How do I rent a car and add a driver who won't be present when I pick the car up?

Question

My friend and I are going on a long distance trip and want to share driving responsibilites. We live in different cities and will be leaving in the middle of the night, so I'll need to pick up the car in my city and then pick her up on the way. Is there a rental company that can accomodate this?

Answer 1

You'll need a copy of her driver's license.

Answer 2

You might want to talk to all the car rental companies about having her fax a copy of her drivers license to them. Depending on the location they might accept that.