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We've both got old pink licences,  both tow, and have never had a problem.  I'd just stick to what you've got, because you've got a passport as well to prove who you are.

I have an old green paper licence and have never had a problem because I've never had cause to produce it. However this year in France I was talking to another vanner who had the same licence and had been stopped for speeding. He told of all kinds of problems with the police because of the old licence and ID verification. they also asked for proof of ownership documents. Apparently everyone in authority understands the new plastic licence because it's to a European standard but are now not accustomed to being shown an old style one. I will probably change to a photo ID one very shortly. Lets face it not everyone carries their passports on a daily basis when on holiday.

harryb

Quote: Originally posted by Val A on 06/7/2007

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You ought to carry your passport with you, or at least a photocopy of the page with your photo on - in France and most other countries on the continent, as the police are used to asking for ID, and their citizens carry an ID card.  In the car you should keep copies of  the documents relating to ownership of the car, caravan, and any other bits of large valuable equipment you may be carrying, and have the originals somewhere safe just in case you're actually asked to produce original documents.  I thought this was actually a legal requirement in France at least.

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Ditto Val

We keep back-up copies in the car and my wife carries a spare set also.

Someone else made a good post a couple of months ago, which I have done for our upcoming trip. I have scanned all our relevent documents and sent them to myself on a webmail address. If all else fails all we need is an internet connection and voila...new docs.