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Brighton van hire: Strafford Self Drive

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Strafford Self DriveI’m very pleased to welcome our newest advertiser, Strafford Self Drive of Brighton, to vanrental.co.uk.

Founded 31 years ago, in 1983, Strafford is an independent car and van hire specialist serving business and leisure customers along the south coast, from its base on Preston Road (A23) in Brighton.

Strafford offers a comprehensive range of van, minibus and MPV vehicles for hire, including:

  • Small van (e.g. Volkswagen Caddy)
  • Medium van (e.g. Vauxhall Vivaro short wheelbase)
  • Large/long van (e.g. Vauxhall Movano LWB)
  • 8-seater splitter van / crew van (8 seats + table + loadspace in a long wheelbase van)
  • 7-seater automatic MPV (e.g. Renault Espace)
  • 12, 15 & 17-seater minibuses

All vehicles are well-maintained and come with full breakdown cover. European use is available, subject to additional costs and prior arrangement.

For more information, to receive a quote or to make a booking, contact Strafford Self Drive directly:

Stratford van hire: Stratford Self Drive

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Stratford Self Drive vanI’m very pleased to welcome Stratford Self Drive to vanrental.co.uk. Based at Long Marston, near Stratford-upon-Avon, Stratford Self Drive is a friendly independent van hire firm serving both trade and public customers.

The firm currently offers three main types of van, all of which are ideal for DIY removals, tip trips and other typical requirements:

  • Medium van (e.g. Vauxhall Vivaro LWB)
  • Large van (e.g. Ford Transit LWB with high roof)
  • Luton van with tail lift (top choice for small house moves)

All prices include VAT, insurance, unlimited UK mileage, breakdown cover and unlimited additional drivers (costs extra with most companies), and Stratford Self Drive says that it will match any written quote, subject to T&Cs.

To find out more, check out the company’s details on our Stratford-upon-Avon page or contact them directly:

If you’d like your van or minibus hire company to appear on vanrental.co.uk, click here for advertising costs or get in touch.

Van rental in Ashford, Surrey: PM Vehicle Hire

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PM Vehicle HireI’m very pleased to welcome our newest advertiser, PM Vehicle Hire of Ashford in Surrey, to vanrental.co.uk.

PM Vehicle Hire is a local company offering a full range of nearly-new vans, including:

  • Small vans (e.g. Citroen Berlingo)
  • Short wheelbase panel vans (e.g. Peugeot Boxer L1)
  • Medium wheelbase panel vans (e.g. Peugeot Boxer L2)
  • Long wheelbase panel vans (e.g. Peugeot Boxer L3H2)
  • 3.5t Luton vans with tail lifts

All vans include unlimited mileage and the firm is happy to arrange short or long-term hire deals, tailored to your requirements.

To find out more or arrange a hire, contact PM Vehicle Hire directly today:

If you’d like to advertise your hire company on vanrental.co.uk, check out the options on our Advertising page or contact us directly for more details.

Vanrental.co.uk competition winner: Samsung Galaxy Tab 3

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Samsung Galaxy Tab 3Congratulations to the winner of our Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 competition, Jess Forster of Flintshire!

This was one of the most popular competitions we’ve ever run, and we had thousands of entries, but unfortunately there could only be one lucky winner.

Jess has won herself a brand-new Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7″ tablet, along with a Starter Kit that includes a stylish case for her new tablet computer.

Here at vanrental.co.uk HQ, we’re planning another great competition soon — so keep an eye on our Competitions page for details of how you could win!

In the meantime, don’t forget that if you need to hire a van, vanrental.co.uk is the UK’s leading, independent van hire price comparison website, with live price feed from most of the UK’s major hire companies, as well as local independent firms.

Van hire rates vary widely, even for short hires, so you could save a lot of money by comparing prices.

P.S. We also do minibus and MPV hire, too, if you’re planning a big day out.

Competition: WIN A Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 with vanrental.co.uk

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Samsung Galaxy Tab 3To celebrate the launch of the new-look vanrental.co.uk website, we’re giving away what might be our best competition prize yet — a 7″ Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 in white, complete with a starter kit containing a case, stylus and screen protector.

>> Click here to visit our competition page and enter

The Galaxy Tab 3 is a stylish bit of kit that’s boasts a 7″ screen running at a resolution of 1024×600. This Android tablet is powered by a 1.2Ghz dual core processor and has 8GB of memory, providing plenty of room for video, music, pictures and apps. There’s also a MicroSD card holder that can take cards of up to 32GB, ensuring that you are never likely to run out of storage.

To help you capture life’s moments and stay in touch with friends and family, the Galaxy Tab 3 has two cameras — one on the rear for photos, and a video camera on the front for Skype video calls and online video chat.

Other features include GPS, a micro USB connector and a 4000mAh battery that provides up to 8 hours of internet usage on WiFi — or up to 109 hours of audio playback time!

Finally, to help you make the most of your tablet and keep it safe when you’re on the move, we’ve included a Starter Kit too, containing a dual position case, stylus and screen protector. What more do you need?

All you have to do to be in with a chance of winning this fantastic prize is to answer a couple of simple questions on our competition page:

>> Click here to visit our competition page and enter

 

UK residents only. Entries close 2pm 29 May 2014. T&Cs apply. See above link for details.

Vanrental.co.uk launches new website design

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vanrental.co.uk logoRegular visitors to vanrental.co.uk may have noticed that on Thursday last week we rolled out a brand-new design for the vanrental.co.uk website.

We think it’s cleaner, simpler to use and fresher than the old design, and hope that it will make it easier for visitors to focus on what they want to find — usually van hire price comparison or perhaps European van hire or minibus/MPV hire — while removing some of the clutter and distraction that had built up on the old site design, which had been in use for a number of years.

We’ve tested the new website design fairly thoroughly, and are pretty sure that we’ve ironed out most of the bugs, but if you’ve got any comments or have spotted any problems, then please drop us a line at info@vanrental.co.uk or through our Twitter or Facebook pages.

We’re here to help.

 

Peterborough van hire: Rent Direct

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Rent Direct logoI’m very pleased to welcome our newest advertiser, Rent Direct, to vanrental.co.uk.

Rent Direct is an independent local car and van hire company with branches in Peterborough and Cambridge. Established for more than 10 years, the firm has a strong local customer base and prides itself on providing excellent customer service and competitive prices.

The firm’s rental rates are published clearly on their website and discounted rates are available for hire periods of 3 days or more, and for customers who choose to pay at the time of booking, rather than on collection.

Rent Direct’s experienced staff are always happy to help you choose the right-sized van for your requirements, and the firm also published an online guide to van sizes and payloads for visitors to its website. The company’s van rental fleet includes the following types of van:

  • Small van (e.g. Volkswagen Caddy)
  • Short wheelbase panel van (e.g. Ford Transit SWB)
  • Long wheelbase panel van (e.g. Ford Transit LWB)
  • Extra-long wheelbase panel van (e.g. Mercedes-Benz Sprinter XLWB)
  • Luton box van with tail lift (ideal for removals)

For more details or to make a booking or get a quotation, contact Rent Direct:

Carlisle Van Rental: Northern Vehicle Hire

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Northern Vehicle HireI’m very pleased to welcome our newest advertiser, Northern Vehicle Hire, to the vanrental.co.uk website.

Northern Vehicle Hire is based on the south side of Carlisle, just off the A6 London Road, and only a few minutes from junctions 42 and 43 of the M6.

This independent firm offers a good selection of modern vans, covering all popular sizes:

  • Compact van (e.g. Citroen Nemo)
  • Medium panel van (e.g. Citroen Relay SWB)
  • Long wheelbase panel van (e.g. Citroen Relay LWB)
  • Luton van (tail lift available, ideal for removals)
  • Tipper van (1.2t payload)

Northern Vehicle Hire’s day rates start from just £25 (correct at the time of writing).

To find the firm from the centre of Carlisle, head south on the A6 (Botchergate / London Road) then turn right onto Petterill Bank Road and follow the road across the railway line, when it becomes St Ninian’s Road. Northern Van Hire is in the Michael Thompson Building (postcode is CA2 4NE for sat nav users).

For more information, a quote, or to make a booking, contact Northern Vehicle Hire direct:

Advertiser Profile: Jolly Good Van Hire

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Jolly Good Van HireWrexham-based Jolly Good Van Hire has expanded steadily in since its foundation in 2009, and now boasts no fewer than six branches, in Chippenham (near Bath), Colwyn Bay, Deeside, Ely, Shrewsbury and Wrexham.

Jolly Good offers small vans, short and long wheelbase panel vans, and luton box vans with tail lifts for hire, covering all popular sizes. The firm’s branches are open seven days a week, at the following times:

  • Monday to Friday: 7am – 5pm
  • Saturday: 7am – 12pm
  • Sunday: 8am – 10am

Sunday opening is still relatively unusual in the van hire industry, but it provides a welcome level of flexibility, particularly for retail customers needing a van to go to the tip or move home — rather than being forced to return the van on your way to work on Monday, you can drop it off on Sunday morning, instead.

All Jolly Good vans are less than 12 months old and include RAC cover as standard. The firm also specialises in offering European van hire, and its all-inclusive European package includes everything needed to get you across the Channel and back again, including the essential VE103B document, European sat nav, European breakdown cover and insurance and unlimited mileage and drivers for the duration of your hire. (All six of Jolly Good’s branches are listed on our European van hire page.)

Finally, although Jolly Good started out as a van hire specialist, the firm now offers car hire and campervan hire, too, so you can travel in style and even go on holiday with Jolly Good!

For more information or to arrange a booking, contact Jolly Good Van Hire directly:

If you run a van or minibus hire business that you’d like to list on vanrental.co.uk, visit our advertising page to get started.