At participating locations, Avis recently lowered the rental minimum age to 21 years old in all states except for Washington DC.
Rather than requiring customers to be 25 to rent, Avis now rents to customers between the ages of 21-24 with a valid credit card and driver's license. At time of rental, we will automatically apply an additional $25-per-day underage surcharge for these drivers.
New York State will continue to have a minimum age of 18 with a $110 surcharge per day for renters age 18-20 and a $25 per day underage surcharge for renters age 21-24.
Government Minimum Age Policy - Military and Civilian Personnel
Military (Fema, US Postal Dept., Navy and Army) and Civilian Personnel
- Minimum age - 18 years (No underage surcharge will apply) with Government Travel or Purchase order
- Minimum age - 21 years (No underage surcharge will apply) no travel or purchase order
Additionally, the following restrictions also will apply for renters between the ages of 21-24: Renters of luxury, Mini-Vans, 12-Passenger Vans, Specialty, and Full-Size SUVs, Premium SUVs will not be permitted.
For International rentals, maximum and minimum age policies may apply and vary by country. Click here to search for locations outside the US.
Debit Card Policies
Most US locations also accept bank debit cards with the Visa or MasterCard logo as credit identification at the time of rental if you are at least 25 years of age. Canada locations do not accept bank debit cards as a form of credit identification.
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