12 seater minivan hire USA

whacker00 · 22-06-2011 8:47pm #1

looking into renting a 12 seater minivan in new york this year. The one thing that i am worried about is the licence requirements for driving 12 passengers as i think the max in Ireland on a full irish licence is 9. I rang the car rental reservations centre and they to were unsure. would anyone have any info thanks

Big Nasty · 22-06-2011 9:12pm

If they're happy to give it to you on your current license status I don't see the problem.

In the states of all places they're not gonna give it to you unless you're covered to drive it.

whacker00 · 22-06-2011 9:16pm

well thats the thing dont want to turn up with everyone and then be refused at the desk !!

Eric Cartman · 22-06-2011 9:20pm

could you rent 2 normal minivans ? surely somebody else has a licence

whacker00 · 22-06-2011 9:23pm

yeah looks like that might be the safe option, a bit more expensive (thats why i was looking into just one) but better safe then sorry. dont fancy the walk from jfk

Big Nasty · 22-06-2011 9:27pm

whacker00 wrote: »

yeah looks like that might be the safe option, a bit more expensive (thats why i was looking into just one) but better safe then sorry. dont fancy the walk from jfk

Ask them out straight can they give it to you on a regular license or not!

Eric Cartman · 22-06-2011 9:33pm

whacker00 wrote: »

yeah looks like that might be the safe option, a bit more expensive (thats why i was looking into just one) but better safe then sorry. dont fancy the walk from jfk

well have the money for 2 minivans ready, bring your second driver too as the fallback plan , the US doesnt catagorise vehicles by people capacity until the limit of 16 people so i cant imagine why they wouldnt rent it to you using their own laws . but just incase be prepared to rent 2 7 seaters

whacker00 · 22-06-2011 9:39pm

Eric Cartman wrote: »

well have the money for 2 minivans ready, bring your second driver too as the fallback plan , the US doesnt catagorise vehicles by people capacity until the limit of 16 people so i cant imagine why they wouldnt rent it to you using their own laws . but just incase be prepared to rent 2 7 seaters

thanks mate defo the best way

Eric Cartman · 22-06-2011 9:48pm

also if your still stuck, once their over 18, the state of new york says its ok for them to ride in the bed of a pickup truck , rent a cehvy colorado or similar and get 6 in the cab and 6 in the bed

R.O.R · 23-06-2011 7:39am

Give one of the "Downtown" locations in New York a call. Numbers should be listed on the rental companies website. I'd suggest Downtown rather than an airport location as they are usually a bit quieter so the staff have more time to answer questions.

Depending on when you got your licence, you may have D1 on it. I only discovered a few years ago that I can legally drive vehicles up to 16 seats, and up to 7.5Tons. Only passed one test in a Corsa, but got those categories as well.

12 seater minivan hire USA

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