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What documents do I need to rent a car?

A driver's license at least one year old, an ID or passport, and a payment method.

Three things: a driver's license, an ID and a payment method.

1 · A valid driver's license

At least one year old. This is the requirement that matters most: being old enough isn't enough, the license needs to have that year. In Uruguay it's called libreta de conducir; it's the same thing.

There's also a minimum age: 18 in Argentina and Mexico, 19 in Uruguay.

Your license has to be verified in the app before the rental starts. And if you're meeting the host to pick up the car, bring the original: photocopies, photos and loss reports aren't accepted.

2 · ID or passport

Your national ID or your passport both work, whichever you have at hand.

3 · A payment method

A credit or debit card, with enough balance or limit to cover the rental and the security deposit. The card doesn't have to be in your name, as long as you're listed as the driver on the booking.

What if I'm a foreigner?

Same requirements, same documents. You can rent with your home country's license, also at least one year old, and your passport as ID.

Can I book before verifying my account?

Yes. You can place the request with your name, email, phone and a payment method: it stays as a request pending verification and nothing is charged yet. To confirm it you have to complete the verification —photo, location and ID document—. Only then does the host receive the request and can accept it. If you don't complete it by 2 hours before the trip starts, the request is cancelled automatically.

App screen showing the request pending confirmation: requested, verify and confirmed

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