Age requirements for drivers

How old do I have to be to book a car on Turo? 

United States

The following age requirements, vehicle restrictions, and young driver fees apply to guests in the US. We apply these age requirements based on your age at the time you book a trip, not on the age you’ll be when the trip takes place. 

  • Trips with all hosts
  • Trips with a peer-to-peer host
    • You must be 18 or older to book a trip with a peer-to-peer host. If you’re age 18-21, you can’t decline a protection plan or choose Premier protection. You must choose either the Minimum protection plan or the Standard protection plan.  
    • If you’re age 18-20, you’ll pay a minimum Young driver fee of $50/day. 
    • If you’re age 21–25, you’ll pay a minimum Young driver fee of $30/day. 
  • Trips with a Commercial Host
    • You must be 21 or older to book a trip with a Commercial Host.
    • You won’t choose a protection plan. Instead, a  Commercial Host will offer you their own commercial rental or liability insurance.  
    • Commercial Hosts set their own age restrictions for certain vehicle types and their own fees for young drivers. They must disclose this information in their vehicle listing. 

Canada

The following age requirements, vehicle restrictions, and young driver fees apply to guests in Canada. We apply these age requirements based on your age at the time you book a trip, not on the age you’ll be when the trip takes place.

  • Trips with a Commercial Host
    • Commercial Hosts set their own age restrictions for certain vehicle types and their own fees for young drivers. They must disclose this information in their vehicle listing.

United Kingdom

The following age requirements, vehicle restrictions, and young driver fees apply to guests in the UK. We apply these age requirements based on your age at the time you book a trip, not on the age you’ll be when the trip takes place.

  • Trips with all hosts
    • You must be at least 21 and no older than age 74 to book a car in the UK.
    • If you’re under age 25, you can only book cars identified as Group 1-16 vehicles by the Association of British Insurers
    • You must be 25 or older to book a Deluxe Class car and 30 or older to book a Super Deluxe Class car.
  • Trips with a peer-to-peer host
    • If you’re under the age of 25, you must pay a minimum £25/day Young Driver fee

Trips with a Commercial Host

  • Commercial Hosts set their own age restrictions and fees for young drivers and must disclose them in their vehicle listing. Read the vehicle listing in full to discover this information.

All other regions where Turo operates

You must be 21 or older to book a car with a host located outside of the US, Canada, or the UK.

Troubleshooting

  • I want to book a car that has an age restriction. I’ll be the required age when the trip starts. Why won’t it let me book the car now?
    • You must be the required age for a vehicle at the time that you book your trip. Even if you’ll have a birthday before the trip starts or while the trip is in progress, you won’t be able to book the car in advance. We’re unable to make any exceptions. 
  • I’ll be having a birthday before my trip starts and will no longer qualify as a young driver. Why am I being charged a Young Driver fee?
    • Unless you are age 26 (in the US) or age 25 (everywhere else) at the time you book your trip, you must still pay the Young Driver fee. That’s true even if you’ll have a birthday before the trip starts or while the trip is in progress. We can’t prorate or refund a portion of the fee. 
  • Can I have the Young Driver fee waived?
    • Young Driver fees can’t be waived by Turo or by your host. We don’t offer discounts or waivers based on your personal insurance, driving record, automobile club affiliation, or other group memberships. 
  • I’m old enough to book a car, but the system won’t let me. What can I do?
    • If you’re having problems booking a car, we suggest the following:
      • Check the value of the vehicle. Remember, guests in the US who are ages 18-20 can’t book a car that has a total market value of more than $20,000. There are also age restrictions for Deluxe, Super Deluxe, and speciality cars. Review those age guidelines above. 
      • Try to resolve the problem on your own. The reason you weren’t allowed to book a car may not be because of your age. There may be another issue that is causing the difficulty. Read through this explanation of how to resolve problems booking a car. 

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