Rental for Driving Test

Kunala

Hello There
Can someone guide me please.
My driving test is next week. I hold a foreign full license for cars. This License is not accepted for exchange on Ireland. So I need to take a test.

My question is, at present I don't own a car. Will it be accepted if I take test with a rented car. Based on my full foreign license, I can get a rental car. If I need to go with instructor car it is too expensive. If I rent a car for test, which is lot cheaper than renting instructor car.

Please advice if rented car with Insurance is accepted for the test ?

Thanking you
Regards
K

dennyk

You would need to get a letter from whoever is providing the insurance on your rental car (whether it be the rental agency, your credit card issuer, your own automotive insurance policy in another country, etc.) stating that the insurance explicitly covers using the car to take a driving test. If you don't have that, they may refuse to let you do the test in that car.

If you can't get such a letter, you'll probably want to go ahead with hiring a car from your driving instructor for use on your test date; it's more expensive, but it will ensure that you don't forfeit your test (and lose your test fee in the process)

pudzey101

Id hire the instructor car OP , looks good on the day , sets a good impression using a ADI car .

Done that myself had the car for 2 hours and was use to it within 15 mins . Well worth the extra few bob if you pass .