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One-way van hire to Spain: Vans Europe One Way

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Vans Europe One Way logoOne of the most popular specialist services on vanrental.co.uk is One Way Van Hire to Spain.

So I’m very pleased to introduce our newest advertiser, Vans Europe One Way (VEO).

VEO has depots in Sawston, Cambridgeshire and in Barcelona. It’s the sister company of well-established Cambridgeshire van hire operator, Cambridge Van Rentals.

Vans Europe One Way offers a choice of short wheelbase vans, long wheelbase vans, and luton vans for one-way hire to Europe. Pick-up and drop-off services are available by arrangement, and the company can also provide professional drivers.

Pets are welcome to travel with customers and VEO offers a full European removal service for customers who don’t want to take on the whole job themselves.

For more information, contact Vans Europe One Way directly:

  • Web: www.vans-europe-oneway.com
  • Telephone: +44 (0) 1223 83 99 24 (UK) or +34 622 092 310 (Spain)
  • Email: info@vans-europe-oneway.com

 

If you’d like to see your van rental business listed on vanrental.co.uk, check out our range of advertising options here, or contact us directly.

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Portsmouth & Fareham van hire: Southern Self Drive

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Southern Self Drive logoI’m very pleased to welcome Southern Self Drive of Portsmouth and Fareham to vanrental.co.uk.

Southern Self Drive has branches in Portsmouth and Fareham and offers a wide range of vans for hire. These include:

  • Compact vans (e.g. Peugeot Bipper)
  • Small vans (e.g. VW Caddy, Nissan NV200)
  • Medium vans (e.g. Ford Transit Custom SWB)
  • Long wheelbase bans (e.g. VW Crafter LWB)
  • Luton box vans with and without tail lifts
  • 3.5t dropwell luton vans — maximum cubic capacity for removals
  • 3.5t dropside
  • 3.5t tipper
  • 7.5t box van with tail lift

As you can see, there’s something for almost all requirements. If that’s not enough, Southern Self Drive also offers car transporter hire, minibus hire and a wide range of cars.

All vehicles come with insurance and breakdown cover. A delivery and collection service is available, covering most areas in Hampshire, Dorset, Sussex, Surrey, Essex and Kent.

Southern also offers a Continental hire services for vans, allowing drivers to travel outside the UK. You’ll need to arrange this in advance and additional charges will apply, as is usual for this service.

To find out more or to arrange a hire, contact Southern Self Drive direct:

If you’d like to see your van hire business listed on vanrental.co.uk, visit our advertising page to sign up.

NEW! Compare van hire excess insurance prices with vanrental.co.uk

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poundsignTo help vanrental.co.uk visitors save money on van hire, we’ve added a new van hire excess insurance price comparison feature to the website.

We currently work with two of the UK’s leading providers of van hire excess insurance, Questor Insurance and icarhireinsurance.

Each of these companies offers a competitive and comprehensive service that will reduce the insurance excess on your van hire to as little as £100.

If you’re not familiar with insurance arrangement for rental vans, here’s a quick explanation. Daily van rental rates normally include insurance which meets all legal requirements. However, there are usually some restrictions:

  • An excess of £500-£1500 is quite common
  • Damage to windows, tyres, roof and the underside of the van are usually excluded

Most hire companies will sell you additional cover to reduce this excess, but it’s often quite expensive and some exclusions may still apply.

That’s why excess insurance has become so popular. For a fixed daily rate you can reduce your excess down to as little as £100. In addition, both Questor and icarhireinsurance include damage to glass, tyres and undercarriage in their cover. So that’s one fewer thing to worry about.

If you’d like to get a price or learn more about van hire insurance, check out our van hire excess insurance page here.

Signature Van Hire of Northolt joins vanrental.co.uk

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I’m very pleased to welcome Signature Van Hire of Northolt, West London, to vanrental.co.uk.

Signature Van Hire

Signature has a comprehensive modern fleet of Ford vans, including:

  • Ford Transit Connect
  • Ford Transit Custom
  • Ford Transit long wheelbase
  • Ford Transit extra-long wheelbase
  • Ford Transit Luton with tail lift

These vans offer load capacities from 2.6 cubic metres right up to a chunky 19 cubic metres. There should be something to suit almost every requirement. Accessories including sack barrows and load straps are also available.

All vans include comprehensive insurance and breakdown cover and European hire is also available, for an additional fee.

Signature Van Hire is open from 8am-6pm Monday-Friday and from 9am-1pm on Saturdays.

For more information or to obtain a quote, contact Signature Van Hire directly:

  • Web: www.signaturevanhire.co.uk
  • Telephone: 0203 4343 788
  • Email: sales@signaturevanhire.co.uk
  • Address: 45 Rowdell Road, Northolt, Middlesex, UB5 6AG

 

If you’d like to see your van hire company listed on vanrental.co.uk, please see our advertising page for more information.

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Happy Christmas from vanrental.co.uk!

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Christmas decorationsHappy Christmas!

From all of use at vanrental.co.uk, thanks for your interest and support in 2015.

This will probably be the last blog post of the year, as it’s time for me to head off for some mince pies and mulled wine!

Best wishes for a safe and happy festive season from all at vanrental.co.uk.

Easirent.com van hire joins vanrental.co.uk

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Easirent.com logoWe’ve recently added seven new Easirent.com van hire locations to vanrental.co.uk.

Easirent.com is an independent car and van hire company with a focus on airport car and van hire. We now list Easirent.com branches in the following locations:

Easirent offers a wide range of vans at each location, including:

  • Small vans
  • Short wheelbase panel vans (e.g. Ford Transit SWB)
  • Long wheelbase panel vans (e.g. Ford Transit LWB)
  • Luton bans with tail lifts
  • 3.5t tipper vans
  • 3.5t crew cab tipper vans
  • Crew cab pick-ups with canopy and automatic gearbox

To get a quote or make a booking, choose one of the locations above or contact Easirent directly:

  • Web: www.easirent.com
  • Tel: +44 (0)20 300 44 199
  • Email: bookings@easirent.com

Limesquare Vehicle Rental expands presence on vanrental.co.uk

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Limesquare Vehicle RentalBracknell-based daily rental firm Limesquare Vehicle Rental first joined vanrental.co.uk in May, when we listed the company’s Bracknell van and minibus hire branch.

I’m delighted to announce that the firm has now expanded its presence on vanrental.co.uk to include all seven of its branches, all of which offer van, minibus (and car) hire for personal and business customers:

Limsquare offers a full range of vans and minibuses for daily hire, including:

  • Small/car-derived vans — e.g. Vauxhall Combo
  • Short wheelbase panel vans — e.g. Volkswagen Transporter
  • Long wheelbase low roof van — e.g. Vauxhall Vivaro LWB
  • High roof medium wheelbase van — e.g. Volkswagen Crafter MWB
  • High roof long wheelbase van — e.g. Volkswagen Crafter LWB
  • Luton van w/ tail lift — e.g. Volkswagen Crafter Luton
  • ‘Maxiload’ high-capacity luton — ideal for removals
  • 3.5t dropside vans
  • 3.5t tipper vans
  • 3.5t double cab tippers

7, 9, and 17-seater minibuses are also available, along with a range of cars.

Please note that Limesquare is only able to rent to drivers aged over 25.

For more information or to obtain a quote, contact Limesquare directly:

If you’d like to promote your van or minibus rental business on vanrental.co.uk, check out our advertising options.

Nottingham van hire: Arnold Self Drive

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Arnold Self Drive logoI’m very pleased to welcome Arnold Self Drive to vanrental.co.uk.

Arnold Self Drive is based in Arnold, Nottingham, and is an independent family firm with more than 20 years’ experience in the hire business.

The firm offers van and minibus hire along with servicing and MOTs from its base on Darlton Drive, Nottingham. Here’s a full list of vans available at Arnold Self Drive:

  • Small vans (e.g. Vauxhall Combo/Volkswagen Caddy)
  • Short wheelbase panel vans (e.g. Ford Transit SWB)
  • Long wheelbase panel vans (e.g. Ford Transit SWB/Peugeot Boxer)
  • Extra-long wheelbase panel vans (e.g. Mercedes-Benz Sprinter XLWB)
  • Luton vans with tail lift
  • Removal vans (Loloader/maximover) — these are like larger lutons to provide maximum space for lightweight/bulky items like furniture

All vehicles are fully insured and out of hours drop-off is available if required.

Here’s the firm’s full address including postcode, for sat nav users. Arnold Self Drive is located at the Rolleston Drive end of Darlton Drive:

1, Darlton Drive,
Arnold,
Nottingham,
NG5 7JS

To find out more or get a quote, contact Arnold Self Drive direct:

If you’d like to add details of your self-drive van or minibus hire business to vanrental.co.uk, visit our advertising page — click here.

Bracknell van hire: Limesquare Vehicle Rental

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Limesquare Vehicle RentalI’m very pleased to welcome out latest advertise, Limesquare Vehicle Rental of Bracknell, to vanrental.co.uk.

Limesquare offers a comprehensive car, van and minibus hire service and has expanded from a background in long-term hire to offer daily rental to corporate and retail customers.

The firm’s fleet extensive fleet of rental vans includes:

  • Small/car-derived vans — e.g. Vauxhall Combo
  • Short wheelbase panel vans — e.g. Volkswagen Transporter
  • Long wheelbase low roof van — e.g. Vauxhall Vivaro LWB
  • High roof medium wheelbase van — e.g. Volkswagen Crafter MWB
  • High roof long wheelbase van — e.g. Volkswagen Crafter LWB
  • Luton van w/ tail lift — e.g. Volkswagen Crafter Luton
  • 3.5t dropside vans
  • 3.5t tipper vans
  • 3.5t double cab tippers

Limesquare also offers 7, 9 and 17 seater people carriers and minibuses, for customers seeking a self-drive hire vehicle that can handle larger numbers of passengers.

Limesquare’s Bracknell branch is also the firm’s head office and is located at Continuity House, on London Road in Bracknell (postcode for sat navs is RG12 2XH).

Limequare Vehice Rental also has daily van hire locations at Chertsey, Grantham, Milton Keynes, Northampton, Peterborough and Swindon.

For more information contact Limesquare Vehicle Rental directly on:

If you’d like to see your van hire company listed on vanrental.co.uk, click here for details of our advertising options.

A new look, mobile-friendly vanrental.co.uk

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Regular visitors to vanrental.co.uk may have noticed that we’ve rolled out a new look to the website over the last couple of days.

If you visit on a tablet or smartphone, you may also have noticed that vanrental.co.uk adapts to smaller screen sizes much more effectively than it used to.

The changes are part of our plan to address the needs of the growing number of visitors who visit this website using their tablets and phones — only half of our visitors now use traditional desktop or laptop computers, so updating the website to meet the needs of all users was a top priority.

I’m really pleased with the new look and functionality of vanrental.co.uk and believe it’s a big improvement — but I’d love to know what you think too, so if you’ve got any comments or are having any problems with the website, then please don’t hesitate to let me know — get in touch via the comments form below or on Twitter @vanrentaluk.