Vans (for hiring)

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I need to rent a van, preferably one of those "luton" vans with the tail lift (needs to be pretty big) but I need to be able to drive it. I can drive up to 7.5 tonnes can't I? (passed test in 1997). Or is it 3.5?

Does Anyone know of a national company that's not awful or expensive that'll let you pick up late on a friday and drop it off somewhere else in the country lateish on a saturday?

Thought I'd ask before I go ringing around a bunch of companies. SixT, for example, has an incredibly useful online quote system that keeps telling me the branch I want to pick up/drop off at isn't open at the time I want, but won't tell me what the opening times are. It does tell me somewhere else on the site, but that's not the point.
 
I think it was 1997 that the rules changed, so you'll have to check what date. You might be lucky :D I used a local indy company for years, but once I found Enterprise I didn't go back. £25 a day for a Connect/Kangoo/Astra van, £35 for a Transit, etc. Very reasonable and they're always in good nick too.

The only thing is, although they do great weekend specials on cars (about £12 a day) I think their vans are MORE expensive on a weekend, so it depends on your budget. They're very flexible though.
 
I didn't pass my test until October 1997 and have a C1 on my licence :confused:

I passed in August 1997. Do you have a new plastic card type of license? I just updated mine from pink/green paper flavour.

My mum is able to drive the mid-sized ford iveco trucks, with a proper cab (and a mobile dental surgery on the back) with the same sort of licence I have/had... I'm sure that weighs more than 3.5T.
 
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