When a person chooses to take out a van on hire or lease it is known as van hire. You can rent a van from companies who specialise in transport rental. These companies are known as contract hire leasing companies. You can find these throughout the UK, and you will find that some will specialise in van hire while others will only deal with cars.
Van hire is popular with trade industries such as builders, joiners, double glazing and door companies for example. It’s very popular as the companies only need to find monthly payments to have a van instead of buying it which will cost thousands of pounds.
No two lease hire companies are the same and so they will offer different leasing options. The best thing to do is what they call shop around where you can find out the best options for you. Van hire companies will offer a range of different vans of different ages and will allow you to rent one for either just a day, 6 months or longer, basically for however long you wish to have the vehicle for which will depend upon the hire purchase agreement that you have made with the company you choose.
Some van hire companies will also allow you to lease hire mini busses as well as they are known as a type of van. A lot of companies will allow anyone to hire a van, however some terms and conditions will apply including some having a maximum age limit for the person that is renting the vehicle however most minimum age limits will be 21. In most cases the van hire business will want take a look at your driving licence and will require you to meet their minimum standards, which could include a full clean licence being held at least a year however millage restrictions may apply and also you may not be allowed to drive outside the country you are in.