Need to hire a car but you’ve held your licence for less than 12 months? You’ve come to the right place.
Here at Indigo Car Hire, we work with suppliers around the world who specialise in car rental for new drivers. Thankfully, the cost for this service is also lower than you would think.
Yes, it’s true that a number of car hire companies state that you must have held your licence for at least 12 months in order to hire a vehicle. Some even ask for two years of experience, depending on your age.
However, a number of our suppliers do offer car hire for new drivers, and the only time restriction is that you must have passed your test and have your licence in your hand. This means that, if the postal service is on your side, you could hire a car in the UK within a week of passing your test.
Passed your test but unsure how to obtain a physical licence so you can hire a car? All of the information you need is here.
Can You Rent a Car as a New Driver in the UK?
You’ll be thrilled to hear that the restrictions for new driver car hire aren’t too onerous. As long as you meet all of the below conditions, you’ll be able to rent a car as a new driver in the UK:
- Hold a full, clean UK licence
- Aged 25 or over
- Possess a debit or credit card in your own name
- You are on the electoral roll at your current address*
*If, for some reason, you do not yet appear on the electoral roll, you can still hire a car. However, you will need to pay for it using a credit card.
If you have any points on your new licence, it may still be possible to arrange this service. This will depend on the number of points and what they are for. Call or chat online with one of our rental experts for further information regarding car rental for new drivers in this instance.
Finally, please note that our car hire for new drivers offer is only available to people who are at least 25 years old. For information regarding our young driver car hire service, please view our young driver page.
Popular Locations For New Driver Car Hire
Most new drivers look to hire a car in the UK. Below we’ve outlined all of the information you need to know about hiring a car in your local area:
This list is by no means exhaustive, so if you’re searching for car rental for new drivers and you can’t see your exact location listed above, please get in touch with our team.
Contact Us To Discuss Car Hire for New Drivers Today
If you are a new driver and wish to hire a car in the UK or abroad, then contact us today. We will make the whole process easy for you. You can contact our team via phone (0113 88 00 748), email ([email protected]) or using the chat function on this page.
Added to this, as well as offering car rental for new drivers, here at Indigo we’re also proud to offer a number of other complementary deals, including both debit card car hire and low deposit car hire. With both of these options, you can also add a free additional driver.
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For young people who’s hiring a car for the first time their person we talked with Connor has help at lot and eased my nerves over the whole thing thank you very much
I was struggling to find a hire car that would support me as I have only held my licence for 11 months. Indigo offered me a really great price which I wasn’t expecting, very quick turn around. The customer service from Cherie in particular has been brilliant
The car rental service is fairly quick and easy. The helpful operators are always online to chat with you, so you can be rest assured that you can book your car at any time. You can even hire if you hold your license for less than a year (which I am!) at no extra cost (which is great!). I highly recommend this service!
Thanks to Cherie for being so helpful, responsive and efficient in getting this booked for me. It's really hard to find places who let people with less than 2 years on their licence rent a car, so this is great.