Car Hire for under 25’s

Hi there, I’m new to this forum so sorry if this is in the wrong place!

Myself and six friends are planning a road trip for June. Three of us did one this past summer and it went so well we’re doing another with more of us. Only thing is, seven people and their luggage definitely aren’t going to fit in my wee corsa! Originally we were going to go in a little convoy, but due to someone dropping out I’m now the only one who can drive. We thought about hiring a mini bus but did some research and since I’m not 25 that’s not going to be possible, and it looks like most places won’t let you hire 7 seaters unless you’re 25 either.
Does anyone have any ideas on how we could do this/any places that hire out 6/7 seater cars to under 25’s? The alternative is finding someone else who can drive to come along or take trains and busses, though that’s a last resort simply for how convenient it would be in a car.

Thanks!

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This thread should be in the Cars and motoring forum. I'll just tag @AngryJellyfish to get this moved over there for you

https://www.enterprise.co.uk/en/car-hire/vehicles/uk/people-carriers/7-seater.html

Go to this website and you should be able to hire a seven seater car . Have fun on your road trip! 😁😁😁

I find hire car age restrictions quite funny tbh, I passed my test and considered renting a car about a month afterwards and they had no problems with that because I was 25. My colleague who has been driving since she was 19 couldn’t because she was 23

Get everyone to chip in £100 and buy something like a Ford Galaxy. Sell it afterwards and you should make most or all of your money back. It's a lot more hassle but it'll also be a lot cheaper than hiring a car for a month.

Hi there, I’m new to this forum so sorry if this is in the wrong place!

Myself and six friends are planning a road trip for June. Three of us did one this past summer and it went so well we’re doing another with more of us. Only thing is, seven people and their luggage definitely aren’t going to fit in my wee corsa! Originally we were going to go in a little convoy, but due to someone dropping out I’m now the only one who can drive. We thought about hiring a mini bus but did some research and since I’m not 25 that’s not going to be possible, and it looks like most places won’t let you hire 7 seaters unless you’re 25 either.
Does anyone have any ideas on how we could do this/any places that hire out 6/7 seater cars to under 25’s? The alternative is finding someone else who can drive to come along or take trains and busses, though that’s a last resort simply for how convenient it would be in a car.

Thanks!

You say under 25, but neglect to mention your actual age. There's a world of difference between say, 18 and 24.

I'm 21

You won't find anyone willing to hire you a car through the mainstream.

Ahem. They're mainstream https://www.sixt.co.uk/campaigns/student-offers/

Never heard of them

The mainstream providers are Enterprise, Avis, and Hertz!

I've heard of them - but I wouldn't class them as mainstream, there are some big companies that hire to u25s, but it costs an absolute fortune since they charge you a young driver's excess. The above mentioned are what you'd call the big three though.

The point still stands that no "high street" hire company on this earth will hire him a 7 seater. Also just took a gander at Sixt, awful availability and insane prices "...from £29" - clicks -> £485 to hire a fiat 500, pls.

The nearest place to me that they have is Gateshead (I'm in Middlesbrough) and the second nearest was Leeds!

Perhaps they have better availability down south, but up here in the North they have practically no branches; no wonder I've never heard of them!

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