Southampton Van Hire

You might assume that parking a people carrier means you'll need to look for a parking garage as people carriers are usually big vehicles and street parking is usually tight, but this isn't entirely the case in Southampton. If you avoid peak hours in the morning which are from 08:00 till 10.00, then you should easily find on-street parking for your people carrier. There are a number of roads that offer free on-street parking like on Court Road and William Street

Firstly, you need to check if the model you are hiring is automatic or manual. Some licenses are only issued for automatic vehicles, and in this case, you won't qualify for a manual people carrier, but hiring a people carrier that is under 3.5 tones doesn't require any special type of driver's license. The minimum age for people carrier hire is 23 years old, and you will need to have had your driver's license for at least 1 year.

If you are a first-time people carrier driver, you might find the seating position a be odd at first. It's much higher and more centred than in a regular car. The best thing to do with this is to adjust the seat to wear you feel comfortable and make sure you can see both door mirrors as there is no rear view mirror. The next thing to do is familiarise yourself with the controls, as they will be more spaced out than a regular car. Lastly, remember to drive slowly; a car of this size and weight moves with force, so staying in control means keeping safe levels of speed to allow time to manoeuvre the vehicle without any sudden movements. 

KAYAK compares van hire prices from all major car hire companies such as Thrifty, Dollar, Enterprise, Hertz, Payless and more to find you the best deal.

On average a van hire in Southampton costs $217 per day.

Car hire companies in Southampton that hire vans include Alamo, Enterprise Rent-A-Car and National.

On average a people carrier in Southampton costs $1,517 per week ($217 per day) to hire.

On average a people carrier in Southampton costs $6,502 per month ($1,517 per week) to hire.