The One Dry Wash Valeting Kit includes a bottle of One Dry Wash, Tyre Shine, Interior Wipes, Microfibre cloths and a detailing brush

Waterless car wash products are becoming increasingly popular in the UK as people realise how, quick, easy to use and convenient they are – often far more so than washing with soap and water before polishing.

One Dry Wash is the best waterless wash product we’ve tried and we are very pleased to have five One Dry Wash Complete Valeting Kits to give away in our latest competition.

One Dry Wash provides a just polished shine for paintwork, glass, chrome and painted plastic and is completely safe on all exterior surfaces.

One 500ml bottle will clean a car or small van several times and you only need two microfibre cloths (supplied in this kit) to wipe the dirt off and then buff to a shine.

I freely admit that it sounds too good to be true – but it really does work and achieves excellent results. It is also an ideal accessory to have when you are on the road and want to keep your windows and bonnet free of flies, dust and dirt.

Click here to enter our competition to win a One Dry Wash Car Valeting Kit

(Entries close 10th February 2012 at 2pm UK time.)

I’m very pleased to welcome Aspland Van Centre of Norwich to VanRental.co.uk.

Aspland Van Centre is run by Roger Aspland, a commercial vehicle specialist with more than 35 years experience.

Self-drive vans and minibuses are available from Aspland’s Aylsham Road site in Norwich – the following vehicles are available:

• Luton vans with tail lifts
• Panel vans
• 3.5t tippers
• Minibuses

To find out more, get a quote or making a booking, contact Aspland Van Centre direct:

• Web: www.asplandvancentre.com
• Email: norwich@asplandvancentre.com
• Telephone: 01603 787811

If you would like to advertise your van or minibus hire company on VanRental.co.uk, click here for our advertising options or contact us directly.

I am very pleased to welcome Huddersfield-based Shire Link Van Hire and House Removals to VanRental.co.uk.

Shire Link has a wide range of vans and 7.5 tonne trucks for hire, including:

• Small vans
• Short wheelbase panel vans
• Long wheelbase panel vans
• Extra-long (Jumbo) panel vans
• Luton vans – with or without tail lifts
• 7.5 tonne trucks – day cab or sleeper cab with 40m³ body
• 7.5 tonne removal lorry – 28ft long body (64m³ body)

Shire Link is a family-run business that has been established in the Huddersfield area for more than 30 years. The company is situated on the A629 (Halifax Road) between Hudderfield town centre and J24 of the M62, making access convenient and easy from all directions.

Shire Link also has a limited amount of free customer parking, where customers can leave their cars when hiring a van.

To find out more or get a quote for van or 7.5t hire, contact Shire Link directly:

• Web: www.shirelink.co.uk
• Telephone: 01484 427701
• Email: Via contact from on Shire Link website

If you would like to advertise your van or minibus hire company on VanRental.co.uk, visit our advertising page to see the full range of options or contact us directly with any questions.

I’m very pleased to welcome E A Vehicle Rental of Halstead in Essex and Sudbury in Suffolk, to VanRental.co.uk.

E A Vehicle Rental is part of a family-run firm that’s based at Weavers Court in Halstead – close to the centre of the town. The company also has a second branch in Sudbury, which is around 15 miles north of Halstead.

E A Vehicle Rental offers short and long wheelbase panel vans for hire as well as luton box vans and 7.5 tonne trucks.

To find out more or make a booking, contact E A Vehicle Rental directly:

• Web: www.eavehiclerental.com
• Telephone: 01787 473399
• Email: Email via the company website

Update – we’ve managed to get this discount code extended for another two weeks!

Save up to 20% On Europcar Van Hire if you book by 15/11/2011!

Just a reminder that our exclusive Europcar discount code ends on Wednesday 30th November 2011.

This voucher code provides up to 20% off Europcar van hire at all UK locations, for all types of van.

The code is valid for hire periods up to 16th December 2011, so there if you need to rent a van in the next fortnight, make sure you get  a Europcar quote with the VanRental.co.uk discount code.

Click here to go to our discount code page

I’m delighted to welcome Eye Van Hire of Peterborough, to VanRental.co.uk.

Eye Van Hire offers a range of van hire services from its Peterborough base and can provide same day van hire for when you need a van immediately – following a large DIY purchase, for example.

To find out more, contact Eye Van Hire direct:

• Tel: 01733 221 288
• Web: www.eyecarcare.co.uk/vanhire/

If you’d like to advertise your van or minibus hire company on VanRental.co.uk, visit our Advertising page to get started or contact us direct.

A new survey carried out on the VanRental.co.uk website has found that 72% of drivers chose to take the DIY removals option and hire a van last time they moved house.

Driving a van held no fear for most drivers, with 66% saying that they felt ‘comfortable’ driving a van or that it was ‘not too bad’.

Interestingly, hiring a van is such good value that even the 21.3% of drivers questioned who refused to drive a hire van would still hire one, relying on friends or family to do the driving.

Unsurprisingly, most people identified either loading and unloading (35.8%) or paying the bill (37.6%) as their least favourite elements of van hire – although none disputed the cost savings when compared to using a removals company.

The survey also found that hiring a van is a pretty rare activity for most people – of the 2,600 people questioned, only 52.2% had hired a van at all in the last five years – and just 3.5% had hired a van more than once a year in that period.

To find out more, click here to see the full story.

Win this RAC630 12V digital tyre compressor PLUS a Ring Automotive RTG6 digital tyre gauge and tread depth gauge

Keeping your tyres correctly inflated is one of the easiest and most effective ways to reduce your car or van’s fuel consumption, optimise its handling and minimise tyre wear.

There is really no excuse not to do it – and to make it easier still, we have an award-winning Ring Automotive RAC630 12V digital tyre compressor and a Ring RTG6 digital tyre gauge and tread depth gauge to give away to one lucky winner in our new competition.

The RAC630 is an Auto Express award winner and has a load of great features. To use it, simply:

1. Plug it into your car or van’s cigarette lighter;
2. Preset the pressure you require on the digital display;
3. Connect up the hose to the tyre and let the RAC630 do all the work – no more pumping!

I use one of these on my van and it has no problem at all reaching at least 55psi.  The RAC630 also has a built-in lamp for night-time use – this is especially useful at this time of year.

Click Here to enter the competition

The Ring Automotive RTG6 tyre gauge and tread depth gauge is also a nice piece of kit – one of the best of its kind, it is easy to use, accurate and the inclusion of a tread depth gauge makes it easier to keep an eye on the state of your tyres, too.

Finally, don’t forget we currently have an exclusive Europcar van hire discount code - save up to 20% on Europcar van hire throughout the UK. Click here for full details.

Congratulations to the winner of our Garmin Nuvi 1240 sat nav competition.

We had a record number of entries, but there can only be one winner!

David C. of Belfast is the lucky winner – David, your sat nav will be in the post to you shortly.

If you missed out this time, keep an eye out for our next competition, which will be starting shortly.

P.S. Don’t forget we are currently running an exclusive discount code for up to 20% off Europcar van hire – click here for full details of this great offer.

We have a brand new Garmin Nuvi 1240 GPS sat nav to give away to one lucky winner this month.

This slimline model includes full, street level Western Europe mapping plus major road maps for Central and Eastern European countries. In total, 23 countries are covered.

Other great features on this model include:

• Pedestrian mode – use it on foot as well as when driving (ideal on city breaks)
• ecoRoute software – calculates the most fuel efficient route
• Text-to-speech – the Garmin’s spoken directions include street names, correctly pronounced
• Speed camera database – keep your licence clear of points by getting advanced warning of speed cameras. Garmin’s speed camera database is updated daily. (Remember that using this functionality is illegal in some European countries)
• Plus the best part – it’s completely free for our winner, just click here to enter the competition!