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Hi all I was wondering if anyone could help out

I was thinking of getting a bigger car to tow my van when,  I had the idea for the 2/3 weeks a year I need a big car/ 4x4 was it possible to hire one!!!  Can  you hire say a discovery or similar with a towbar? 

Has anyone else tried this?

I am sure this would be a great environmental  way of caravanning

Thanks

I was more interested in if anone has tried this with what results and what are the pitfalls

There is a company based in Paddock Wood, Kent that rent Discoveries as well as a few other vehicles that have towballs attached. Failing that, try SHB 4x4 hire. They have regional offices around the UK. We hired a 110 Defender from them last October to tow our caravan and the Southampton office came up trumps, even fitting the correct drop plate for us so that the hitch height was not too high.

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

  these are very good and hire everything from subaru to range rover all with or with out tow bars,,, dunno bout prices though..

                 Richard :)

From memory.......... we hired the Defender from Friday afternoon until the following Monday week. Due to their weekend rate, it was costed over 10 days, and I think the bill was around £550 - £600 for the break? May have been a little less, honestly don't think that it was any more though.

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Gosh, my memories bad! Just remembered that there is a company down near Hastings that hire Sedonas with towbars. Can't think of their name, but Sedona and Hire in a certain search engine should find it for you double quick. All they need is a little notice as they fit the tow bar specifically for your hire.

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  i know around here a friend of a friend tried to do the same thing, the only thing available was a van - tranny or whatever - and the price was phenomenal (if thats how you spell it ) lol

Rapid Car Hire in Kidderminster have put a tow-bar onto the Mondeo that I have on hire from them for no extra charge - covered by my own insurance however - not sure if this makes a difference.

Hi all For your information if anyone else’s is interested, Kendall cars will hire a Toyota landcruser with towbar £52.86/ day for over a week. £ 740 for 2 weeks plus £5/ day towing charge

I think I may give this a for our 2 weeks holiday next year