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Glossary
TL;DR
Driver KYC for rentals is the verification of customer identity + driving license validity before vehicle release – typically via document scan, OCR, and optional selfie + liveness check.
Driver KYC is the process confirming that the customer picking up a vehicle is the rightful, licensed driver. Standard KYC providers in the market: Veriff, Onfido, Sumsub. The customer uploads a driving-license scan + ID document, OCR extracts data (number, expiry, categories), and optionally takes a selfie compared to the document photo (face match) and verifies liveness.
A typical online check-in flow: 1) Customer gets a KYC link after booking. 2) Opens in mobile browser. 3) Scans driving license (front + back). 4) Scans ID. 5) Takes a selfie (close-up, eyes open). 6) System submits to KYC provider. 7) Result (typically 2–10 min): approved / needs manual review / rejected. 8) Rental staff see the status on the reservation card and decide on release.
Without KYC: risk of releasing the vehicle to someone with a fake or expired document (vehicle loss, no insurance, criminal liability). In the EU since 2024 eIDAS applies – some rental categories (long-term, cross-border) must run KYC for compliance. Online verification also shortens pickup, since the customer's documents are checked ahead of time.
Today in OneRental you record the licence details – number, issuing country, expiry – on the driver, and staff check the document itself at pickup and confirm it in the system. The verification status is stored on the customer and the operation lands in the Reservation Ledger (audit log). Where the company requires verification, release is blocked until the status is confirmed – per-niche config (cars = required, bikes = not). The waiver signature and deposit pre-auth sit in that same pickup flow. Automatic verification with KYC providers (Veriff, Onfido, Sumsub) – OCR and face match – is on the roadmap.
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