I’m very happy to welcome Spinning Wheels Vehicle Rental of Manchester to the MyLocalVanHire.co.uk directory.

Spinning Wheels offers van, minibus and car hire and even has a number of refrigerated vans on its fleet – making it a true one-stop shop for light vehicle hire in the Manchester area. The Spinning Wheels fleet includes:

• Medium panel vans (e.g. Ford Transit/LDV Maxus)
• Large panel vans (e.g. Ford Transit LWB/LDV Maxus LWB)
• Luton vans
• Luton vans with tail lifts
• 3.5t refrigerated vans (e.g. Ford Transit or LDV Maxus)
• 12 or 15-seat minibuses

All of this family-run firm’s vehicles are nearly new and covered by 24-hour breakdown cover. Minimum age for rental customers is just 23 and Spinning Wheels is open 6 days a week at its New Smithfield Market location, just of the A635 Ashton Old Road.

Spinning Wheels also offers a meet and greet service from Manchester International Airport, Manchester Piccadilly Railway Station and Chorlton Street Bus Station – highlighting its commitment to providing a comprehensive, first-class service.

To learn more, get a quote or make a booking, visit Spinning Wheel’s website or call them on 0161 231 7608. If you’ve been

It’s a pleasure to welcome our newest advertiser, Bridges Van Hire of Awsworth, Nottingham, to the MyLocalVanHire.co.uk directory.

Bridges Van Hire is a family-run business that was established in 1971 and is still going strong today. Bridges offers competitive daily hire rates on a wide range of vans and allows customers to choose whether to provide their own insurance or use Bridges – ideal for business renters.

Vans available to rent include:

• Small vans – e.g. Peugeot Partner
• Short wheelbase Ford Transit panel vans
• Long wheelbase Ford Transit panel vans with high roof
• Ford Transit luton vans with tail lift
• Ford Transit dropsides

Bridges Van Hire also offers a range of trailers for hire, including plant and car transporter trailers.

The company is based in Awsworth, near Kimberley (close to Ikea) and covers the whole of the surrounding area, including Heanor, Beeston and Nottingham. For more information or to arrange a hire, visit www.bridgesvanhire.co.uk or call 01559 32 32 32.

Ever since I started MyLocalVanHire.co.uk, the strength of demand for European van hire services – hiring a van in the UK to drive to Europe – has surprised me.

People need to hire vans in the UK and take them across to continental Europe all the time. One of the most popular destinations is Spain, especially for Brits who are planning to move home to or from the east of Spain. That’s why we’ve got a dedicated page on one-way van hire to Spain.

Wherever you are planning to take a hire van in Europe, finding the right ferry crossing at the best price is important. To help our van rental visitors find the cheapest ferry prices for their crossings, we have now partnered up with leading online ferry broker AFerry.co.uk to offer its fantastic, new, ferry price comparison service on the MyLocalVanHire.co.uk website.

Visit our Book a Ferry page to give it a try- you can specify the countries you want to travel between and the booking engine will do the rest, providing live, real time quotes for all major UK and European ferry companies.

Our newest advertiser, Riverside Van Hire of Wrexham, is an independent van hire company based at Unit 1, Riverside Yard, Hightown Road, Wrexham.

Riverside’s rental fleet includes a wide range of vans and minibuses – meaning that there should be something to suit your requirements:

• 15-seater minibuses
• Large panel vans – including LDV Maxus LWB and Ford Transit LWB vans with high roofs
• Short wheelbase vans – including Ford Transit SWB
• Small vans – including Vauxhall Combos
• LDV Box van with tail lift
• Luton vans

Riverside Van Hire is currently running an opening offer of 5 days for the price of 4

Riverside’s daily van hire rates start from just £30 per day and half-day hire is available. Special weekly rates are also possible – contact Riverside Van Hire for details or ring them on 01978 266007 for more information.

Does your company offer specialist van hire services?

For example:

• Splitter / band van hire
• Chiller / fridge van hire
• One-way international van hire (e.g. UK-Spain one-way)
• Catering / exhibition vehicle hire
• Tipper / car transporter / other specialist van hire
• Trailer hire
• Plus anything else that isn’t standard…

If you do offer any of these and would like to generate more interest and traffic to your website, we may be able to help.

MyLocalVanHire.co.uk receives more than 30,000 visitors a month, using van and minibus hire search keywords. We don’t pay for advertising – all our traffic comes from natural search results.

We currently rank highly in Google for hundreds of van and minibus hire related search terms – including many geographic terms, used by people when they are looking for van hire services in a specific location.

If your company offers a service we already include on MyLocalVanHire.co.uk – such as splitter van hire – we can add a profile of your company and its services to our existing page – including a information on the types of vehicles you offer and a link to your website (or your telephone number).

If your company offers a van hire-related service we don’t yet cover, then we will create a new page on the website just for you. It will include general information about that type of vehicle as well as a profile of your company, your services and your contact details.

For more details on our existing advertising options, click here.

To discuss advertising a new type of van hire service on MyLocalVanHire.co.uk, click here.

I’m very pleased to welcome EU Commercials of Edgware, London, to the MyLocalVanHire.co.uk directory. Based at Canons Park Station, Whitchurch Lane, Edgware, EU Commercials offers a wide range of vans and minibuses for hire, including:

• Small vans (e.g. Ford Transit Connect)
• 5-seat crew cab vans (e.g. Transit Connect crew cab)
• Ford Transit SWB and LWB panel vans
• Luton vans with tail lifts
• 9 & 15-seat minibuses
• 7-seat MPVs (e.g. Ford Galaxy)
• 3.5t Transit-based tippers

EU Commercials can supply all of the above on short and long-term rental and can also arrange for contract hire and leasing of brand new vehicles for terms of 12 months to 5 years.

EU Commercials offers a full range of rental services to both individual customers and corporate customers, specialising in monthly hire to corporate fleets. Customers can choose whether to provide their own insurance or purchase insurance from EU Commercials with their hire vehicle.

For customers whose insurance does not cover hire vehicles, EU Commercials has a partnership with a specialist insurance company that does offer this service at competitive rates.

To find out more, visit the EU Commercials website or call them on 0845 2000 675.

I am very pleased to welcome Sam’s Van Hire, of Ealing, west London to the MyLocalVanHire.co.uk van hire directory.

Sam’s Van Hire is located on Wadsworth Close, in Perivale and offers a full range of rental vans for business and private customers:

• Small vans
• Medium wheelbase vans
• Long wheelbase vans
• Extra-long wheelbase vans
• Luton vans (with tail lift)

Sam’s operates a very simple, all-inclusive pricing scheme with insurance and RAC cover included in every rental.

Sam’s Ealing branch is open from 8am – 8pm 7 days a week – a lot longer than many van hire companies and very useful for weekend hires and late drop offs.

To find out more or book a van, visit www.samshire.co.uk or call Sam’s on 020 8997 0607.

I am very pleased to welcome Rapid Rentals of Kidderminster and its sister company Hareclive Vehicle Rental of Bristol to the MyLocalVanHire.co.uk van rental and minibus hire directory.

Rapid Rentals, Kidderminster

Rapid Rentals is based on Gemini Business Park, off Stourport Road, Kidderminster. It offers a wide range of vans and minibuses, including:

• 15/17 seat minibuses
• Small vans (e.g. Peugeot Partner)
• Short wheelbase panel vans (e.g. Renault Trafic SWB)
• Long wheelbase panel vans (e.g. Peugeot Boxer, LDV Maxus, Ford Transit LWB)
• Extra-long wheelbase vans (e.g. Mercedes Sprinter XLWB)
• 3.5 tonne Luton vans with tail lifts
• 3.5 tonne dropside vans

Rapid Rentals is open six days a week (0800-1230 on Saturdays) and offers a number of flexible options for long-term hire and a loyalty scheme for regular customers. Visit the Rapid Rentals website now or give them a ring on 08456 121234.

Hareclive Vehicle Rental

The sister company to Rapid Rentals, Hareclive Vehicle Rental is based in St Philips district of Bristol, on Silverthorne Lane.

Hareclive has a comprehensive range of minibuses and vans for hire:

• 9/15/17 seater minibuses
• Small/car-derived vans (e.g. Citroen Berlingo)
• SWB panel vans (e.g. Ford Transit SWB)
• LWB panel vans (e.g. Ford Transit LWB)
• XLWB panel vans (e.g. Mercedes Sprinter XLWB)
• Luton box vans with tail lift
• 3.5t tipper vans
• 3.5t refridgerated vans
• 7.5t box lorries
• 7.5t curtainside lorries
• 7.5t flatbed lorries

Hareclive is open 7 days a week (mornings only at weekends) and also has garage facilties for cars and light commercial vehicles. Additionally, all of Hareclive’s vehicles are available for sale – so if you like the one you hire and need to buy a van, just ask!

Click here to visit Hareclive’s website or give them a ring on 0117 9721110.

I’m very pleased to welcome Jolly Good Van Hire, of Wrexham, North Wales, to the MyLocalVanHire.co.uk van hire directory.

Jolly Good Van Hire operates a fleet of modern vans that are all under 18 months old and come with fully inclusive insurance. Its website includes van sizes and payloads as well as an interactive vehicle calculator to help you work out what sized van you need for a house move.

Vans available to rent include:

• Small vans (e.g. Peugeot Partner)
• Short wheelbase panel vans (e.g. Ford Transit SWB)
• Medium wheelbase panel vans
• Long wheelbase panel vans (e.g. Mercedes Sprinter LWB)
• Luton box vans

Jolly Good also offers European van hire – strictly subject to prior arrangement, as is normal with this service.

Jolly Good Van Hire is based in Holt, near Wrexham and Chester.

I am very pleased to welcome Dublin-based van hire company VanRentals.ie to the MyLocalVanHire.co.uk van hire directory.

Based at Murphy’s Truck Centre in Ballymount, Clondalkin, VanRentals.ie offers a wide range of vans and trucks for hire, including:

• Ford Transit Connect (small vans)
• Ford Transit SWB (short wheelbase panel van, 1 tonne payload)
• Ford Transit LWB (long wheelbase, high roof panel van with 1.5 tonne payload)

Also on offer are a range of light and medium trucks, ranging in weight from 3.5 tonnes upwards – most of these can be driven on a car licence and they are ideal for large house moves.

Best of all, VanRentals.ie is currently offering a massive 40% discount on all online van rental bookings in March. Bookings must be made online and vehicles can only be used within the Republic of Ireland.

VanRentals.ie does allow its vans to be taken abroad (i.e. to the UK and continental Europe) but this is subject to additional costs and must be arranged in advance. See here for more details.