Why do some cars have barcode stickers?

[Muddle238]

Sorry no pictures I'm afraid.

Often I see cars with a little barcode sticker on the rear windows, anyone any idea what they're for? They generally always seem to be newer cars, my best guess might be something to do with leasing and the renter/driver not bothering being able or bothered to take it off.

Anyone shed any light?

[Mandat]

Usually found on hire cars.

[Monkeylegend]

They are the cars sold by Tesco, scanned through their checkouts.

[a7x88]

Hertz hire cars

[so called]

Avis too.

[The Moose]

Cars that go through auction I believe get a barcode, although the last one I had was on the front windscreen.

[Dogwatch]

Monkeylegend said:

They are the cars sold by Tesco, scanned through their checkouts.

Accounts for the 'Wide Checkout' notices then.

[PompeyPaul]

Monkeylegend said:

They are the cars sold by Tesco, scanned through their checkouts.

Unexpected item in bagging area!

[MrBarry123]

Monkeylegend said:

They are the cars sold by Tesco, scanned through their checkouts.

First LOL of today - thanks.

[Yiliterate]

PompeyPaul said:

Monkeylegend said:

They are the cars sold by Tesco, scanned through their checkouts.

Unexpected item in bagging area!

Yeah, they're quite shewd when it comes to that...stops you putting through a Range Rover as a Toyota IQ!

[Monkeylegend]

Yiliterate said:

PompeyPaul said:

Monkeylegend said:

They are the cars sold by Tesco, scanned through their checkouts.

Unexpected item in bagging area!

Yeah, they're quite shewd when it comes to that...stops you putting through a Range Rover as a Toyota IQ!

They did once put an IQ through as an Aston Martin though, check out lady got the sack for that one.

[KTF]

Hertz rental cars.

When you off-hire one, the staff scan the barcode to get the details of the rental, car, etc.

[TooMany2cvs]

Monkeylegend said:

They did once put an IQ through as an Aston Martin though, check out lady got the sack for that one.

Nah, they noticed before anybody bought one.

[krobbo]

All the cars at Fords of Winsford near us have one on, something to do with their stock management with having so many cars.

This may be the case with other car supermarkets too?

[kazste]

could be an MLOC sticker

[Fane]

They're sourced from BCA. The lazy valeters at the Dealership haven't bothered to take them off.