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Post by progenic on Jan 15, 2010 14:27:25 GMT
Just putting the feelers out as I'm possibly considering renting my small horsebox
Its a 1998 P reg Volkswagen LT35, can be driven on a new car licence, easy to drive, turns on sixpence and never gets stuck like these heavier sorts
New respray on Dec 08 (red silver graphics)
Takes 2 large horses (over 10ft headroom) Payload not exactly sure but believe around 1500-2000kg
Rear unload (mine do a complete u turn and walk out forwards) I am in the process of adding additional partitions to allow for herringbone
Small smart living with plenty of underseat storage, bridle racks (carpeted only a few months ago)
Room to sleep one comfortably. Excellent condition, converted in 2008
Its unlikely to be used for the forthcoming season so I may be happy to rent for very low cost of £40 a day plus diesel. It would be more convenient for it to be self drive
I'd be interested in what people think about price etc. Horses travelling would need their own insurance. Based in Derbyshire.
If its worth my while I can organise all relevant insurance and so on and get a diary!
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Illeybrook
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Post by Illeybrook on Jan 15, 2010 18:43:41 GMT
Hi,if you was nearer to me i would of jumped at the chance to hire it.Thats a very good price (most round here are £60 for 1 day and have to be back by a certain time otherwise you have to hire for 2 days).My friend called up to hire one from a person like yourself hiring her own personal box out,she said it was fully booked all year,this call was made in april. Good Luck,my only advice would be to take a deposit that you return when they bring it back and check into the insurance well.
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Post by aphrodite on Jan 15, 2010 19:39:20 GMT
Sounds a fantastic idea and a great price, but please look carefully into the insurance and legality of hiring. I regularly hire a horsebox from a reputable company and I know the insurance with a huge excess costs a small fortune for the vehicle hire company.
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Post by progenic on Jan 16, 2010 11:44:14 GMT
Thanks, i am about to look into all the costs involved and the legailities of it all. I have not advertised it for hire as yet
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Post by cheryl on Jan 16, 2010 19:10:24 GMT
HI If you do hire it out. would you maybe think about hiring it out for a longer period of time?
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Post by northernhorse on Jan 18, 2010 12:33:01 GMT
The first thing you need to do is get it onto a weighbridge and check the payload, I doubt very much that you'll have anything near 1500kg. You might also find a problem with getting self drive rental insurance due to it's age.
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Post by progenic on Jan 18, 2010 14:04:44 GMT
I have full intentions of getting an accurate payload before I consider it hire. I may certainly be willing to lease for a longer period of time. I'm really only looking for opinions on the price rather and those who may be interested in renting than anything else though I appreciate all advice given, thanks
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