Estate agency's U-turn after Nottinghamshire job applicant told 'car is too old'

An estate agency has dropped a car age limit policy for its staff after an 18-year-old woman was left frustrated when she was told she could not be shortlisted for a job as her vehicle was too old. Alanah Thompson French said she applied for a job as a trainee lettings negotiator at haart in Nottingham in December. She said she was told her application could not be progressed as her vehicle, a 2014 Citroen C1, was not under 10 years old. Estate agents haart said the policy was "introduced with good intentions" to ensure vehicles were roadworthy and safe but "it was never meant to prevent people from joining our organisation", adding Alanah would now be invited to a job interview. Alanah, who works full-time in a coffee shop, said she had to declare the age of her car in the online application for the role at haart as a question asked "is your car under 10 years old", and she ticked "no". She was then told she had not been shortlisted for interview as it was a requirement to have access to a vehicle under 10 years old. Alanah, from Burton Joyce in Nottinghamshire, previously told the BBC: "It's just a bit of a kick in the teeth because obviously when you're applying for jobs, you're

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