DRIVER ELIGIBILITY

Before you book with H C Van Ltd, it’s important that you check your eligibility to hire and drive one of our motorhomes. We allow up to 2 named drivers as standard but it should be noted that all nominated drivers must be present on collection to sign the rental agreement.

H C Van Ltd is required to carry out a DVLA check on all UK issued licences before releasing a vehicle for rental. Please make sure you meet our insurance requirements at the point of booking as any refund would be subject to our standard terms of cancellation if it transpires that you are ineligible to drive.

To drive an H C Van Ltd vehicle you must:

• Be aged between 25 and 75 inclusive for the full duration of your rental
• Have held a full licence for at least 2 years. All H C Van Ltd motorhomes and camper vans weigh less than 3,500kg GMW and can be driven by holders of a standard UK category B licence
• Have no more than 6 penalty points on your licence and no major convictions. (see below)
• Have had no more than one insurance claim made against you within the last 3 years
• Be able to show original Valid Photo Driving Licence
• Be able to provide 2 proofs of address dated within the last 3 months (full list of documents available on request).

H C Van Ltd cannot enter in to a rental agreement with:

• Persons who have been convicted of any Major driving offence during the past 5 years or have any such prosecution pending. Drivers who have any of the following licence code endorsements cannot be insured and will be ineligible to drive a motorhome: AC, BA, CD, DD, DG, DR, IN, LC, MR, MS, NE, TT, UT, XX.
• Persons who have been disqualified from driving for a period exceeding six months in the last three years or have been disqualified for a period exceeding three months in the past year, even if the actual conviction took place more than 5 years ago
• Persons with any of the following occupations:
  • Celebrities
  • Sports Personalities
  • Musicians
  • Entertainers
  • Serving Foreign Armed services personnel
  • Embassy employees based in the UK
  • Persons who have had insurance declined and/or renewal refused
  • Persons who have no fixed abode

H C Van Ltd can offer hire if you’re booking from inside the EU, or from any of the following countries: Andorra, Australia, Canada, Iceland, Liechtenstein, New Zealand, Norway, South Africa, Switzerland and United States.

Regrettably, we cannot accept bookings from territories not listed above due to restrictions around insurance.

An International Driving Permit (IDP) is not required but you must present a valid licence issued in your country of origin which clearly confirms you are able to drive a UK category B vehicle up to 3500kg GMW.

As a non-UK licence holder, you must also meet our standard eligibility requirements and:

• Be aged between 25 and 75 inclusive for the full duration of your rental
• Have held a full driving licence for at least 3 years
• Have no major driving convictions or disqualification within the past 5 years
• Have had no more than one insurance claim made against you within the last 3 years.
• Customers must be able to provide two proofs of address such as a utility bill or bank statement, dated within the last 2 months, which matches the address on their driving licence.
• They must also present their passport on the collection and provide a valid mobile phone number to enable H C Van Ltd to contact them if required during the rental period.