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How hiring works

From first enquiry to handing the keys back. Nine steps, and you only have to think about four of them.

Check dates What we need from you

Why we don't take instant bookings

Paul reads every enquiry himself and decides whether to accept it. It takes a day, and it's the reason our vehicles come back in the condition they left in.

Sending an enquiry costs nothing, needs no card details, and holds your dates while he looks at it.

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What happens, and when

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    A car key being handed over at the vehicle
    Every handover happens in person, at the vehicle.

Documents

What we need from you, and when

Nothing is needed before Paul has approved your enquiry. After that it's four things, spread across the booking.

4documents, uploaded from your phone
0accounts, passwords or email attachments
6 mthsafter your return, deleted automatically
Documents required, when they are needed, and why NumberWhenWhatWhy On bookingDriving licence, front and backWe check it against the card on collection dayOn bookingA proof of address, dated within 90 daysOur insurer requires it14 days beforeDVLA check code, licence front and back, and two proofs of address, for each driverIt shows your licence record. Codes expire after 21 days, so early is no goodCollection dayThe physical licenceA photo isn't enough on the day

Your own booking page

One link, sent to you. No account, no password, nothing emailed as an attachment. We show an example of each document so you know what a good photo looks like, most rejections are just bad light.

Anyone else driving

Additional drivers send the same four things, through their own link. Add them when you enquire so the checks run alongside yours.

How we look after them

Most hire companies never tell you what happens to your licence photo. Here's ours.

Read our privacy notice

Stored encrypted, separately from the websiteOnly Paul can open them, and they're never emailedDeleted six months after your return, the period our insurer requires, and we tell you when that's happened
Getting ready at the open back of a campervan

In person · about 45 minutes

Collection day

Paul walks you round the vehicle inside and out, water, gas, electrics, heating and toilet, and answers whatever you want to ask. You'll agree a condition record together with photographs, which protects your deposit as much as ours. Then you sign the hire agreement and go.

What to bring

  • Your driving licence: the physical card
  • The card you paid with
  • Any additional driver, with their licence
A vehicle dashboard, where the mileage is read on return

In person · around 20 minutes

Return day

Bring it back at the time agreed, with a full tank and the toilet cassette emptied. We'll go round it together, record the mileage and levels, and that's it. If something went wrong on the trip, tell us on the day rather than hoping we don't notice, it always goes better that way.

Your deposit

Refunded after inspection

Once the vehicle is back and inspected, less anything agreed on the day, evidenced with the handover photographs. See the deposit terms

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All frequently asked questions

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Still not sure?

Ring Paul. He'd rather answer a question before you enquire than after, and it's him on the phone, not a call centre.

That's the whole process.

The only part that needs you to wait is Paul reading your enquiry. Everything after that runs itself.

Enquiring costs nothing No card details, dates held while Paul looks Check dates