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Olympic Van Hire Shortage Likely Warns VanRental.co.uk

Press release May 28, 2012 Motor & Transport

A surge in hire demand caused by restrictions on goods deliveries in London could affect retail van hire customers particularly badly, warns VanRental.co.uk.

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LONDON -- Businesses and individuals needing to hire a van or minibus during the Olympic period could experience shortages, according to leading van hire comparison website VanRental.co.uk.

Summer is usually the busiest time of year for van hire and the extra demand created by business customers in the south east who require extra capacity for London deliveries could affect retail customers planning DIY jobs and house moves especially badly, as they often leave booking to the last minute.

A previous survey carried out by VanRental.co.uk showed that on average, van hire bookings are only made 12.4 days in advance of the pickup date, with 33% only made 4 days in advance. This doesn't leave much time to make alternative arrangements, especially for DIY house removal jobs.

Olympic Route Network Restrictions

VanRental.co.uk founder Roland Head explains the problem:

"Businesses delivering to London will have to deal with the restrictions imposed by the Olympic Route Network. This means that certain routes will be inaccessible for much of the day and night-time deliveries may become necessary.

In practice, these restrictions mean that many companies will need to hire extra vans, even if they are only carrying out their normal level of business."

Retail customers who are planning DIY jobs or house moves over the summer period could find unusually low levels of availability.

Minibus Demand Surge

As well as affecting goods distribution, the Olympic Games are going to create a surge in demand for minibus and coach hire all over the UK.

Both visitors to and participants in the games will have additional transport requirements, meaning that many rental companies could run out of minibuses during peak times.

Book Ahead

VanRental.co.uk is advising all of its visitors to book ahead as far as possible. The start of the Olympic Games is still nearly two months away and at this point, availability remains reasonably good.

However, a surge of last-minute bookings could cause availability to disappear rapidly, leaving late bookers without access to the hire vans and minibuses they need.

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About VanRental.co.uk

VanRental.co.uk is the UK's leading dedicated van hire price comparison site. Featuring more than 1,000 van rental branches in over 400 UK locations, visitors can compare quotes for van hire and minibus hire and see the branch locations on an interactive map.

VanRental.co.uk also provides a van and minibus hire location search service and a wide range of essential information guides on all aspects of hiring, driving and loading vans.

VanRental.co.uk was originally launched as MyLocalVanHire.co.uk in May 2007 and rebranded in July 2011.

For more details, visit www.vanrental.co.uk.

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