Additional Drivers And Hire Cars

Something else to consider when renting a car is who’s going to be driving it. Almost all rental companies offer car hire to a named driver. This means that if you have more than one person who’s going to be driving the hire car you need to tell the rental company about them too.

Of course, additional drivers give the rental companies another opportunity to make some more money and they all charge some kind of premium for additional drivers on the rental agreement so take this into account when comparing quotes.

Any additional drivers covered in the rental agreement will also have to present their details when hiring the car so if you’re taking along an additional driver, they’re going to need their driving licence too.

Don’t be tempted to let someone else drive a car that you’ve hired in your name only as the consequences of this can get pretty serious, pretty fast. For one thing all insurances will be void so in the event of an accident you’re pretty much liable for everything. Also, as they’re not mentioned in the rental agreement anyone stopped by police in the rental car has no legal entitlement to drive it and could even be arrested for theft.

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