One way van hire from Bath/Bristol to Belfast

thejunk1 · 6 February 2013 at 8:14AM

Hi there. Really stuck with this - I don't seem to be getting anywhere with the major companies - I can get get quoted for cars, but not vans! - and google is refusing to be my friend. Hoping someone here can help and advise! Does anyone know if it's even possible to pick up a van in the mainland and drop it off in NI? It's from Bath or Bristol to Belfast overnight on the ferry from Liverpool. We don't want to have to make that mammoth journey again in reverse unnecessarily.
Many thanks!

spiro · 6 February 2013 at 10:40AM

I remember seeing a post list this before somewhere and they had no luck. Best they could do was return van to Liverpool.

forgotmyname · 6 February 2013 at 11:49AM

Pay someone to help you shift the stuff and bring the van back instead?

colino · 6 February 2013 at 12:15PM

Google van hirers in Belfast and you might get lucky with a difficult empty return for them.

Herzlos · 6 February 2013 at 2:02PM

Can you get some courier/haulage company to do the trip for you?

thejunk1 · 6 February 2013 at 7:58PM

Thanks for all the advice everyone!

knightstyle · 6 February 2013 at 11:11PM

Put a request on Anyvan for a courier, then wait for the offers to come in and get cheaper nearer the date you want the stuff moved by.

thejunk1 · 7 February 2013 at 9:24AM

Good idea! Hadn't heard of that - was really easy to use. Let's see if it works!

almillar · 7 February 2013 at 1:46PM

I moved my sister in law over from Reading to NI. The trouble with doing a hire picking the vehicle up one place and leaving it off another, is that they usually cover the cost of getting it back again. For NI, they do it too, which will include the price of the ferry! I ended up hiring a van here, driving to Dublin, ferry to Holyhead then drive down, and back! You can avoid the return journey but it'll cost!