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Renting a Car for Driving Test

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  • 03-03-2005 8:44pm
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    MeatProduct
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    I'll need to rent a car for the driving test but none of the car rental companies that I have contacted will rent to a provisional driver (on my 2nd provisional). I know the driving test centre will rent you a car for the test but that would give me no chance to get used to that car! Any suggestions anyone?

    Many thanks!

    Nick


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    jhegarty
    Registered Users Posts: 6,440 ✭✭✭jhegarty


    MeatProduct wrote:
    I'll need to rent a car for the driving test but none of the car rental companies that I have contacted will rent to a provisional driver (on my 2nd provisional). I know the driving test centre will rent you a car for the test but that would give me no chance to get used to that car! Any suggestions anyone?

    Many thanks!

    Nick


    I think a driving school is your own option....


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    MeatProduct
    Registered Users Posts: 1,005 ✭✭✭MeatProduct


    Many thanks,
    I'll call up a few tomorrow.

    Nick


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    Eoin
    Registered Users Posts: 21,256 ✭✭✭✭Eoin


    jhegarty wrote:
    think a driving school is your own option....

    And go for an hour pre-test in the car with an instructor beforehand to iron out anything, and get used to the car...


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    MeatProduct
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    eoin_s wrote:
    And go for an hour pre-test in the car with an instructor beforehand to iron out anything, and get used to the car...
    Ah yes, nice one. I'll do that.

    Thank you,

    Nick


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    leeroybrown
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    Most driving instructors will probably require that you do at least one pre-test lesson before they let you loose in their car alone.

    One other thing to bear in mind is that between the price of a pre-test lesson, the rental for the test and the insurance fee required so you can drive the car unacompanied by the instructor, you'll have run up a tidy sum.


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    Padraig Mor
    Registered Users Posts: 9,563 ✭✭✭Padraig Mor


    Try and see if any 'local' garages rent cars (i.e. not a 'proper' rental firm). My local garage here in Cork rents cars - including to provisional drivers. Girl (prov licence) I know hired a 00 Punto from them for 25 euro per day.


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    jhegarty
    Registered Users Posts: 6,440 ✭✭✭jhegarty


    Padraig Mor wrote:
    Try and see if any 'local' garages rent cars (i.e. not a 'proper' rental firm). My local garage here in Cork rents cars - including to provisional drivers. Girl (prov licence) I know hired a 00 Punto from them for 25 euro per day.


    I think there is some problem with the insurance a rental firm gives you if you are doing the test... i remember something on the wall of the test centre about it ..... can't remember the details though....


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    seamus
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    jhegarty wrote:
    I think there is some problem with the insurance a rental firm gives you if you are doing the test... i remember something on the wall of the test centre about it ..... can't remember the details though....
    Yeah, the test regulations say that if you have gotten the car from a rental company, you require a letter from the company explicitly stating that the car is insured for the purpose of the test.


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