Car rental in Beitar Illit - new drivers from age 17 too

Car rental in Beitar Illit

Beitar Illit is a young city of large families, and most journeys from it head outwards - to Jerusalem, to Beit Shemesh and to the centre. That combination makes renting a big car a common solution: a minivan for a weekend with the family costs far less than running a second car all year round.

A car that fits a large family

We keep spacious vehicles with up to 9 seats, so you can travel in one journey instead of two. When choosing a category it is worth weighing up not only the number of seats but also the boot space with every seat taken, and how well it takes child seats - we are happy to go through that with you. Details on the 7-seater car rental page.

New drivers too

Rental from age 17, from day one of your licence and with no driving experience required. The full terms are on the car rental for new drivers page.

Car rental for new and young drivers in Beitar Illit

Beitar Illit is one of the youngest cities in Israel by the age of its residents, and almost every journey from it heads outwards - to Jerusalem, to Beit Shemesh or to the centre. That combination means someone who has just been licensed needs a car almost immediately, and that is exactly when they discover how narrow their options are.

A new driver and a young driver are not the same thing

The two terms get mixed up constantly, and the difference between them genuinely matters. A new driver is defined by licence seniority - anyone within the first two years of being licensed, at any age. A young driver is defined by age - under 24, regardless of seniority. You can certainly be one without being the other: someone of 30 who passed their test yesterday is a new driver but not a young one, and someone of 22 with three years on their licence is young but not new.

The distinction matters because both groups run into the same barriers. With us both can rent, and on the same terms.

What that means in practice at the Beitar Illit branch

You can rent from age 17, from day one of your licence and with no driving experience required. The basic insurance - compulsory, third-party and comprehensive - applies to a new or young driver exactly as it does to any other renter; the only difference is the excess, which is higher and can be reduced for an additional charge. It is shown at the coverage and insurance step of the booking. A "new driver" plate is waiting at the branch at no cost.

Since a great many of the journeys here are family ones, it is worth knowing that a big car is open to a new driver too: you can rent up to 9 seats on the same age terms. A new driver travelling with a large family is not pushed into a car that is too small purely because of their seniority. Details on 7-seater car rental.

And an obligation that the law sets: a new driver under 24 needs an accompanying driver with seniority for the first six months of their licence. The full terms are on the car rental for new drivers page.