I’m delighted to welcome our newest advertiser to the MyLocalVanHire.co.uk directory. AV Self Drive Hire is a family-run business based in the Welsh town of Aberystwyth. Established more than seven years ago, AV Self Drive Hire offers a range of vans to suit most requirements:

• Short and long wheelbase panel vans
• Luton vans
• Long and short-term hire
• European use available
• Cars and minibuses also available

AV Self Drive Hire is based on the Glanyrafon Industrial Estate in Aberystwyth (postcode SY23 3JQ for sat nav users) and can be contacted via the company’s website or by telephone or email:

• Website: www.avselfdrivehire.co.uk
• Email: avvanhire@btconnect.com
• Telephone: 01970 611612

I am very pleased to welcome our newest advertiser, TRS Self Drive of Coventry, to the MyLocalVanHire.co.uk directory. TRS provides a full range of hire vans to customers in Coventry as well as further afield in Leamington Spa and Warwick.

TRS Self Drive offers the following types of van for hire:

• Small vans (e.g. Peugeot Partner)
• SWB panel vans (e.g. Vauxhall Vivaro)
• LWB panel vans (e.g. Vauxhall Movano)
• Luton box vans
• 3.5t tippers

Great deals are available on weekly hire – TRS is currently running an offer where customers get seven days hire for the price of four.

TRS Self Drive is open 7 days a week and is situated on Hood Street, Coventry, CV1 5PX. To find out more or make a booking, visit www.trsvehiclehire.co.uk or call FREE on 0800 953 0154.

I’d like to welcome our newest advertiser, Coton Van and Truck Hire of Tamworth, to the MyLocalVanHire.co.uk directory. A family-run business established in 1980, Coton Van and Truck Hire is conveniently located on Lichfield Road in Tamworth, Staffordshire and has a comprehensive range of vans for hire:

• Ford Transit Connect
• Ford Transits – short, medium and long wheelbase
• Ford Transit Jumbos (extra-long wheelbase)
• Luton box vans with or without tail lifts

All vans are fully insured and covered by a comprehensive AA breakdown policy. Coton Van and Truck Hire operates its own garage and MOT test centre on the same site, meaning that all vans are well serviced by the company’s own mechanics and any problems are addressed immediately.

To learn more or make a reservation, contact Coton Van and Truck Hire by phone on 01827 57171 or visit the company’s website at www.cotonvanandtruckhire.co.uk.

If you operate a van hire company and would like to advertise on MyLocalVanHire.co.uk, click here to visit our advertising page for details of rates and advertising options.

I’m very pleased to welcome Vanomos to the MyLocalVanHire.co.uk van hire directory. Vanomos is based in Malvern in the UK and Torrevieja in Spain and offers a comprehensive range of UK and European van hire services, including:

• UK and Spain daily van rental
• One-way hire UK-Spain
• One-way hire UK-Portugal (Faro)
• European van hire to most countries
• Flexible pickup and drop-off points in the UK and Spain

Vanomos operates a modern fleet of long wheelbase Transit panel vans and 3.5t Luton vans from its Malvern and Torrevieja depots. All vehicles are fully insured for European use and come with European breakdown cover.

The Vanomos team are very experienced when it comes to European hire and will happily advise on routes, ferries and the time required for cross-border journeys.

To find out more, visit Vanomos.com or contact them on +44 (0)7714 753926 or by email at kelly@vanomos.com

I’m delighted to welcome our newest advertiser to the MyLocalVanHire.co.uk van hire directory. Smile Van & Minibus Hire is based on Manor Street in St Helens, Merseyside.

Smile offers a full range of vans for hire – from small Transit Connects right up to Transit Jumbos (extra-long wheelbase) and Luton vans with tail lifts. Smile also has a range of minibuses for hire and claims to offer the lowest prices in the area – bar none!

Contacting Smile Van & Minibus Hire

Smile doesn’t currently have a website but can be contacted by email or telephone at anytime:

• Telephone: 0782 333 5751 (anytime)
• Email: smilevanhire@yahoo.com

We’ve ignored it for too long but cannot do so anymore  – My Local Van Hire can now be found on Facebook! To become a fan of MyLocalVanHire.co.uk on Facebook or simply to keep up with the latest news without having to visit the site, check out our new Facebook page or follow us on Twitter by clicking on one of the buttons below:

I’m pleased to announce that long-time MyLocalVanHire.co.uk advertiser Practical Car & Van Rental has just opened a new branch in Hounslow. It’s conveniently located just off the A4 and is only a mile from Heathrow Airport. Practical is happy to arrange pickups from Heathrow Airport as well as other nearby locations.

The Hounslow branch offers the usual comprehensive selection of hire vans, including:

• Small vans (e.g. Vauxhall Combo)
• Short, medium and long wheelbase panel vans
• Luton vans (with or without tail lift)
• 7.5 tonne box vans
• Refrigerated vans

One-way and long-term rental deals are also a possibility – contact the branch direct for rates.

To find out more, click here to visit Practical’s website or call direct on 0208 577 4460.

I’m very pleased to welcome our newest advertiser, A2B Budget Rentals of Kingston-upon-Thames, to the MyLocalVanHire.co.uk van hire directory.

A2B Budget Rentals offers a range of vans at competitive prices from its base at The Yard, Norbiton Avenue, Kingston-upon-Thames:

• Short wheelbase panel vans
• Long wheelbase panel vans
• Long wheelbase & high top panel vans
• Luton box vans

All A2B hire vans have an inclusive mileage allowance of 100 miles per day and the company’s hire period runs from 9am-9am.

Vans can be hired by anyone over 21 (2 years’ clean driving history & surcharge applies age 21-24) and breakdown and recovery assistance is included with all hires.

To find out more about A2B Budget Rentals in Kingston, visit their website or call them direct on 020 8296 9206.

I’m very pleased to welcome our newest advertiser to the MyLocalVanHire.co.uk directory. A new Jolly Good Van Hire branch has opened in Shrewsbury, offering both UK and European van hire services. Jolly Good’s website includes a van size calculator to help you work out what size van you need along with details of loadspace dimensions for each van.

Jolly Good Van Hire’s location in Bayston Hill just south of Shrewsbury, is right by the A5/A49 and very easily accessible. A full range of vans is available for hire:

• Small vans (e.g. Peugeot Partner)
• Short wheelbase panel vans (e.g. Ford Transit SWB)
• Long wheelbase panel vans (e.g. Mercedes Sprinter)
• Luton box vans with tail lift (e.g. Mercedes Sprinter box van)

All vans are less than 18 months old and include insurance, 24-hour breakdown cover and unlimited mileage. Jolly’s vans can be taken abroad but this must be arranged in advance – additional costs apply.

To find out more about Jolly Good Van Hire in Shrewsbury, visit their website at www.jollygoodvanhire.co.uk or call them direct on Freephone 0800 078 7363.

I’m very pleased to announce that we have just launched what may be the UK’s first mobile-friendly van hire site! MyLocalVanHire.co.uk has now gone mobile and we have published a cut-down, small-screen friendly version of our van hire and minibus hire directories.

As most van and minibus hire websites aren’t very mobile-friendly, what we’ve done is to provide a telephone number along with the address of every branch in our directory – so you can find the branch you need on your mobile then call them straight up. Until mobile websites improve a bit, I think that telephone is the best option unless you have a decent-sized screen at your disposal – an iPhone at least!

Here’s how it looks:

For anyone who wants to have a look, our mobile website can be found at: http://m.mylocalvanhire.co.uk. It works fine in a PC browser too (but why would you want to?!?).

Any comments or feedback most welcome – I’d love to know what you think.

Roland

MyLocalVanHire.co.uk founder