Car & Van Hire in Solihull

There are several requirements that you must meet in order to hire a vehicle from us. These requirements can change depending on your age.

In general, you need to:

• Have a full driving licence held for at least 12 months. Drivers 23, 24, and 25,  24 months ( restrictions apply to vehicles which can be driven  )
• Have 6 or less penalty points*. Please note 9 points will be subject to insurance approval and the excess may be increased.
•  AC, BA, CD, DD, DG, DR, IN, LC, MR, MS, NE, TT, XX, UT  within the last 5 years you are not able to hire from us.
• Be aged between 23** and 75.
• Have your own credit card or debit card ( the card holder must be present at point of hire )

* Please note an additional excess charge will be required if you have more than 6 penalty points and, for insurance purposes, penalty points stay on your license for UP TO 5 years. Please let us know of any points or endorsement on your license at the time of booking.

Hirers aged 23 ,24 and 25 can only drive group A cars, small and custom size vans and must have held a license for at least 24 months.

To hire a multi seat vehicle or minibus, hirers must be aged 26 or over and must have held a full driving license for at least 2 years and have the necessary category on their license (for 9 seats or more only).

Hirers aged between 23, 24 and 25 will also be liable for a higher security excess.  ( restrictions apply to vehicles which can be driven )

This depends on what categories are on your driving licence. Everybody should have the entitlement to drive vehicles up to 3500kg GVW with up to 8 passenger seats ( age restrictions may apply ) apart from those holding a provisional license. . If you passed your driving test before January 1997, you may have catagory D1 on your license which allows you to drive minibuses but please check before booking your vehicle.

Some common categories include;

• Category B includes Cars, 4x4’s, MPV’s and Light Commercial Vehicles up to and including a maximum weight of 3,500kgs and no more than 8 passenger seats.
• Category C1 covers commercial vehicles up to and including a maximum weight of 7,500kgs.
• Category D1 covers minibuses with no more than 16 passenger seats.
• Category E permits towing, and will be added to another category, for example B+E, C1+E or D1+E.-

You can book a hire vehicle online, over the telephone, or in person. If you just need a quote for now, we are only too pleased to help. To book a vehicle with us we will require you the driver’s full name, age, driving experience, current address, contact telephone number, license details including any points or endorsements and payment details although the payment will be processed on the day of collection.

You can make a rental enquiry for any vehicle from the home page by just filling in a simple enquiry form we will reply to your enquiry as soon as possible.

We would recommend booking as soon as you're certain of your dates but usually a week before is plenty of time. Please be aware that weekends are very popular for most vehicles, especially vans, so please book early to avoid disappointment!

We can offer a range of vehicle hire options for any length of time including weekly, monthly, yearly, open-ended hire, fixed contract and even a full maintenance contract hire over a number of years. We are happy to quote for any duration and we can even order specific vehicles as required, so please contact us for more information or a quotation.