Who can drive a self hire vehicle and how do they register?

Any member of a York SU club/society/group can drive a hire vehicle for that club/group/society, provided they are over 18 years of age and have held a full UK driving licence for at least 12 months. 

For anyone wishing to drive a hire vehicle, they must register with York SU first. This is to ensure the individual is covered by our insurance policy and in order to reclaim fuel costs (more about this later on). 

In order to register, members must complete this Google Form. Ideally, this should be done before booking the car to ensure there is plenty of time to process the paperwork and raise queries with our insurer where necessary. York SU asks that, wherever possible, anyone intending to drive registers at the start of term. York SU also requires updated copies of all driver registrations each academic year.

Please allow at least a week for us to process your registration and remember that we cannot process your vehicle booking until we know the driver has been registered. You will need to add additional time on if you are booking a vehicle at the same time. If we have to liaise with the insurer about your application, this can add a significant delay (sometimes weeks) which is out of our control.