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All information on this page was believed to be correct as of January 2018. \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Age restrictions and extra fees for younger rental drivers aren’t much of a surprise – “it’s the insurance”, we all say.<\/span><\/p>\n It’s less well known that many of the same restrictions apply to older drivers, too. Especially anyone over 75.<\/p>\n Even though a great many people aged 70+ are still perfectly fit and able to drive, it seems that the insurers who cover van hire companies aren’t very keen on older drivers, believing they pose an extra risk.<\/p>\n I’ve found maximum age restrictions from 65 to 75 – with various ‘ifs’ and ‘buts’ thrown in to the mix to keep us all confused.<\/p>\n To help anyone who is looking to hire a van and happens to be over 70, I’ve put together a league table of the maximum age limits operated by van hire companies offering national coverage (click here for minimum age limits<\/a>):<\/p>\n Top of the league is National Van Rental<\/a> with an upper age limit of 99!<\/p>\n “There is no maximum age limit when renting with Enterprise.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Sixt<\/a>\u00a0also keeps it straightforward. There is no upper age limit for vehicle hire.<\/p>\n Anyone aged 71-75 should be able to hire a van, as long as they don’t have any medical conditions that are prohibited by Thrifty’s insurer.<\/p>\n Anyone aged 76 upwards probably won’t be able to rent from Thrifty unless they were previously a customer before<\/em> they were 76, in which case Thrifty say that they: “may be able to help you as a re-renter, but we will need to refer this to our insurer.”<\/p>\n Arnold Clark<\/a> is an interesting one. They say:<\/p>\n \u00a0Drivers over 75 will be asked to provide medical proof that they are fit to drive.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Avis<\/a>\u00a0keeps it pretty simple. There is no upper age limit for vehicle rental.<\/p>\n1. National<\/strong><\/h2>\n
2. Enterprise<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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In joint first place is Enterprise<\/a>. According to their website:<\/p>\n3. Sixt<\/strong><\/h2>\n
4. Europcar<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Europcar<\/a>\u00a0has no maximum age limit, except at Plymouth<\/a>, Exeter<\/a>, Taunton<\/a>, Pembroke<\/a>, Carmarthen<\/a> and York<\/a> branches, where the maximum age limit is 75 years old (correct as of 29th January 2018).<\/p>\n5. Thrifty<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Thrifty’s<\/a> position is a little more complicated, according to their website. Their “standard insurance age range is 25-70.”<\/p>\n6. Arnold Clark Car & Van Rental<\/strong><\/h2>\n
7. Avis<\/strong><\/h2>\n
8. Budget<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Budget’s<\/a> standard age range appears to be 25-75. Although Budget informed us there is no standard upper age limit for van hire, we’ve heard some locations might have a restriction \/ need notification if you’re over 75\u00a0 – it’s worth checking with the specific branch before you book.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n