RENTAL CAR AGE REQUIREMENTS?

fairy tale
2 min readJun 16, 2023

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Minimum Age for Rent a Car:

In most of the countries, you are allowed to rent a car from the age of eighteen itself. However, in such type of cases, the rental agency might impose a fee which is known as a young driver fee and impose the limit to the choice of vehicles which you can hire. If you are over the age of twenty-five years and having the other necessary documentation, such as a valid driver’s license, then you do not need to worry about any age-related constraints.

Maximum Age for Rent a Car:

Till not too long ago, an upper / top age limit to rent a car did not exist in the law. However, it is now a thing that as car rental agencies seek to decrease the risks associated with older drivers and older cars in traffic and thus may avoid any regrettable incidents. UAE presently does not have any maximum / upper limit of age restrictions, but on an average across the globe is 75 years. Furthermore, similar is applicable to the young driver fee, rental agencies can ask senior citizens to pay more as compared to the young drivers, if they wish to rent from them. Some best car rental companies do not have such restrictions.

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