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Dartford Motors / van hire

Charlton_Charlie
Charlton_Charlie Posts: 1,428
in Not Sports Related
Hiya, am sure someone on here used to work at Dartford Motors...does the business still exist?  Assuming not (as the phones are dead and website has disappeared!) can anyone recommend a good van hire place? Need a long wheelbase transit style van as a support vehicle for a cycling trip to the Alps...

Cheers

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  • SoundAsa£
    SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,480
    Charlton Charlie said:
    Hiya, am sure someone on here used to work at Dartford Motors...does the business still exist?  Assuming not (as the phones are dead and website has disappeared!) can anyone recommend a good van hire place? Need a long wheelbase transit style van as a support vehicle for a cycling trip to the Alps...

    Cheers
    That was DA9
  • hoof_it_up_to_benty
    hoof_it_up_to_benty Posts: 22,450
    Have been renting vans from Enterprise recently - excellent customer service. Check their website for rates - have lots of branches.
  • CharltonKerry
    CharltonKerry Posts: 2,960
    Dartford motors / van hire has shut down due to retirement of the people who run it. I believe a garage will be opening there shortly put at present the site is being refurbished, I believe Dartford motors had been in existence for around 80 to 100 years. Shame there was no one to continue it on, but these things happen.
  • Justin20474
    Justin20474 Posts: 756
    We have used Practical in Dartford
  • Taxi_Lad
    Taxi_Lad Posts: 3,768
    I always used Dartford motors on the rare occasion I needed a van. Had a chat with DA9 once about the “good old days” 😬
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,849
    CharltonKerry said:
    Dartford motors / van hire has shut down due to retirement of the people who run it. I believe a garage will be opening there shortly put at present the site is being refurbished, I believe Dartford motors had been in existence for around 80 to 100 years. Shame there was no one to continue it on, but these things happen.
    That's sad, hadn't realised they'd closed down. Weird that nobody wanted to take on what seemed to be a steady business with 100 years of  brand "reputation"
  • DA9
    DA9 Posts: 11,091
    I was told by a former colleague that they closed due to ever increasing insurance costs, ie, you hire large vehicles to inexperienced drivers, they get bashed a lot, premiums go up, apparently it was getting extortionate, hence closure 
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,825
    Excellent. @charlton Charlie is organising another Leeds weekend minibus. Bring it on !!
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,628
    AFKABartram said:k
    Excellent. @charlton Charlie is organising another Leeds weekend minibus. Bring it on !!
    I know the Yorkies refer to their county as "Gods own", but comparing Sadleworth Moor with the Alps is stretching things a tad.
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,855
    Dartford van Hire

    another failed midfielder from Sint Truiden


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  • Charlton_Charlie
    Charlton_Charlie Posts: 1,428
    Thanks @hoof_it_up_to_benty and @Justin20474 will check them both out.
  • rina
    rina Posts: 2,334
    AFKABartram said:
    Excellent. @charlton Charlie is organising another Leeds weekend minibus. Bring it on !!
    I'm in. Charlton Charlie's Leeds minibuses were great
  • palarsehater
    palarsehater Posts: 12,296
    need to hire a van for weekend of 13/14th march to move out of a 1 bed flat a transit would likely do - had a look on enterprise - wanting ridiculous money over 300 quid anyone got anywhere else to try. 
  • Chippycafc
    Chippycafc Posts: 14,148
    Europecar
  • boggzy
    boggzy Posts: 3,595
    DA9 said:
    I was told by a former colleague that they closed due to ever increasing insurance costs, ie, you hire large vehicles to inexperienced drivers, they get bashed a lot, premiums go up, apparently it was getting extortionate, hence closure 
    This is what I was told also. Shame, used to use them quite a bit.
  • Dave Rudd
    Dave Rudd Posts: 2,865
    palarsehater said:
    need to hire a van for weekend of 13/14th march to move out of a 1 bed flat a transit would likely do - had a look on enterprise - wanting ridiculous money over 300 quid anyone got anywhere else to try. 
    You'll find the Transit will be a lot more cramped than a 1 bed flat.

    No stairs though, and you can drive a few miles if you don't like the area.
  • iainment
    iainment Posts: 8,039
    edited February 2021

    Reward van hire were good and cheap when I used them a few years ago. Based in Kentish Town, Islip St I think.
  • Dansk_Red
    Dansk_Red Posts: 5,727
    Try Practical Van Hire Shenley Road/The Brent Dartford.  01322294800. Transits about £100 per Day. 
  • Rob7Lee
    Rob7Lee Posts: 9,595
    Dansk_Red said:
    Try Practical Van Hire Shenley Road/The Brent Dartford.  01322294800. Transits about £100 per Day. 
    Walked past there on Monday, was very busy.
  • Champs85
    Champs85 Posts: 254
    B&Q van hire. In conjunction with hertz, works out £100 for 2 days. Really easy service to use, keyless entry system
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  • SE9toDA2
    SE9toDA2 Posts: 141
    Helped my cousin move yesterday, he used hertz via a local storage company about £50 for the day. 
  • JohnBoyUK
    JohnBoyUK Posts: 9,018
    There's a place by Mottingham station that does Van Hire.  Cant think of what it was called.  I hired one of their vans for a day when I moved in with my Mrs.

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