One of Hinckley Van Rental’s vehicle transporters (image courtesy of Hinckley Van Rental)

Longstanding vanrental.co.uk advertiser Hinckley Van Rental has recently added 3.5t vehicle transporters to its fleet.

Capable of carrying cars and small vans weighing up to 1,500kg, these Citroen transporters are a flexible and useful addition to the firm’s fleet, enabling rental customers to transport vehicles themselves.

Each transporter comes equipped with straps, a winch and orange safety beacons, and Hinckley Van Rental staff will show all customers how to use the transporter safely when they collect the vehicle, so first-timers are welcome.

Examples of target customers are people who have bought untaxed or non-running cars — perhaps on eBay or at auction.

The transporters can be driven on a standard category ‘B’ car licences, but if you are thinking of hiring one of these transporters, you should make sure the weight of the vehicle you wish to carry does not exceed the transporter’s 1,500kg payload: many 4x4s, pick-ups and some large cars weigh considerably more than this. (For example, a Mitsubishi L200 pick-up weighs around 1,800kg, unladen).

Very few van hire companies offer vehicle transporters, so I suspect demand for Hinckley’s transporters will be strong — advanced booking is advised.

Hinckley Van Rental is located on Barleyfield, just of the A47 on the north side of Hinckley. Click here for a list of van hire branches in Hinckley.