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Save Money With Mid-Week Van Hire

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It’s often tempting to plan house moves and other activities requiring a hire van for the weekends. However, if saving money is a priority, it may pay to plan these for mid-week, instead, as rates can be cheaper and you may be able to reduce your hire period.

For example, Europcar currently has an offer on mid-week van hire, with rates starting from just £22.50 per day at selected hire locations.

Hiring mid-week might also enable you to manage with one day’s hire, instead of two. Most van hire branches are closed on Sunday’s and many shut at lunchtime on Saturday – meaning that if you hire on Friday, you are probably going to have to keep the van for the whole weekend. Hire mid-week, for example, and you can get a full 24-hour period without having to keep the van for a second day.

It’s just a thought…

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Nottingham Van Rental from Bridges Van Hire

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It’s a pleasure to welcome our newest advertiser, Bridges Van Hire of Awsworth, Nottingham, to the vanrental.co.uk directory.

Bridges Van Hire is a family-run business that was established in 1971 and is still going strong today. Bridges offers competitive daily hire rates on a wide range of vans and allows customers to choose whether to provide their own insurance or use Bridges – ideal for business renters.

Vans available to rent include:

  • Small vans – e.g. Peugeot Partner
  • Short wheelbase Ford Transit panel vans
  • Long wheelbase Ford Transit panel vans with high roof
  • Ford Transit luton vans with tail lift
  • Ford Transit dropsides

Bridges Van Hire also offers a range of trailers for hire, including plant and car transporter trailers.

The company is based in Awsworth, near Kimberley (close to Ikea) and covers the whole of the surrounding area, including Heanor, Beeston and Nottingham. For more information or to arrange a hire, visit www.bridgesvanhire.co.uk or call 01559 32 32 32.

Van Hire Rates To Rise?

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Car and van hire rates could rise by as much as 15%, according to Sixt. Sixt’s Managing Director, Ian Lawrence, told Fleet News that:

Even with the most recent increases, rates are still nowhere near where we need them to be … They are still 10 to 15% below where they should be.”

It’s not just Sixt, either. An Avis spokesman confirmed that they too were seeking to “continue to take opportunities to maximise price increases where appropriate”.

Rental rates have risen by about 8% in recent months. These rises can mostly be explained by two factors:

  • Rising vehicle acquisition costs being passed on to rental customers
  • Reduction in fleet sizes in order to lower debt requirements and increase fleet utilisation (and hence profitability)

Both Avis and Sixt have managed to improve their financial results this year – in Avis’ case by reducing debt by 14% and in Sixt’s case by improving revenue (although profit stayed unchanged in the UK).

Van Hire From Just £19.99 Per Day

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National Van Rental is currently offering some great deals on van rental – with prices starting from just £19.99 per day. Here’s what’s on offer:

  • From just £19.99* per day including insurance and unlimited mileage
  • Competitive daily, weekend, weekly or longer rates
  • Full range of van sizes for all sorts of loads
  • Over 100 van branches nationwide
  • One-way van rentals available

If you are looking for car hire instead*, National is also currently offering a free upgrade on UK car hire – simply book an Economy, Compact or Intermediate car and only pay for the car class below.

*All of the offers above are subject to Terms & Conditions and are available for limited periods.

The links I’ve used go directly to the special offer pages – so if you use these links, it should be clear whether the offer is still running or not when you click through.

Van Hire Special Offers – May

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Sixt Van hireVan hire giants Sixt are currently running some irresistable spring special offers on popular van hire models:

  • Ford Transit for just £29/day (mileage limit of 50 miles applies)

Daily Specials

Discounted daily rates on a range of vans – e.g. Ford Transit 350 for just £45 per day

Weekend Specials

Moving house? This one is perfect.

Rent a high roof Ford Transit Jumbo for just £114 for a long weekend – (Friday noon – Monday 9am)

Weekly Specials

Finally, rent a VW Caddy for one week from just £172.

Terms and conditions apply to all of the above offers, mileage limits and advanced booking requirements apply to some offers. All offers subject to availability – so get booking now!

Visit Sixt’s booking site now!

Save 20% on Europcar Car & Van Hire

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From the 6th April – 3rd May 2009, Europcar is offering up to 20% discount on UK car rental and van hire. The deal is valid for bookings with pickups between 6th April and 31st May 2009, but your booking period cannot include any bank or public holidays.

This special offer makes Europcar’s already competitive rates even better. Whether you are planning a trip to Ikea, moving house or need to take your band or sports team on the road, a hire van from Europcar will be just the ticket. The company has a huge UK branch network, so you are rarely far from a Europcar branch. (To see a list of all of Europcar’s UK van hire branches, click here.)

Ealing Van Hire – Sam’s Van Hire

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sams-van-hireI am very pleased to welcome Sam’s Van Hire, of Ealing, west London to the vanrental.co.uk van hire directory.

Sam’s Van Hire is located on Wadsworth Close, in Perivale and offers a full range of rental vans for business and private customers:

  • Small vans
  • Medium wheelbase vans
  • Long wheelbase vans
  • Extra-long wheelbase vans
  • Luton vans (with tail lift)

Sam’s operates a very simple, all-inclusive pricing scheme with insurance and RAC cover included in every rental.

Sam’s Ealing branch is open from 8am – 8pm 7 days a week – a lot longer than many van hire companies and very useful for weekend hires and late drop offs.

To find out more or book a van, visit www.samshire.co.uk or call Sam’s on 020 8997 0607.

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Van Hire in Smethwick, Birmingham: KB Self Drive Hire

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I’m pleased to welcome KB Self-Drive Hire of Smethwick, Birmingham to the vanrental.co.uk van rental directory.

KB Self-Drive offers a wide range of hire vans:

  • Small vans (e.g. Citroen Berlingo/Vauxhall Combo)
  • Short wheelbase panel vans (e.g. Ford Transit SWB)
  • Medium wheelbase panel vans
  • Long wheelbase panel vans (e.g. Mercedes Sprinter)
  • Luton vans with and without tail lift

Unlike some van hire companies, KB Self-Drive will provide insurance cover for drivers aged 21 and over.

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

Express Van Rental of Sutton-in-Ashfield

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I’m very pleased to welcome Express Van Rental of Sutton-in-Ashfield in Nottinghamshire to the vanrental.co.uk van hire directory.

Express Van Rental offers a wide range of vans for hire and is conveniently located in Sutton-in-Ashfield, near Mansfield. Express Van Rental’s services include panel van hire, Luton van hire and minibus rental.

You can contact Express Van Rental direct for more information using the following methods:

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Save Money with Hourly Van Rental

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According to Europcar, ‘nesting’ – staying in and carrying out home improvement – is the latest trend among cash-strapped Brits. I don’t know about that – I thought that home improvement was pretty old hat – but I do know that renting a van by the hour or being able to do can save you a lot of money and hassle.

You can hire a van with Europcar from just £5.99 per hour for a car-derived van and £6.99 per hour for a larger, Ford Transit-sized van (for a guide to van types and sizes, click here).

Hourly van hire is available from 0800 Monday – 1200 Friday each week – as vans need to be available for weekend hires. To get an hourly van hire quote from Europcar, click here and then enter your required times.

P.S. If you’re thinking of hiring a van to move house yourself, why not download our free DIY Removals guide?

It covers everything you need to know to hire a van and move your possessions safely – without breakages or the cost of a professional removals service.