Drivers planning on taking their company car abroad on holiday this summer have been urged to ensure that they have the correct documentation as soon as possible.<\/p>\n
Leading vehicle leasing and fleet management company Arval says, every year, it receives last minute requests from drivers at ferry terminals who didn\u2019t realise they needed a VE103 certificate to use their lease vehicle overseas.<\/p>\n
Richard Cox, Fleet Consultant, explained:
\n\u201cThe VE103 \u2018on hire\u2019 certificate is needed by anyone who wants to use a car that they don\u2019t own in almost all countries where you\u2019d typically take your car on holiday. Getting one is quite straightforward but we \u2013 and every other leasing company \u2013 require a little notice so that we can process the document.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo process a request for a VE103 typically takes several days but, given the occasional vagaries of the postal system, can sometimes take longer, so allowing even more time is sensible.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur advice is, if you know you are going abroad in your company car this summer, you should start the process of obtaining the documentation needed as early as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n
Richard added that the original VE103 document always had to be presented when using a vehicle in another country and that a copy was not permissible.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou may also be asked a few questions when contacting your leasing company, such as the dates you will be abroad, the countries you will be visiting, and whether any additional drivers will be using the car. This is just part of the process.\u201d<\/p>\n
The VE103 document is required for the following countries: Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and Ukraine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"