Staycations have never been so popular in the UK. The UK has always had a tradition of staying local and many homes own a family caravan which they use as their holiday home for long weekends or longer holiday breaks. Motorhomes are also popular, but can be more expensive has you have to pay extra for motorhome insurance and keep the campervan mechanically sound. Another option for large families is to hire a minibus for the period of the holiday. Advice from Multiquotetime, the minibus insurance expert, is to check that the minibus insurance is fully comprehensive cover. A minibus holiday can be a great alternative and comes with the follow advantages.
Cost
The cost of renting a minibus is comparable to renting a luxury car. However, you will find that most self drive hire company have a limited number of minibuses in their fleet. In this situation broaden your search to include smaller local companies that deal exclusively in the hire of minibuses or small campervans. Campervans will be more expensive, but you will make saving on accommodation costs.
No Special Minibus Licence needed
To drive most minibuses, no special licence is required. In fact, you can drive a minibus with up to 16 passengers seats. If you intend driving for hire and reward, you will need private hire insurance. Most minibus rental companies will not provide a rental minibus with hire and reward insurance. In addition, most van and minibus rental companies will set a minimum age of 21 and have held a licence for 1 minimum of 2 years.
Eamonn Turley, Founder of multiquotetime comments: “ the lead driver will also need a credit card, that will be swiped for the local excess amount, which can be sizable”. Multiquotetime.com offers comparative van hire excess insurance quotes. Taking out van hire insurance can lower or reduce the van rental excess to zero.
Minibus Breakdown Cover Included
Because you have a rental vehicle, you will have access to 24/7 breakdown recovery service. So if you have a breakdown, call the number and a recovery truck will be dispatched to get you and your party back on the road. If the minibus can not be fixed, the rental company will supply an alternative minibus so that you can continue on your onward journey with the minimum downtime, such the worse happen. Check for the details before Setting off on your UK staycation.
Family or Group Outings
The minus option whist perfect for larger families is also a perfect option for a group of friends or a club outing. For comfort, we would recommend a minibus with extra seating capacity than is actually required. This will provide extra stretch room plus extra space for luggage. Minibuses are built for seating capacity, not luggage storage. In fact, the typical luggage storage space would not be sufficient for a holiday outing.
Modified Minibus
If you find your minibus holiday memorable, maybe it is time to invest in a self build campervan. A self build will work out cheaper than buying a manufactured campervan, but will require time and patient. Most vans and minibuses are suitable for a campervan conversion project
Multiquotetime provides a comparison service for a range of insurance products, helping millions to find a good deal. The range of niche products includes items such as recovery truck insurance, HGV insurance and catering van insurance.
