If you’re due to stand at an Antique Fair but have more stock than you car will carry or if you’re simply moving home (lots of people are at the moment) then it’s definitely worth checking out the VanRental.co.uk website.
This website has a search-able directory of over 550 UK van hire branches so you’re sure to find one near to you! You simply enter where you want to hire your van from and then the branches are displayed on a map so it’s really easy to spot the ones in the best location for you.
They also have lots of guides to help when hiring a van including one on driving and parking a van – very handy if you’re not a regular large vehicle driver, and also information on packing the van so that you’re sure all your belongings arrive at their destination safely!
So, it you want to have a read through some of the information this site has to offer, click on the link below:
VanRental.co.uk
If you’re a seller at Antique Fairs you’ll know how difficult it is to fit everything into your car! Sometimes it’s just far easier and time saving to simply hire a van. That’s when you might find this site extremely helpful – VanRental.co.uk.
VanRental.co.uk has loads of handy guides to help you pick the right size van and allows you to search for van hire around your location displaying the results clearly on a map – this way you can see exactly where all the branches are.
Alternatively they also have a van hire directory so if you know exactly where you want to hire your van from you simply click on the town name and it displays a list of the possible branches to hire from.
So, if you’re in the market for a rental van why not check it out. Visit:
www.VanRental.co.uk
From travelling around the various antique and collectors fairs and auctions we attend, it has become apparent that some dealers own and some dealers rent.
I refer of course not to their stock but to their means of transporting it – the indomitable van.
It’s a choice we’ve been faced with in the past, as it gradually became completely impossible to fit all our stock, shelves and tables into even a large car. This left us with two realistic options:
- Sell the car and buy a van
- Hire a van whenever we needed one and keep the car for everyday use
In the end, we decided to sell the car and buy a van. This had two advantages – unlimited usage and lower costs. The question was question of cost was determined by considering whether the extra fuel costs of a van would exceed the costs of renting one when we needed it. For us they didn’t – making it cheaper to buy a van and run it as our only vehicle.
Of course, this does have some restrictions – car parks with height barriers are out, it only has three seats (including the driver’s) and it’s a bit thirsty and agricultural to drive compared to a car.
These downside – plus the sometimes thorny issue of residential parking – are probably the reasons why some dealers obviously just rent a van to use when they are standing at a fair and manage without the rest of the time.
Sometimes I’ve felt tempted by that path too – but for now, I’m going to stick with my trusty Transit. What do you do?
Note: If you are not sure where to start with vans, these links might be useful:
