Van Hire

Renault celebrates its success at the What Van? Awards 2011

Renault was recently announced as the deserving winner of four prestigious What Van? Awards 2011. An impressive 50% of these awards went to the Renault Master, which received the Van of the Year as well as the Large Panel Van of the Year accolades. The Renault Master is available in many forms, including both front […]

P&O ferries increase capacity to include vans and lorries

It is now even easier to take a large group abroad or enjoy a ‘booze cruise’ to France, with P&O ferries doubling the vehicle capacity on the Dover to Calais ferries. They have recently added six high-capacity super-ferries to their fleet, which can take up to 180 lorries each. This is twice as many as […]

Beating the VAT increase

As most people are aware, the government increased the standard VAT rate from 17.5% to 20% from 4th January 2011. During these tough times, this increase can have a significant effect on everyone’s finances. To help our loyal customers, we are absorbing the VAT increase to ensure that there is no increase in our rates. […]

Fiat Doblò Cargo: International Van of the Year 2011

During September 2010, in Hanover, Germany, the IAA Commercial Vehicles Fair was held to celebrate the world’s best commercial vehicle design and manufacturing. These awards are held annually with a jury of 24 specialist journalists grading each of the vehicles. After tough deliberation, the ever-popular Fiat Doblò Cargo came away with the top prize, after […]

Why we don’t offer automatic van hire

We at YelloHire are often asked whether we have vans with automatic transmission for hiring in our fleet. We aim to provide our customers with an excellent service and vehicles that we believe are the best for whatever job you have in mind. However, as automatic gearboxes are not well suited to vans, they are […]

YelloHire now on Facebook & Twitter!

As well as the blog you are reading we have also entered the world of social networking via Facebook and Twitter! Find us on Facebook for the latest news and info and following us on Twitter for constant updates on van availability.  

Advice on hiring a minibus

Whether you are driving a large school group or sports team, a minibus is a great transport option. However, before you look into hiring a vehicle of this type, you should ensure that you are entitled to drive this type of vehicle on your driving license to avoid disappointment. On the back of your driving […]

Moving to University made easy

Until recently, we were not able to provide vans from our fleet to anyone under 25 years old. This was due to problems with insuring younger drivers and the prohibitive cost it entailed. This meant that any students trying to move their belongings from home into their new university accommodation had to try and cram […]

Getting a good deal on moving house

According to authoritative data from the Nationwide Building Society, house prices have fallen in August 2010 for the second month in a row, all across the country. For buyers, this has meant that there are some properties available that have been significantly reduced in price from this time a year or two ago. This is […]

Taking the stress out of taking a trip

Whether you are booking a quick day trip or a longer getaway, car hire is fast becoming an essential part of holiday planning. There are plenty of inexpensive and flexible options available for trips of all lengths, at home and abroad. YelloHire deal with everything from one day to much longer rental periods and our […]