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[stormintrooper]

Hi guys, does anybody know a company i can hire a mini van from in birmingham as im struggling to find any that will let me because im not old enough

[mattdc2r]

What do you need a van for mate?
May be able to help as I have a van, would just need fuel covered. Pm me if you prefer.

[stormintrooper]

need to move the other half into her new studio flat apartment whatever the hell there called lol

shes only got a bedrooms worth of stuff but sold wood cuipboard that can be flatpacked and a 46" tele so a van is required lol

[Nick '91]

Sounds like a job for a roofrack = ]

[stormintrooper]

i dnt think she'd agree to the tv being strapped to a roof rack lol

[mattdc2r]

I'm back up to Cosford a week Friday. Will fit in the van easily.

[stormintrooper]

needs to be done monday lol is the only day im currently free to help her

paying to hire a van ent a problem anyway and legally viable too lol

[AVV IT]

You're going to struggle because commercial vehicle insurance tends to be 26 and over as standard, for hire vehicles. The only way I know around this is if you can find a rental company willing to hire you a van without their insurance and then you arrange your own separate short term cover. A guy I know is nineteen and has a company van for his work, when his van goes in for repair his company hire him a replacement van and then have to arrange their own separate insurance cover on it.

[mattdc2r]

Well offer is there if all else fails.

[Dan]

Try Europecar, the young driver supplement covers anyone down to 21 but that might be for cars only. If not try a man and van service, they might well be cheaper than a van anyway as they don't charge you for the whole day.

[Beej123]

Europecar definitely will let vans out to 21 year olds, they are not too expensive either.

Edit: even the big LWB vans

Edited by Beej123, 05 March 2012 - 10:57 PM.

[stormintrooper]

europecar ent too bad, 52 for a days hire (would be lower but extra costs for anyone under 25)

[Robbie]

Hertz do a student hire, I rented a car last year when I was 19. I think they do vans too. There's a roughly £20 a day young driver surcharge though.

[Dan]

Europecar do vans by the hour now, if there is a Europecar drop off at both ends of your trip it could be better to go that way. It'll be cheaper up to the 4th hour I think.

[Nikral]

Why don;t you just hire a man and a van, most work by the hour and i reckon it will be cheaper than hiring for the day.