Travelling Abroad

If you're planning to take your car abroad either for business or pleasure, you'll need to ensure you obtain a VE103B Vehicle on Hire Certificate. This entitles you to drive the vehicle in any EU member state, as well as Iceland, Norway, Switzerland, and Liechtenstein, for up to 90 days in total within a 12-month period.

A VE103B Vehicle on Hire Certificate is a legal requirement for overseas travel in a leased or rented vehicle. For this reason, it is important that you give us sufficient notice to accommodate the postal service. The certificate contains details of the vehicle taken from the V5 logbook, along with the name and address of the hirer and enables the authorities to verify that the person driving the vehicle has permission to do so. A VE103B is the only legal substitute for the V5, and photocopies or letters of authority are not accepted.

The consequences of not travelling with a valid VE103B certificate will vary according to the country, the law enforcement agency, and even the time of day in which the vehicle is stopped. You may be fined, or the vehicle may be impounded. Without a VE103B you, and your car, are unprotected and vulnerable to potentially major inconvenience and costs.

If you would like us to issue you with a VE103B Certificate, please call our Travel Abroad helpdesk on 0333 0146 059. Alternatively, you can order the certificate by downloading this form and emailing it back to us, along with a copy of your driver's licence, at travelabroad@tchleasing.co.uk. Once we receive your completed form and licence copy, we will issue the certificate and post it to the provided address.^*

It is highly recommended that you carry certain accessories in your vehicle when travelling in many popular European destinations. The list is quite extensive for each country, so it is advisable to check requirements before you travel. Further information can be found here.

It is also necessary to have additional breakdown cover when you are travelling in Europe. An upgrade of cover can be requested when applying for your VE103B Certificate.

^*Please note: The address you provide for delivery must match the address that is on your driving licence.