Type 1 Car rental for diabetics

KevAlM01 said:

I am trying to hire a car but the car rental companies seem to require the licence issue date to be more than two years ago. Due to the DVLA providing type 1 diabetics with 3 year licences, I had mine renewed Oct last year so the issue date is only about 4 months and I cannot rent a car online. Has anyone had any experience with this?

Thanks
Kevin

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There should be absolutely no reason why you cannot rent a car @KevAlM01. The issue you're having is more than likely due the format in which the rental company requires you to enter your details on their website.

If you give them a phone, I'm sure it'll be no problem at all

Hi. I've not come across this myself. I'm sure most companies don't worry about a short issue date.

Do distinguish between the date of issue of your current driving licence (ie within the last 3 years for many diabetics) and the date when you first got a driving licence (some time after your 17th birthday). My own current licence has a start date in 2011, which is the 10 year anniversary of when I first applied for a European photo-card licence, which lasts for 10 yrs, for the purpose of hiring abroad, but I have had a licence since the late 1970's and it is this date which counts.
Sally