Self Drive Removals Van Hire

 

3.5t Dropwells, Lutons & Box Vans for Furniture & House Moves

 

For many years some of our most popular hire vans have been luton box vans and “dropwell” lutons, which are the perfect vehicle for removals companies and for families moving house. Luton box vans are, as their name suggests, have a large box-shaped body. For easy loading, most regular luton box vans feature a tail lift. A dropwell luton removals van, or “Pantechnicon” has a lowered floor section at the rear of the body, to aid in the loading and safe storage of bulky items such as furniture.

 

Dropwell lutons can be stepped into from street level, rather than being several feet from the ground as with a standard luton or box van. For this reason a tail lift is unneccessary for loading acces, so dropwell luton vans do not have tail lifts fitted. Applications include furniture removals, moving house, carrying stock for shops/stalls, carrying light building materials, antiques dealers, and many more.

 

High-volume luton box vans and dropwell lutons are perfect to hire for a weekend house move.  Their large internal volume offers between 20m³ and 23.5m³ load space volume!  Despite their large capacity and overall length, our 3.5 tonne lutons & dropwells can be driven by anyone with a standard category B driving licence. Inside our luton bodies you’ll find internal load lashing rails – to allow goods, furniture and valuables to be secured in the body and kept safe & dry during transit and storage. The large cargo storage capacity in the box style body is ideal for carrying bulky items, which aren’t heavy enough to justify the use of a 7.5t box van. Dropwell bodies tend to be around 2 feet longer than standard luton vans but subsequently also have a lower payload.

 

For extremely large moves, we hire 7.5 tonne GVW box lorries with tail lifts.  These vehicles boast much larger volume and payloads than 3.5 tonne lutons and box vans, but they can only be hired and driven by persons holding a Category C1 driving licence entitlement. This means that, unfortunately, we are unable to hire these lorries to vast majority of drivers who passed their test from 1997 onwards.

 

For smaller moves – or when the majority of your belongings are being transported by a specialist removal company – a long wheelbase or Jumbo size panel van may be a more suitable vehicle to hire. Although they cannot match the load volumes of dropwells and lutons, panel vans tend to have larger weight carrying capabilities, plus they’re easier to park and have superior fuel economy.

 

If you are unsure whether a panel van, luton box van or dropwell luton would be the best van to hire for a house move, please contact our experienced team who will be happy to advise.

 

Our team – based near Alfreton in Derbyshire – will be happy to assist you in finding the removals van to hire for your needs, so if you would like to discuss your requirements, please give our team a call today on 01773 810007 or use our handy contact form to request a call back.

 

 

Modern Vehicles

 

To help our customers comply with the evolving legislative requirements for commercial vehicles operating in & around major UK cities like London, Birmingham and Manchester, Maun Motors can supply a selection of hire vehicles which are compliant with the standards of CLOCS, Crossrail and FORS. These vehicles feature additional safety equipment to help reduce Goods Vehicle collisions with vulnerable road users – such as cyclists and pedestrians – whilst managing other elements of WRRR (Work Related Road Risk).

Our modern commercial vehicle rental fleet consists mainly of vans, trucks & minibuses built to meet Euro 6 emissions standards, but please state at time of booking if you intend to operate within London Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) or a city which operates a Clean Air Zone (CAZ) so that we can ensure a compliant lorry is supplied.

 

 

Convenient East Midlands Location

 

With the A38 dual carriageway and the M1 motorway both running just 2 minutes away from our hire depot, we have great transport links from all areas of the Midlands.  We’re less than an hour by road from the centres of Leicester, Newark-on-Trent, Burton upon Trent, Uttoxeter & Loughborough and just a few miles by road from the following towns & cities: Sutton-in-Ashfield (3 miles), Ripley & Mansfield (7 miles), Belper (19 minutes), Hucknall (10.5 miles), Ilkeston (15.5 miles), Long Eaton (20 miles), Worksop (22 miles), Burton upon Trent (27 miles), East Midlands Airport (28.5 miles), Grantham (40 miles), Stafford & Stoke-on-Trent (50 miles), Rugby (58 miles), Coventry (62.5 miles) and Northampton (75 miles).

 

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