Tris
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| posted on 20/1/10 at 09:57 AM |
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Is £40 for Car Trailer hire about the going rate ?
Hi all,
Ive just been quoted £40 per day to hire a car trailer from a place just north of Bedford (http://bri-ag.co.uk/). They also want £150 deposit !.
Is this about the going rate in peoples experience ? I only need it to collect my chassis and was wondering what other people have been paying.
Cheers
Tris
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nib1980
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| posted on 20/1/10 at 10:01 AM |
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i hired one for £50 a day, and just taking a credit card for deposit.
thats was up the road in wellingborough
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Thinking about it
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| posted on 20/1/10 at 10:04 AM |
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I was quoted that too.
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pewe
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| posted on 20/1/10 at 10:06 AM |
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Doesn't sound too bad to me.
IIRC Indespension Reading charged me £65 last time .
BTW they may want to take a copy of your driving licence as well as another form of identity depending on how much business/aggro they've had
with pikies!
Cheers, Pewe 
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will121
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| posted on 20/1/10 at 10:20 AM |
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£40 a day is a good price form what i previously quoted, (depending on how big it is) also £150 deposit generally taken as a credit card swipe just
credited back on return, which again can be expected if a £1000+ trailer
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thefreak
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| posted on 20/1/10 at 10:21 AM |
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Yep, sounds about right. I paid £60 for the weekend, collect Fri eve, return mon morning.
They took a credit card swipe as a deposit and needed a copy of my driving licence.
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Daddylonglegs
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| posted on 20/1/10 at 10:48 AM |
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Yep, sounds fair to me. Had to hire a car trailer to take the Discovery for a VOSA check for new plates and cost me £55 for 24hrs (the trailer, not
the check  ).
It looks like the Midget is winning at the moment......
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02GF74
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| posted on 20/1/10 at 10:56 AM |
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people have trasnported chassis on top of a roof rack - that not an option?
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delboy
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| posted on 20/1/10 at 11:00 AM |
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Price seems fair. I put my chassis in the back of my van, it fitted okay. This was a lwb ducato. i think a lwb transit would be about the same. Can
you not borrow a van? Or even hire one for less? I've even heard of people putting a chassis on their roof rack on their car.
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Tris
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| posted on 20/1/10 at 11:08 AM |
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quote:
people have trasnported chassis on top of a roof rack - that not an option?
Yes, but then i think i would rather hire something than risk my paint work getting damaged moving the thing on and off again ..
Thanks for all the replies tho - i would guess Van hire would be more expensive although i would admit that ive not looked into it (i also don't
have access to one that i can borrow).
£40 seams a good deal when compared to what others have been paying for a trailer, so will probably go for that option.
Cheers
Tris
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eznfrank
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| posted on 20/1/10 at 11:30 AM |
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I think I paid £35 - 40 for a beavertail from a place in Leeds, but they also made me buy straps as they weren't allowed to hire those out for
some H&S reason.........or so they said!!
Had to hire a van with towbar too so not a cheap day!!
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ashg
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| posted on 20/1/10 at 11:58 AM |
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just put mine on the roof rack. was easy with two people lifting. have done it with a couple of chassis now.
Anything With Tits or Wheels Will cost you MONEY!!
Haynes Roadster (Finished)
Exocet (Finished & Sold)
New Project (Started)
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hughpinder
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| posted on 20/1/10 at 03:30 PM |
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Since a chassis is hardly any weight you dont really need a car transporter! - Any trailer would do thats physically big enough. Try asking around at
work, someone will have a trailer theyll lend for a bottle of wine (You could use mine if you don't mind collecting from lincolnshire).
Don't forget you'll need a numberplate made up for your tow car.
Regards
Hugh
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morcus
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| posted on 21/1/10 at 03:23 AM |
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If it'll go in a van it will save you alot of hassle with things like getting a number plate and I would have thought it would be easier to
drive a van than a car and trailer.
£40 seems fair.
In a White Room, With Black Curtains, By the Station.
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