9 Seater Hire - Trip to France

[crustyclown777]

A group of 5 of us are Running 2 Paris in May.

(Charity team run from Wimbledon to Paris over 4 days)

We require a 9 seater for the 5 of us plus a few other pals for the entire duration. I'm struggling to find a rental company that offers a 9 seater (Merc Vito or similar) for a reasonable cost.

I'm getting quotes for 1500+

Anybody on Pistonehads know of any local companies that may be offering some cheaper rates.

Cheers!

[GreatGranny]

Maybe try somewhere further out of Wimbledon.

Not sure if this helps. (And yes I'm bored at work )
May not be the actual dates but gives an idea.

https://happyhire.securewebbookings.com/quotelist?...

[Whoozit]

Try Kayak. For 5-8 May it returned three 9 seater vans under £1000. The cheapest was £860.

Crossborder hire might bump up the price however.

[Bill]

Whoozit said:

Crossborder hire might bump up the price however.

Suspect this is a big issue. Probably best hire in Calais for the foreign leg.

[dunkind]

As a matter of interest how much are you hoping to raise?

[crustyclown777]

dunkind said:

As a matter of interest how much are you hoping to raise?

The team requirement is £2000, set by Run2Paris.
But we'll try and get as much as we can. The charities are Parkinsons and ArmedForces.

Edited by crustyclown777 on Tuesday 31st January 15:04

[crustyclown777]

GreatGranny said:

Maybe try somewhere further out of Wimbledon.

Not sure if this helps. (And yes I'm bored at work )
May not be the actual dates but gives an idea.

https://happyhire.securewebbookings.com/quotelist?...

This looks like a very good option, even with the extra European charge, its looking about £800.
Thanks very much!

[Bill]

It's also worth mentioning the charity element too and seeing if a discount is possible. Good luck!

[sjg]

https://www.saxonsselfdrive.co.uk/ are my local place (branches mostly S/SE London) but have 9 seaters and website said £100/day for May. No problem taking overseas too.

[//j17]

Give www.vansforbands.co.uk a call.

[leyorkie]

Don’t forget to play the sponsorship card, local news etc photos free publicity.
If you don’t ask you don’t get, and it’s unlikely to weaken your position as a renter.
Good luck