Van Hire

[liam b]

Hi,
Do any of you hire vans on a monthly basis? im looking into hiring a van but dont want to do contract hire where im tied for 3 years..

any advice on where to look for good deals?

cheers

 

[Marvo]

Why do you want to hire? Is it for tax purposes or to avoid the capital expenditure of purchasing?

 

[liam b]

i have a van but fancy something bigger and abit more luxury, i dont want to be caught up in finance or pay outright

 

[Marvo]

I can't help you with recommendations I'm afraid but you should maybe also check out leasing options. Some have an option to purchase after a couple of years and there may be tax deductable implications. (there is where I live)

 

[accordfire]

Liam

Try Apex Rentals. They're here, and do long term (28 days and more) vans and cars.

So do Avis, Enterprise and most hire companies - on 28 day or longer terms. Not cheap, but it is inclusive.

 

[lloyd1980]

have a look at swapz
its a web site where people go on and swap things, from houses to holidays to vehicles
I got my citroen berlingo off there last feb, cost me nothing in cash, I swapped an alfa romeo car which was gien to me, the van has been reliable and ive no complaints, we met up in a motorway sevice station and exchanged documents and keys and thats it
worth a look to anyone stuggling to obtainan a new van or the like
obviously you need to be able to offer something
just google swapz, is a great site

 

[Marvo]

......we met up in a motorway sevice station and exchanged documents and keys and thats it

Sounds a bit dodge to me.... did you check the vehicle wasn't stolen or re-numbered first?

 

[lloyd1980]

sounds like a m way drug deal I know - checked out the reg and the details first and it came back clean
its a nice site for people wanting swapz

 

[mogga]

soun ds like an Arfurr Daley deal lol

 

[lloyd1980]

may have been a bit arfur daily but it got me what I needed, which was a van with cash outlay as was totaly skint as work had put us on 2.5 days a week at the time, - trying to set up a business and run a house/ 2 kid family when your mrs maternity pay had stopped was extremely tough, this site really helped me out.
the berlingo is a 53 plate and doesnt look too bad either. ( it didnt come with a flatcap and fleece ) : )