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PersonPhilcarole
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We are arriving in UK from NZ at beginning of June and plan to travel around for 2 months. We have purchased a caravan already which we intend to take back to NZ however we need to find a suitable hire vehicle that will tow our caravan while we are in the UK.
Any suggestions on options would be much appreciated.


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4x4 type vehicles and commercials are widely available for hire and would do the job. To find a standard car with tow bar would probably be difficult if not impossible. Many of the 4x4s will be full 4/5 seaters.

Enjoy your stay.


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Just google TOW CARS FOR HIRE UK , there are several


PersonPhilcarole
21/2/2013 at 9:12am
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Thank you for your responses. I have trawled the net and found a few hire operators who can provide Range Rover type vehicles. The cost is about £3000 for the two months. The caravan is about 1200kg and is able to be towed by a Toyota Rav4 or similar, even a reasonable size car. I am hoping that a member knows of a rental co that provides such a vehicle with tow bar. I realise it might not be possible and if so we'll settle for a large 4x4.


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Sorry to be negative but do you mean New Zealand don't you have Caravans in NZ, you can hire Caravans and Motorhomes in the UK.



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PersonPhilcarole
21/2/2013 at 9:57am
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Hi Pete,
We do have caravans in New Zealand. They are much more expensive than in the uk. Probably because we have a very limited market. Many caravans are now imported from the uk. We will purchase, use to tour around and then take it home. If nothing else two months in a caravan touring the uk should be fun.


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Maybe buy a car and resell it? But insurance maybe rather pricey for 2 months.

Is it cost effective taking it back? Ive seen the NZ customs going over some vehicles that had come from a museum for some display and they had to get jetwashed to remove all traces of dirt.

Can't see a caravan standing upto that.

Not a lot og options for cars with a towbar though.

Nissan Navara crewcabs and similar had towbars fitted last time i enquired. Maybe cheaper.

When you say about 1200kg, Is that the full laden weight or the unladen weight?   Or even the MIRO Mass In Running Order)?

What caravan is it? Make/Model/Year? Single or twin axle?


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you would be far better spending the £3000 + on a used car and sell it before you go home

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PersonOpensauce
21/2/2013 at 2:40pm
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Export of used UK caravans to NZ is an established practise, I'm sure the op knows what he is doing & is not seeking advice relating to that.

As for the car, if he can hire a modern vehicle for £3k for 2months then this is probably his best option, he won't have to find insurance, it will be a reliable modern vehicle & any mechanical or tyre problems will be the hirer's to sort out.

The alternative which is to locate, purchase & insure a suitable vehicle with towbar & sell again afterwards in the space of 2months sounds not feasible for anybody not familiar with the UK & who just wants to enjoy a holiday here.


PersonPhilcarole
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Hi all,

Tentz has got it right. No problem importing caravans into NZ. It happens every day. We have looked at buying a car but insurance kills it so we end up with the hire option and there is no question that we can hire a nice late model 4x4 Range Rover. My interest is in seeing whether any members are aware of hire operators who hire a 2 litre or 2.5 litre car or 4x4 as a tow vehicle as if so I expect it will be cheaper than a Discovery . The van is an Abbey Vogue 415GTS.


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PersonOpensauce
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It might help if you can give details of area of country where you want to hire vehicle from in case anybody has specific local knowledge.


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Have a look at these web sites

http://www.shb.co.uk/

http://www.4x4vehiclehire.co.uk/tow-car-hire/

http://amtvehiclerental.com/towbar-hire/


PersonPhilcarole
22/2/2013 at 8:21am
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We arrive in London and will travel down to Bournemouth to pick up our caravan.
To amara 520. I'll try those if I haven't already. My interest is if anyone knows of a second tier hire operator who hires tow vehicles. It may be that they don't exist in which case we'll have to settle for the more expensive option of a large 4x4 or pickup.

Thanks for all the suggestions


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The second link that Amara shows has Freelander's with a 2.2 litre diesel at £1195 for 4 weeks, it may be worth looking into.


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it may be worth emailing or calling some of the companys, they may do it cheaper than their online rate for an extended hire.


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A Mondeo would be more suitable, but finding a hire company that is willing to have a tow bar fitted, may be difficult.
I am sure that there are "back street" hirers that do not use brand new vehicles and these may be the better option.



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