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Car rental + driving licence length

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  • 28-11-2008 7:38pm
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    Thumpette
    Registered Users Posts: 1,185 ✭✭✭


    Hi All,

    Does anyone know if it is possible to rent a car from one of the companies in Dublin Airport without having a licence for a year. My BF has his for 8 months and we reeeeally need to get a car for this weekend- thanks to a badly timed breakdown :( Is it worth going there or is it something they always check vigourously?

    Thanks :)


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    Berty
    Registered Users Posts: 26,149 ✭✭✭✭Berty


    Thumpette wrote: »
    Hi All,

    Does anyone know if it is possible to rent a car from one of the companies in Dublin Airport without having a licence for a year. My BF has his for 8 months and we reeeeally need to get a car for this weekend- thanks to a badly timed breakdown :( Is it worth going there or is it something they always check vigourously?

    Thanks :)

    Dan Dooley will. I did even on a provisional.


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    Wishbone Ash
    Registered Users Posts: 24,995 ✭✭✭✭Wishbone Ash


    They may be more concerned with your age.


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    #4
    Thumpette
    Registered Users Posts: 1,185 ✭✭✭Thumpette


    He's 29 :) Passed the little boy racer stage! :) I wonder will Avis- just looking at the online booking now and it hasnt mentioned it so far!


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    unkel
    Registered Users Posts: 65,455 ✭✭✭✭unkel
    Chauffe, Marcel, chauffe!


    quirke_folder wrote: »
    I did even on a provisional.

    You rented a car with just a provisional license? :eek:

    Never heard that before

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    L1011
    Registered Users Posts: 68,988 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    unkel wrote: »
    You rented a car with just a provisional license? :eek:

    Never heard that before

    If you've fully comp insurance to temp transfer, it may be possible. I hired a car here with only a few months of full license cause I could transfer my insurance over for the time.


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    marquise
    Registered Users Posts: 56 ✭✭marquise


    I know you can with Enterprise because I have my licence for under a year and I hire from them.

    www.enterprise.ie


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    Berty
    Registered Users Posts: 26,149 ✭✭✭✭Berty


    unkel wrote: »
    You rented a car with just a provisional license? :eek:

    Never heard that before

    Yep like MYOB said. I had fully comp and transferred it. I was going to a wedding and did not want to turn up with my horrid little Ibiza so I hired a laguna for 2 nights.

    I know that Hertz used to limit Irish drivers to a minimum age limit of 30 years!!! That must be gone by now mind.


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    Berty
    Registered Users Posts: 26,149 ✭✭✭✭Berty


    Yep Hertz is minimum of 25 for small class, 27 for intermediate and 30 for all other groups.

    https://www.hertz.ie/rentacar/byr/index.jsp?targetPage=rentalQualificationsView.jsp?KEYWORD=AGE


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