Van hire question

aliasojo

Can I hire any sort of van if I only have a normal licence got when I passed my test originally?

I don't have my licence to hand at the moment so I can't check what groups I can drive.

heretohelp

you can drive up to 3.5 ton. (loaded)

Woody._2

heretohelp wrote: »

you can drive up to 3.5 ton. (loaded)

Depends when the OP passed their test. It may be 7.5 plus trailer.;)

pitkin2020

also depends on the OP's age a lot of hire company specify over 25 for van hire.

aliasojo

Sadly, I'm well over 25.

I passed my test in 1988. What's a 3.5 or a 7.5 thing in terms of what Arnold Clark hires? What kind of van would that be? Would I get furniture in it?

Apologies for being embarrassingly naive. It's always been my OH who has done any previous van hiring but he's not here right now and I'm sitting here mulling over some options.

oscarward

3.5 or 7.5 is vehicle gross weight in tons think of a small lorry or large van as the difference.

A normal transit type van would be too small to take tall stuff like wardrobes but a Luton body is taller. Also Luton body vans tend to come with a tail lift.

A 7.5t should take a smallish house contents in one but a 3.5t would struggle to get it all in.

When I moved house I hired a LWB LDV Luton body 2.5t van. Did everything in 3 trips but we were only moving 4 miles.

rev_henry

That is a 7.5t, and I think you can drive it if you passed in 88. Don't think you'll struggle with furniture in that!

pitkin2020

Also look at van with man services if your just looking to move stuff from A-B some really cheap guys out there making peanuts so may aswell use them if you can get it cheaper!!

muckybutt

I passed mine in 91 and am entitled to drive upto a 7.5 T with trailer, have done a few times now when we've moved.

aliasojo

rev_henry wrote: »

That is a 7.5t, and I think you can drive it if you passed in 88. Don't think you'll struggle with furniture in that!

Oh heck! That's maybe a tad more than I was thinking of. :rotfl:

Thanks everyone, good to know it's an option. :beer:

chambta

Thankfully I'm only moving a mile. Not sure I'd be comfortable driving something like that! Thankfully on my 1997 issued licence I can't anyway.