Interested in information regarding older age limitations on rent or lease of a car. Now entered 8th decade. We've driven Ireland twice in the past. NY Times article in todays travel section on Newgrange (we visited that some years ago) and the surrounding Valley of the Boyne and additional Neolithic sites piqued our interest today.
Posted by
Colorado Springs
2980 posts
This might be of interest: http://www.best-car-rental-tips.com/maximum-age-to-rent-a-car.html
Posted by
Tel Aviv
15781 posts
When you use a rental website, they ask for your age. Put it in and see what happens.
Posted by
California, USA
69 posts
Last time we went to Ireland my father in law was 70 and the rental car company we used wouldn't let him drive. So you might want to check with what ever company you use.
Posted by
Carmel, CA, USA
2456 posts
Hmmmm, Andy, does "now entered 8th decade" mean you've turned 70, or 80, which I think actually means one enters their 9th decade, no? First decade is 0-10, correct? In either case, congratulations! 70 and you're still young these days, 80 and you're starting to get up there, I do believe.
PS: when first seeing your subject line, I thought you wanted to rent an old car!
Posted by
Martinez, CA, USA
1547 posts
Mr. was 72 earlier this year when we used economycarrentals.com to rent a car for 27 days. The request asks for age and we had no problems renting a car.
Posted by
Rick Steves' Europe
16895 posts
From https://www.ricksteves.com/travel-tips/transportation/rental-car-requirements:
Drivers over 70 may have trouble renting in the Czech Republic, Great Britain, Greece, Northern Ireland, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Turkey; drivers over 80 may have trouble in Denmark. If you're over 69, you may be required to pay extra to rent a car in the Republic of Ireland, where the official age limit is 75 (although some rental companies will rent to those ages 76–79 if they provide extensive proof of good health and safe driving).
Since the more-age-forgiving lease programs are based in France, the closest leasing pick-up and drop-off location is in London.
Dan Dooley is an Ireland based car rental agency that many of Rick's readers have used and their web page allows you to enter a driver's age up to 99.