TiggerToo
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Does anyone here have any experience of hiring a van, one way, from Ireland to the UK and vice versa?
One-way van hire UK-Ireland
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AntarcticPilot
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No experience, but I suspect that you need to specify whether Northern Ireland or Eire. If the latter, the company would effectively be importing the vehicle from the EU, and I hate to think what might be involved.
Spirit (of Glenans)
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You can, at a price. Many of the big name UK rental companies, such as Enterprise, Europcar, Hertz also operate in Ireland.
Here is some information from Enterprise's website:
Cross Border (UK/Ireland)
In the case of Europcar, among others, beware of rigorous examination of the van body, including the roof, on return. Take a video walk-around on handover.
Here is some information from Enterprise's website:
Cross Border (UK/Ireland)
In the case of Europcar, among others, beware of rigorous examination of the van body, including the roof, on return. Take a video walk-around on handover.
Sandy
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I take lots of pictures of hire vehicles, with staff present, with any hire company. They do love trying to charge for dust on the paintwork!
TiggerToo
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OK, scenario:
Next year, I sail with Tigger to NW Ireland and leave her there (say at Kilrush, or Galway). I may need to transport things (e.g. tools, items I don't want to leave on board, stuff for maintenance) back home (Reading, UK). Viceversa, later on.
What do you think would be best?
1) hire a van in Ireland (Galway/Shannon), and transport back to the UK (and vice versa, later)
2) hire a van in Belfast, drive to the boat (Kilrush, or Galway) load up and drive to the UK (and vice versa, later)
3) forget about it, and arrange some transport by plane from Shannon to Heathrow/Gatwick or with an international courier
All solutions are likely to be quite expensive.
Next year, I sail with Tigger to NW Ireland and leave her there (say at Kilrush, or Galway). I may need to transport things (e.g. tools, items I don't want to leave on board, stuff for maintenance) back home (Reading, UK). Viceversa, later on.
What do you think would be best?
1) hire a van in Ireland (Galway/Shannon), and transport back to the UK (and vice versa, later)
2) hire a van in Belfast, drive to the boat (Kilrush, or Galway) load up and drive to the UK (and vice versa, later)
3) forget about it, and arrange some transport by plane from Shannon to Heathrow/Gatwick or with an international courier
All solutions are likely to be quite expensive.
ithet
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If I was taking a van to Ireland I wouldn't start from here!
Sorry, couldn't help myself.
st599
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May get quite pricey as you'd either need to Carnet the goods or possibly get stung for VAT every time you took them there or back.
TiggerToo
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even if they are personal effects not to be used for commercial purposes?
st599
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The personal allowance for goods is only about 300 pounds.
Irish Rover
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I have no personal experience of this but I'd be reasonably confident OP won't have any difficulties bringing clearly used personal items back and forwards from his boat. Obviously if you have contrary experience or specific knowledge then I stand corrected and I'm sure we'd all be interested to read the details.
Fr J Hackett
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How much stuff do you realistically intend to transship would it all fit into a couple of large wheeled suitcases which you could then manhandle across Ireland by public transport and across the Irish sea to the UK then hire a car at the UK side or get someone to pick you up.
PhillM
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Use Move Anything Anywhere. FREE Delivery Quotes - AnyVan.com and have them deliver what you want and when. I have used them a few times. Usually, your stuff is a part load, so you don't get it the next day. But the drivers seem reliable and honest (otherwise they would not last long on the platform).
Frogmogman
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How about renting a lock-up or self storage unit ?!
Spirit (of Glenans)
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Really, you will need to research the costs of those various options and get it down to a bottom line. To my mind, option 1, hiring a van as near as possible to your boat and paying the €150 Cross-Border one way fee would seem like the most efficient option.
Option 2 is far too much messing around.
Option 3, you will have to be able to pack your stuff suitably for transport by courier, you will have to pay for the service, not cheap, and also pay for your own transport home.
DavidonMersea
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Would it be cheaper and simpler to buy an old banger, and dump or sell it after use
AntarcticPilot
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Problems of importing from the EU?
DavidonMersea
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I don't see why, it surely is no different to taking your car on holiday. It would only "Importing" if you declared that it was not going back, and who cares about a worthless van?
Fr J Hackett
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Insurance might not be the easiest thing to arrange.
DavidonMersea
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As a retired insurance Broker, I don't see why it should be difficult
Slowtack
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There are furniture removals going back and forth frequently............mostly empty in one direction one imagines............
