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Drivers must be 25 years or older and have been driving for at least a year to be eligible for membership.
You can also apply to join Zipcar as an additional driver if you are 21 or older, have been driving for 2 years or more, and are part of an organisation that is a member of Zipcar for Business.
There is no maximum age limit for using Zipcar - people aged 75+ can hire a car with Zipcar if they meet the license requirements.
You need to have a license with limited points, no major endorsements, no major violations and no alcohol and drug-related violations. On top of this, your points penalty limit is 3, unless aged between 30-74 then your limit is 6 points. You must be free from any major violations for 3 years and have had no alcohol or drug-related violations in 7 years.
Students are eligible for university accounts.
Providing you’re a student of one of the above universities, 25 years old or over, have been driving for 1 year or more, have no more than 3 points, no major endorsements, no major violations and no alcohol and drug-related violations you’re eligible to join Zipcar.
If you're a representative and would like to see your university on this page, contact our business team at [email protected]
All you need is a valid UK driver's license.
No - don’t worry as you don’t need to already have insurance to join Zipcar. Zipcar automatically includes insurance for all of its members.
Unfortunately, due to insurance reasons, we don’t allow learner drivers to use Zipcars and Zipcars cannot be used for driving tests.
Drivers over the age of 25 are only able to hire a car with Zipcar once they have held their licence for a year.
If you are an approved Zipcar member you are allowed to drive one of our cars or vans under a friend’s booking, subject to their approval. If you are not a member you are not allowed to drive a Zipcar under a friend or family’s account.
Yes, you can join an existing account. The account owner will need to invite you to their account through the 'People' section on their account settings.
When joining an existing account, the current member will be responsible for all billing matters, so you will not need any payment information.
We pay for fuel, parking and insurance – so you get access to a car without the hassle of owning one!
Rent by the minute, hour or day when and where you need them. Just book and unlock with the app.
Cheaper and greener than owning your own car, we've also got hundreds of electric cars in our fleet.
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