Can anybody find me a car rental company, in Canada, who would be
willing to rent me a car, however, i have NOT yet held my UK driving
licence for more than 1 year, i am however over 25.

All the major rental companies *should* be willing to rent a motorcar
to any over 25, such as yourself, providing that you have a valid UK
driver's license, the "international driver's license" endorsement, a
valid credit card, and really good ID like a passport.

By valid I mean it is *not* a learner's permit requiring that you be
accompanied by a "fully licensed" friend.

The International license is just a piece of paper you pick up from an
Automobile Association  *before* you leave for a small fee.
There is no testing.
The British Automobile Association (AA) might have a website.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automobile_Association


The most acceptable credit card should be Visa or Mastercard.  A gold
card of either issuer *usually includes car rental insurance for up to
30 consecutive days and  will save you at least CDN$15 per day in
insurance.  NOBODY will rent without a credit card upon which they can
obtain an *up-front* Authorization for the expected amount.

Renting by the week is 7 days for the roughly the price of 5.5 days.

Some of the majors are:  Avis, Budget, Enterprise, Hertz and Thrify.
 
Unlike in the UK, you can rent vehicles and actually take them across
an international border, like into the USA, but you must declare your
intention at vehicle acquisition-time.

If you want to arrive in style, consider a rental company that
supplies the Chrysler 300.

http://www.chrysler.com/300/

Happy Motoring.

Thanks for the Info grthumongous, but i need to know who *will* rent
me a car, not should!! :-)

If anyone CAN find one, there is a $10 tip in it for them, i only
posted the question at $2 as there may not be an answer!!

All the major ones you listed: Avis, Budget, Enterprise, Hertz and
Thrify clearly state in their Terms and Conditions that you must have
held a valid licence for at least 1 year. There must be someone who
doesn't require that...

PS, That Chrysler is gorgeous! Proably cost £1000 a week though!!

Hi Tommy,

ON this site you can enter   car rental   in the box under Category
and get several pages of rental companies,  of course with many
repetitions of the big names.  You have to click on "next" at the
bottom right of each page to see more.

http://toronto.areaconnect.ca/

If you are not planning to arrive in Toronto, at least here you can
find out if it is at all possible.  IF so, then search with  "yellow
pages"  and the city name to find similar sites.

I wish you luck, but it has occurred to me that rental car companies
may be required to insist on the one year's experience because their
insurers have such a clause in their policies.  You probably know that
the accident record for beginning drivers is significantly higher than
the overall record and that insurance premiums for beginners are also
higher.

Again, good luck, Myoarin

A great local Canadian company called Discount Car & Truck Rentals
will look after you provided you are over 23 and have a valid overseas
drivers licence endorsment. Their phone number is 13CARS or access via
the international page of the Australian Discount
http://www.discountcarrental.com.au