van hire switzerland to uk

Accomodation, House and Garden
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Hi,

Does anyone know which van rental companies in the UK allow to take a large van abroad (I'm moving back to the UK from Lausanne)? I'm looking at renting a 20m3 van in the uk, drive to switzerland, load and drive back to London.

Many thanks,

Vincent

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Are you bidding for the "Laziest EF poster of the week" title??

How challenging is it to try one of the major hire companies and check out their T&C?

(Avis, Hertz, Sixt, Europcar)

Hertz says "no" as far as I can tell

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No need to be so agressive. Isn't it one of the ideas behing a forum, to ask people their experience, and share...I've contacted Europcar UK, they do it but for the 18m3 van, I need bigger, that's why I thought I could ask here.

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You may struggle from any of the major places due to "risk" factors - particularly around the transportation of illegal immigrants. You may have to find a smaller company, or try hiring in France/Germany/Switzerland.

18m3 is Luton sized - if you need more than that you'll be struggling to find a van too.

I'm struggling to remember the place my old race-team used.

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Thanks. I thought the luton with tail lift was 20m3, but I might be wrong. Thanks for advice, indeed I could try hiring in France. When we moved from France 2 yrs ago, we indeed hire a 20m3 (or alike) from France.

Thanks again.

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OMG - a Smart car

Luton with tailgate = 21m3

And it can be taken to Europe

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Thanks

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There is always luker brothers. We've used them a couple of times. They also know the customs regulations well. http://www.lukerbros.co.uk/aboutus.html

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Wow, that's great, thanks for info. 400GBP for 4 days unlimited kms...

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Hello O.P.

I am in the same situation now and would like to find out what documentation did you have to complete to do self drive from CH to UK through France ?

We dont really want to give all the small stuff away and arrive with nothing in UK. Have sold the bigger stuff already.

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Hello,

We ended up using a man with a van, can't remember which one. Anyway, as for the docs, we had to provide a full list of contents, but if there was anything for insurance or customs, I can't tell you, don't remember, the movers took care of that (if they ever did), sorry not to be more helpful.

good luck.

Best,

Vincent

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I've used Sixt in the UK and got the biggest van they had / my licence allowed.

Their T&C say no cross-border use unless they give you permission... so you ask for permission on booking and they said yes for me: https://www.sixt.co.uk/van/