Principal driver in car rental

Principal driver is a person who signs the rental contract and drives the rental car the majority of the time. Some suppliers use the term principal driver, while others refer to it as the renter or the main driver.

Synonym(s):
  • Renter
  • Main driver
Example sentence(s):
  • If you need to change the name of the principal driver, both the principal driver in whose name the booking was made and the new principal driver must be present when picking up the rental vehicle.