Can You Rent a Car For Someone Else? By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Jerry_Lyons]Jerry Lyons The basic answer is no. You can reserve a car for someone else and you can rent a car and let someone else drive it, but you can't rent it for them. Car Rental companies require that the person picking up the rental car show a valid drivers license and credit card in their own name. This is extremely important. There was an article in the news recently about a father who reserved a car online for his daughter because she was unfamiliar with making travel arrangements. He chose a prepaid booking site and booked the car in her name with his credit card number, thinking she would just pay him back. Unfortunately the car rental company would not honor her reservation and she ended up having to rent another car at a higher price. Meanwhile the other reservation had been paid for and no refund was given. The father was understandably upset and felt that the booking site or the car rental com...
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