I’m under 25, can I hire a car at Heathrow Airport? The short answer is yes, but you must meet particular requirements in order to do so, here are the few things you should know about hiring a car at Heathrow Airport when you’re considered a young driver.
- You must be over the age of 21
- You must have held your licence for at least a year
- You will be subject to an additional daily surcharge, this is to cover any extra insurances that are required
- You must have held your licence for a year or more
- If you have points on your licence it will make hiring more tricky and limit the rental companies you can hire from
If you are interested in our service and want to find the best possible price with being a driver under the age 25 then please continue reading.
Car Rental For Young Drivers In Heathrow
We now offer our great young driver services at Heathrow airport with a great twist. We have fantastic offers for all different ages when it comes to being a young driver. What we have managed to do is for each individual age between 21-24 arranged a deal with different suppliers to bring you the best prices and offers available.
This however can often be confusing as its individual rules and conditions for each age as its all broken down and every age is severely different. If you get confused in our breakdown of each age then call our reservation agents today on +44 (0)113 880 0748.
What Car Rental Companies Hire To Under 25s At Heathrow Airport?
As you may have guessed with it being the UKs biggest airport there are a lot of different car hire companies to choose from when hiring, however this can be limited when you are under 25 as not all rental companies will hire to you. Here is a breakdown of the rental companies that will & their minimum age requirements:
- Alamo – Will not hire to young drivers
- Dollar – 22 Years Old
- Easirent – 23 Years Old
- Enterprise – Will not hire to young drivers
- Europcar – 22 Years Old
- Green Motion – 21 Years Old
- Keddy – 22 Years Old
- National – Will not hire to young drivers
- Sixt – 21 Years Old
What Cars Can I Hire As Young Driver At Heathrow Airport?
It depends on the car rental company and we will always do our best to find you the category of car you require, however as a general rule of thumb young drivers can only hire the smaller cars that sit in the “Mini”, “Economy” or “Compact” categories on the booking engine. Here are a few examples of cars that are in those categories:
- Fiat 500
- Hyundai i10
- Toyota Iq
- Volkswagen Up
- Volkswagen Polo
- Vauxhall Corsa
- Ford Fiesta
- Ford Focus
- Volkswagen Golf
- Hyundai i30
- Volvo V40
How Do I Get The Cheapest Young Driver Car Hire Deal At Heathrow Airport?
You come directly to us! We’ve been working with all the suppliers at Heathrow Airport for years and we know exactly what their young driver fees are so we are able to quickly work out the best deals for you by finding the lowest rental price inclusive of the surcharge. Instead of going through each companies T&Cs, trying to find the small print on extra fees, let us help you! We sometimes have better deals than can be displayed on our booking engine, so please give us a call on 0113 880 0748.
Our Offers & Deals
Car Rental Heathrow At 21 & 22 Year Old
If you are 21-22 its very different to if you are 20, you only need one year driving experience in order to hire a car however you will also be subject to an additional daily fee which we will always try to keep at an absolute minimum.
Car Rental Heathrow At 23 & 24 Year Old
If you are between 23-24 we have a great announcement to make, we can do this with a significantly smaller additional fee! This is available at several UK locations including Heathrow, you must however have 1 years driving experience also.
If you are a young driver and want to hire a car then you Must Call our reservation agents as if you book online we can’t insure that you will get the supplier that will hire to your age, we need to make sure everything is tailored to you.
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Excellent Service - Very Helpful and a very easy booking.
Will definitely use again!
Excellent ..This is the second time I use Indigo and will do so for future visits as well .They were extremely helpful and efficient.The car hire process was made easy and Enterprise car hire were also very helpful .