Driving a Hire Van Abroad?
Not all van hire companies allow you to take their rental vans across the channel to Europe. However, some do and we've researched these and put together an A-Z of European van hire locations:
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These five companies have branches all over the UK and allow you to take rental vans abroad. This service will normally include European breakdown cover and a completed and authorised VE103B form, which you need to provide proof that you have the owner's permission to take the van outside its country of registration. The VE103B is also accepted instead of the vehicle registration document if you need to show your documents while abroad. Remember: Additional fees apply when taking a hire van abroad - contact your rental company before your pickup date to arrange for European use. |
BIRMINGHAM
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Spanglish-hire will collect and deliver hire vans anywhere in the UK for a fee, or vehicles can be collected from its Birmingham base for European use. |
BRENTWOOD
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Allied Self Drive Hire can arrange for hire vans and minibuses to be used on European hire. |
HIGH WYCOMBE
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Bucks Car Hire is based in High Wycombe and specialises in European hire and offers short, medium, long and extra-long wheelbase panel vans for European use. |
SHREWSBURY
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Jolly Good Van Hire in Shrewsbury offers vans for European use. Jolly Good's European hire vans are all less than 6 months old and have full European Breakdown Cover. All European rentals include a sat nav with Europe maps. |
ST ALBANS
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St Albans Car And Van Hire has been offering continental van hire for more than 30 years and can provide minibuses and vans for European use. |
WALSALL
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Admiral offers a comprehensive range of vans and 7.5t lorries for European use. Vans available include short and long wheelbase panel vans, luton vans and jumbo dropwell luton vans - pretty much the biggest possible 3.5t vans and ideal for removals. |
If you're worried about whether your driving licence covers you to drive a van in Europe, don't be. As a general rule, your UK driving licence will give you the same entitlements when you are abroad as it does in the UK.
Hire vans can usually be driven into most EU countries and other Western/Northern European countries. Restrictions vary between hire companies but all of these companies will require you to return their rental vans to the UK - one-way hires are out. (Spain is the exception - see One-Way Van Hire to Spain)
Van hire for driving abroad - for example in Ireland, France, Germany, Holland, Belgium, Switzerland, Lichtenstein, Luxembourg, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Poland, Austria, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, Greece. EU countries are normally included - check with your rental company if unsure. This is not a definitive list and country restrictions vary between hire companies.
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