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Where to hire a van?

JamesN
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edited 12 September 2015 at 11:33PM in House buying, renting & selling
Hi all,

Hopefully moving at the end of the month. Looking to get a van.

Best i've found so far is from Jollygoodvanhire (never heard of them before), £79 for a LWB van with high roof. Only need it for 1 day as everything will be boxed up and ready to go.

I've tried a few places but struggling to find anywhere that will do a van for a day. I'm based in Warwickshire. Don't mind early pick up and late drop off.

Does anyone know of any sites?

My friend does have a big van but apparently it used to be used for asbestos removal so bit wary of using this. Would just be worrying constantly so sub £100 worth it to not use it.

Thanks
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  • phill99
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    Why not hire a man with a van for a day? Will cost you more, but far more flexible, they come to you, no need to fill it back up with duel, and you wont have to worry about knocking it.
    Eat vegetables and fear no creditors, rather than eat duck and hide.
  • skivenov
    skivenov Posts: 2,204 Forumite
    There's quite a good deal on enterprise at the minute of you're going to have it back by Thursday afternoon. £20 a day.
    Yes it's overwhelming, but what else can we do?
    Get jobs in offices and wake up for the morning commute?
  • JamesN
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    edited 13 September 2015 at 11:06AM
    skivenov wrote: »
    There's quite a good deal on enterprise at the minute of you're going to have it back by Thursday afternoon. £20 a day.

    Amazing, didn't see it before but just looked and found it!

    Thanks so much!
  • marksoton
    marksoton Posts: 17,516 Forumite
    Depending on your age check your licence covers you to drive the size of van you hire...

    ( Yes i made that mistake! :embarasse )
  • JamesN
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    marksoton wrote: »
    Depending on your age check your licence covers you to drive the size of van you hire...

    ( Yes i made that mistake! :embarasse )

    Ahh, didn't realise there were age restrictions!

    I'm 27 so hopefully should be ok. But I shall check!
  • D_M_E
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    As well as age restrictions - at your age you will be fine - it's when you passed your test which dictates what size van/vehicle you can drive.
  • GoldenShadow
    GoldenShadow Posts: 968 Forumite
    We have used Enterprise. We were able to drop the van off at a different location to where we picked it up from also.
  • charliewocka
    charliewocka Posts: 413 Forumite
    I just hired a Luton van with tail lift (can drive on standard licence as 3.5T) from Farnborough van and truck hire. They have a few offices around... I paid £84 for 24 hour rental, collected Saturday at 8am and dropped back on Sunday. Definitely recommend them if you're close to one of their offices.
  • Brown_Eyed_Girl
    Brown_Eyed_Girl Posts: 193 Forumite
    I've used Thrifty in the past and never had any problems. It's not worth doing streetvan unless you already have access to an account and are doing it in 2-3hrs max
  • MadelinesMum
    MadelinesMum Posts: 862 Forumite
    Before you hire I think you have to somehow register your driving licence and get a special unique number. You have to do it a few days before. I think it's the Share my Driver Record website. Not entirely sure, so please check first.
    I must remember that "Money Saving" is not buying heavily discounted items that I do not need. :hello:
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