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Are you under 21 and looking to hire a car in the UK? If so, I’m afraid you’re going to be out of luck. You could be 20 years old and have had your driving license for a couple of years already, but to a hire car company you’re still going to be considered a high risk. We’ve scoured the internet, but we could not find any companies prepared to hire their cars to a driver under 21 years old. If you somehow manage to find one, please let us know!

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Are you looking to hire a van for just a few hours? Most companies will only hire vans out for a minimum of a day. Here are two, though, that offer hourly van rental:

1. Streetcar - offer hourly rental of VW vans, currently £8.95 per hour.
2. Europcar - currently provide a special offer of hourly van hire from a minimum of £14.12.

If you are looking for per hour van hire, you might also want to consider hiring a man with a van. The hourly rate may be more, but you may not need so long as you’ll be getting a helping hand with loading and unloading.

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Sam Harris, now 13, of Spalding, Lincolnshire was left badly brain-damaged after being kicked on a bouncy castle at a party. Today, at the High Court, he won his damages claim against the parents who hired out the bouncy castle. The judge said that they had not provided enough supervision. Timothy and Catherine Perry, who had hired out the bouncy castle for their triplets’ party are insured for the damages which could exceed £1 million.

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Trying to decide between hiring and buying? Here are 20 reasons why you should hire!

1. It’s cheaper up-front
2. It’s less of a commitment
3. You nearly always get up-to-date stuff
4. If it doesn’t work it’s not your problem
5. You can get advice from the people you hire from
6. You have less to store
7. You have less to transport if you move abroad
8. You have less to get stolen
9. It won’t go out of date
10. It’s more fun
11. You can try different ones each time
12. You won’t suffer from buyer’s remorse
13. It’s not a big deal if you don’t use it much
14. You can always buy one later
15. Someone else will maintain it
16. It doesn’t matter if you change your mind
17. You can get a better one next time
18. You don’t have to worry about depreciation
19. It’s better for the environment
20. You support the hire company