never been asked for my licence before.
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Renault asked for my license and had a look at my car, but then let me drive off, on my own, in a Clio 182.
I'm 21, they must have been mad ;)
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I've only ever test-driven one car at a dealer. They asked to see my licence, and I left it with them as some kind of deposit. I was 24 and it was a 525i.
When I test drove privately, I assume I was covered by my own insurance policy. It states I can drive other cars with the owner's permission.
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Life is complex; it has real and imaginary parts.
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I've only ever test-driven one car at a dealer. They asked to see my licence, and I left it with them as some kind of deposit. I was 24 and it was a 525i. When I test drove privately, I assume I was covered by my own insurance policy. It states I can drive other cars with the owner's permission. ----
Driving other cars is 3rd party only, so did you agree first who would pay for the car if you crashed it?
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This never ceases to amaze me, but I've never been asked for my licence, and I've test driven scores, if not hundreds, of cars. I still have an old style licence and don't carry it around with me.
I don't usually car mine around with me, but it's no prob to dig it out when I need it. I'll always carry it if I think I am going to drive a friend's car, and if anyone wants to drive a car of mine, I'd always ask to see the license first. I don't want my car driven by an unlicensed driver, and it seems to me to be sensible for a dealer to take the same precaution.
I'm not surprised by those dealers who do ask for a licence, but I am amazed that any dealers don't ask!
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The licence is a good barrier that staff where I used to work have used before on customers they don't like the look of who turn up asking to drive Focus RS's etc.
And occasioannly I think we used it on people who were lacking in the personal hygiene department and we didn't want to sit in a car with them. ;-)
Blue
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My little sister collided hard with a truck and wrote off a Peugeot 307 during a test drive a few years ago. As far as I remember there were no insurance complications or anything, just a very shaken up dealer. She didn?t buy it needless to say.
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Not only was I asked for my driving licence at a Honda dealership recently last weekend, but I was also asked to produce another document with my signature on it (probably because my Pink D/L was completely and utterly worn) I was also asked to sign a form declaring the time the car was taken out and returned, just in case I was caught by a safety camera.
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tack,
That seems extreme but I can understand the camera issue.
Most times I've driven dealer's stock I've been asked for my licence, and to sign a form explaining that the car is on loan etc.
When I borrowed a Van whilst mine was in for repair for 10 days (thanks Mumfords in Plymouth) they wanted me to change the insurance over to their van and assured me they would be totally responsible for my van until I picked it up, as insuring theirs would have left mine uninsured by me.
I also had to provide licence and sign the form etc, and be responsible for damage.
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