What’s the cost of hiring a van in the UK? The short answer is that it can vary enormously. Just to begin with, it will depend upon the sort of van or truck or other commercial vehicle that you need to hire.

If you want a small van just to deliver a couple of pieces of furniture or other items to a relative or friend in a different town, it will be a whole lot less than hiring something such as a 26-ton flatbed or a low loader.

How long do you need it for? If you want to hire a van or truck long term, we offer very big discounts. Indeed, at T G Commercials Self Drive, we have a lot of customers who hire from us rather than buy their own transport because it actually works out cheaper for them. Lots and lots of businesses only need transport at certain times of year. That means that if they buy their own vehicles, at other times when they are quiet, those vehicles are sitting there at the back of the works or office doing absolutely nothing. What a waste!

Then there is the cost of tax, insurance, and servicing. All of that can add up to a pretty penny! After all, we should know, since we have a considerable number of commercial vehicles of every type. If you have a truck sitting there doing nothing for six months of the year in total, then effectively you are wasting half of the money on the tax and insurance that you have had to fork out.

Can You Get The Right Size Vehicle?

Another very big consideration when considering the cost of hiring a van in the UK is whether or not the hire company has the size of vehicle that you need. If not, it may mean that you have to hire something larger than you actually need in order to transport everything, and that means that the cost will be higher. Larger vehicle means higher fees.

This is why we are known as the “go to” commercial vehicle hire specialists in the North of England and further. We have whatever you need. We have been in the business for over 30 years, and you can be certain that we have got it. The right vehicle at the right time, and at the right price!