At the time of rental, the driver must present a valid national driver's license which has been held for at least 1 year.
Exceptions:
* For the following vehicle groups you must present a valid national driver's licence held for at least 2 years:
(K) BMW 5 Series or similar
(L5) BMW 7 Series or similar
(L6) Mercedes CLS or similar
(S5) Volvo XC90
(Z5) Mercedes V Class
Commercial vans/trucks
(A4) Peugeot Partner 3m3 or similar
(B4) Toyota Proace 5m3 or similar
(C4) Renault Master 10m3 or similar
(D4) VW Crafter 13m3 or similar
* To rent the following vehicle groups you must present a valid national driver's licence held for at least 3 years:
(N1) Jaguar E-PACE (P1) Range Rover Evoque (U5) Range Rover Vogue or similar |
Important Notice for Customers with UK Driving Licences issued in Great Britain
When renting in the Canary Islands, all drivers with a UK licence (except Northern Ireland) will need to provide evidence of any driving endorsements. This also applies if you have a paper licence that was issued before 1998.
You will need to provide a ‘Check Code’ which enables you to share your driving record with someone, for example a car hire company. Check Codes are valid for 21 days.
For all Non-European Union renters, it is highly recommended your national driver's license must be accompanied by an International Driving Permit (IDP). An IDP translates the national license into various languages and is on its own, without the national license, not acceptable. If a license issued outside the European Union cannot be read or understood, then it is not acceptable, unless accompanied by a translation from the official source, e. g. embassy headed paper. This includes licenses which are only partly translated, Japanese and all Arabic licenses etc.
Driver's licences issued by the People's Republic of China/ Japan may be accepted provided you present an official Hertz Certification form. Hertz China/ Japan will issue this form on Hertz notepaper and will incorporate the Hertz China/ Japan Corporate seal. A scanned copy of the original licence will appear on the Certification form. The Certification form is valid until the expiry date of the Driver's Licence. Both the Certification and the original licence (with an International Driving Permit strongly recommended by Police authorities in Europe) MUST be produced at the time of rental.
If you hold a Driver's Licence issued in Vietnam, you need to present the original licence together with an authorised translation issued by the Vietnamese Ministry of Transport. If both documents are presented at time of rental these licences are acceptable worldwide.
Please also refer to "Passport/Identity Card Information”.
