Can I hire a car with points or endorsements on my licence?

When it comes to driving convictions and offences there are so many different ones which all have different meanings. Less serious offences like Speeding (SP), Mobile Phone Offence (CU), Traffic Light Violation (TS), Driving other than in accordance with your licence (LC) , Miscellaneous Offences (MS) or Pedestrian Crossing Offences (PC), Providing that you only have 3 points on your licence and you have not been banned then you can hire a car with 3 points on your licence.Generally you get 3 points and a £60 fine for these offences. Normally, this is not a problem for us and you should be able to hire a car.

If you have 6 points on your licence for a couple of less serious convictions like two speeding offences or a traffic light offence and a mobile phone offence, which all carry 3 point penalties in most cases, you may still be able to rent a vehicle but please speak to our reservations team to be certain as some suppliers may not allow you to hire so we need to recommend a specific one.

If you have in excess of 6 points on your licence then many rental companies will not be able to rent a car for you. The large majority of rental companies will all prevent anyone with more than 6 points on their licence from hiring a car. Now with Indigo Car Hire we may still be able to rent a vehicle to you from selected locations but you will need to speak to our team directly so that they can point you in the right direction and ensure that you get a vehicle and have no problems.

A DR10 means driving or attempting to drive with a blood alcohol level above the allowable limit. Obviously this is a serious offence and should not be condoned by anyone, but people do make mistakes and it seems the car hire industry takes these offenses even more seriously than the government.

If you are caught over the limit you could face a hefty fine and a potential driving ban from 90 days to 3 years in some extreme cases, the length of some bans can be reduced by attending a road safety and alcohol course. After your ban you are free to drive again providing you can get insurance, however most car hire companies will not hire a car to someone with a DR10 on their licence for 5 years from the date the ban was lifted and the licence was returned.

This means if you get a 1 year ban, you may not be able to hire a car for 6 years, this is obviously a long time and may seem excessive to some people.

We have now found a national supplier in the UK who have relaxed their rules a little when it comes to this offence. Basically they will hire to someone with a DR10 on their licence providing the date of conviction was at least 5 years ago, so this means that with this supplier you could potentially hire a car a full 3 years before any other supplier will allow it.

The main condition in order to Hire a Car with a IN10 Conviction is to have no more than 6 penalty points on your driving licence.

Sometimes the drivers get 8 penalty points, so it is good to call us and to discuss with our reservation agents before doing any other travelling arrangements. The second condition which drivers with IN10 must met is that they shouldn’t have had their driving licence revoked or received a ban.. If you lost your licence you won’t be able to hire a car for five years from the date you get your licence back.

These rules only apply when Hiring A Car With An IN10 Conviction in the UK, with a UK licence. If you are arriving from another country, then we may be able to provide you with a rental car no matter what endorsements are on your licence. This also goes for UK licence holders wanting to hire a car abroad.

MS90 Conviction stands for “Failure to give information as to identity of driver etc” and will stay on your driving record for 4 years from the date of the offence. This conviction comes also with 6 penalty points on your driving licence.

In order to hire a car while you have an MS90, you must not have any previous bans or more than 6 penalty points on your driving record.

At the moment we managed to arrange this deal only in few locations, but we are committed to expand it at as many other locations in the UK as we can.