This is a story from a friend of mine who is touring around Holland. We work and tour together in Ireland, but she like me has decided to try close to home.
She booked into a hotel not far from here in a small town. Well, upon arrival, she discovers that there in only one entrance in and out, which is directly in front of the reception desk, and there are key cards to enter the elevator. Well, not to be deterred, she looks out the window to where her car is parked and discovers she can unlock here trunk from her window. So she walks calmly out and places the extra key card in her trunk. When the client calls and she has them parked, she instructs them to go to her car(where she can see everything), get the key card come to the floor where she gets them in the hall. On the way out she has them put the key card back in her trunk for the next customer. I was wetting myself with laughter. Total genius!

Thats fantastic Violette,your friend sounds like quite a woman! Oh it would have been fab to be there and see the look on the clients faces! hilarious

Excellent point! I hadn't thought of that, being a non driver and all, I will let her know.

I can seriously appreciate you caution, as with some of the current discussions on going, it is easy for a client to turn into a problem, so why hand them ammunition on a platter?

Yes, have to agree with Brandy on this.  I'm careful about clients seeing my car too and when doing an outcall to someones home I always try to park down the road from their actual address.  Doesn't always work though as some do watch out for me and notice me drive past and park down the road!!  I don't even park my car outside my incall flat (and there's plenty of parking too!).  Luckily there's a nice free car park just down the road and I park there and walk the couple of minutes to my incall flat.  Some guys can be quite nosy where cars are concerned and in the past whenever there's an upmarket car parked outside (not mine, and not always right outside my flat) the assumption often is that's its mine - ie., "is that your BM/Mercedes/Lexus etc etc" outside?  So, as Brandy so rightly points out, there's always the danger of a client noting your car registration and doing some digging.  Even if I did park outside my flat and was asked if that such and such car was mine I would deny it! 

For example, at one time I used to park outside my flat and a regular client once asked me what my real name was to which I gave my usual evasive answer.  His reply to this was "well if I really wanted to find out I could, I know your registration is ........... (unfortunately he did know my car) but I wont".  He was just being flippant at the time but it made me realise how stupid it was for me to (a) let anyone know what car I drive and (b) to park outside my flat.  So be warned all you ladies (and guys) who drive, keep your car well out of sight.

Although I'm not sure how easy it is for someone not employed by DVLA, Police, etc. to get that information.  Maybe someone could enlighten me on that one.

Although I'm not sure how easy it is for someone not employed by DVLA, Police, etc. to get that information.  Maybe someone could enlighten me on that one.

I'm not sure if things have changed now, but a person could call the DVLA, say they're from such and such company (providing no proof mind) and say, could you please let me know the name and address of the person that owns the blue Vauxhall Corsa, registration number 123 ABC. They would have to pay a small administration fee, a fiver if I recall correctly. To anybody determined enough, that's nothing. They could also say that your car is parked illegally or abandoned and they're trying to track down who owns it.
As long as the DVLA gets paid, the information is there to hand.

I wrote the article on outcalls on the main site a few years ago. You can see I've been anally retentive about clients seeing my car for quite some time,lol. I think the advice is pertinent now as it was when I wrote it then: http://www.saafe.info/outcalls.htm

I've always assumed it's because insurance companies share information and that it's therefore probably relatively easy for any insurance company to access the car insurance details of everyone and pick up the various insurance expiry dates.  Also, a lot of us probably shop around for insurance when it's due and therefore distribute our details to lots of companies.

I would've just made sure I had a business suit on and went down to greet my clients. Brazen it out. And if anybody asks just tell them I'm conducting interviews.
Sorry.

Can I nick this idea if the situation ever presents itself