Updated: July 17, 2026
Short answer
Yes. Exotic rental companies and their insurers review your driving record before handing over the keys. Grant Motor Group asks for a clean driving record with no major violations; a DUI, reckless driving, or a recent suspension is usually disqualifying. A few old minor tickets are usually fine. Confirm your situation when you book.
Every exotic rental company runs a check on how you drive before it lets you leave with a six-figure car. That check is your driving record, and Grant Motor Group asks for a clean one. In plain terms, that means a clean driving record with no major violations; a DUI, reckless driving, or a recent suspension is usually disqualifying. Confirm your situation when you book. One or two old speeding tickets rarely stop a booking. A recent run of serious violations will, because the insurer behind the car reads the same record you do.
The document at the center of it is your motor vehicle record, often shortened to MVR and sometimes called a driving abstract. It is the official history your state keeps on your license. In Arizona that record lives with the Motor Vehicle Division (MVD), part of the Arizona Department of Transportation. It lists your tickets, at-fault crashes, any DUI or DWI, any license suspension, and the points tied to each conviction.
Two parties look at that record. The rental company reviews it to decide whether to rent to you at all. The insurer that covers the car reviews it to price the risk. On an exotic, those two reviews are strict, because a single mistake behind the wheel can total a car worth more than a house.
Grant Motor Group also confirms the basics in person at handoff. Every rental starts with a check of your license and your proof of insurance. If your paperwork does not match, or your record shows a recent serious problem, that is the point where a rental can stall.
A clean record for Grant Motor Group means no major violations; a DUI, reckless driving, or a recent suspension is usually disqualifying, plus a valid license and proof of insurance in your own name. Confirm your situation when you book. The reason they matter is that Arizona treats each of them as a serious event, not a minor slip.
Reckless driving in Arizona is a criminal charge, not a simple ticket. Under A.R.S. 28-693, driving "in reckless disregard for the safety of persons or property" is a class 2 misdemeanor. Excessive speeding is criminal too. A.R.S. 28-701.02 makes going more than 20 mph over a posted limit a class 3 misdemeanor, which means the offense fires at 21 mph over and creates a permanent record. Marks like these are the kind that fail an exotic rental screen.
Points tell the rest of the story. Each speeding conviction reported to the Arizona MVD adds three points to your record. Rack up 8 or more points in any 12-month period and the MVD can suspend your license or send you to Traffic Survival School. A recent suspension is one of the clearest red flags a rental company can see, because it shows a pattern that already crossed the state's own limit.
Minor history is treated differently. Here is how common record items usually land.
| Record item | Usually fine to rent | Likely a problem |
|---|---|---|
| One old speeding ticket, years back | Yes | No |
| A single minor fender bender, not at fault | Yes | No |
| Two or more recent tickets in a year | Case by case | Sometimes |
| Reckless or excessive-speeding conviction | No | Yes |
| DUI or DWI on record | No | Yes |
| A license suspension in recent years | No | Yes |
The table is a guide, not a promise. The safest move is to ask before you book so there are no surprises at pickup.
The standard is stricter because the cars are worth far more and the insurance behind them is stricter. A daily driver from an airport counter might cost the rental company $30,000. A Grant Motor Group exotic can run from $399 a day for a BMW M2 Competition up to $1,499 a day for the Ferrari 458 Italia Liberty Walk, and the cars themselves carry six-figure replacement values. A McLaren 600LT and a Lamborghini Urus S sit in the middle of that fleet. When a car is that expensive, the people insuring it want to know exactly who is driving.
That is why the renter's own insurance does most of the heavy lifting. Grant Motor Group requires you to show active, full-coverage auto insurance in your own name, with liability high enough for an exotic. Insurers set your rate off your driving record, so a clean record is what makes that coverage work at exotic values. A record with a DUI often forces a driver onto an SR-22, a filing the state requires after a serious violation, and that is a signal exotic programs treat as disqualifying.
The math is simple from the insurer's side. A driver with a spotless record is a known, low-risk bet. A driver with a recent DUI or a suspension is a track record of exactly the events that turn a supercar into a claim. The check protects the car, the next renter, and other people on the road.
The screen happens early, and it follows a set order. Knowing the steps helps you clear them without a scramble on pickup day.
One point catches renters off guard. Once you drive off, you are the driver of record for anything that happens. If a speed or red-light camera flags the car, the rental company forwards your information and the citation is mailed to you. The Town of Paradise Valley spells this out in its photo-enforcement FAQ: the rental company notifies the town with the renter's information before a citation is issued to you. Any points then attach to your license, not the company's. So the record you bring in is the record you keep driving on.
Call and ask first, because the answer is not always a flat no. Grant Motor Group reviews drivers case by case, which is how the 21-to-24 age group gets approved with advance sign-off. An old, single ticket from years ago rarely blocks a rental. A cluster of recent violations, a reckless conviction, a DUI, or a fresh suspension is where the door usually closes.
The worry we hear most is whether one old ticket sinks a booking. It almost never does. What changes the answer is a recent pattern.
Be straight about your history when you ask, so the team can tell you fast whether your booking works and which car fits. It also gives you time to pull your own Arizona MVD record and check it for errors before you commit to a date. Requirements and daily rates can change, so confirm the current rate and the exact record standard for your car when you book.
Ready to find out if your record clears for the car you want? Call or text Grant Motor Group at (623) 400-3031, or send a DM to @grantmotorgroup on Instagram, and the team will walk your booking through before you ever reach the driver's seat.
Call or text (623) 400-3031 or send a DM to @grantmotorgroup on Instagram. We deliver anywhere in Scottsdale.
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