Car loans and driver licences are separate issues and not connected except that a driver licence can be used as one form of ID in applying for a car loan. Driving licences come under state regulations and the age for getting a licence may vary across the jurisdictions. In most states and territories a person can get a driver licence under the age of 18. Under the Consumer Credit Laws in Australia, you must be over 18 in order to apply for and be offered a consumer loan. So just because you have a driver licence doesn’t mean you can apply for a vehicle loan. On the reverse, you don’t need to have a driving licence in order to apply for a car loan. Someone without a driving licence can be offered a car loan for a car which is obviously to be driven by another person.