england & scotland accessories

Your motorhome will be delivered with a full tank of fuel. (Likewise it should be returned with a full tank.) The water tank, propane bottles, and toilet chemical repository will also be full. Toilet paper will be provided. UK/European maps and campground guides will be included in the vehicle, as will cooking utensils, dishes and silverware. Each vehicle moreover includes a microwave oven (in addition to the stove). Also included is a DVD player with a 9-inch (22.86 cm) screen which, altogether, fastens to the rear of a front headrest.

All our England rentals include unlimited kilometers.

However, if you want your England-based motorhome or campervan rental to include any of the following, you must order such extras upon placing a reservation. Our online order software will prompt you in this regard. Note: GBP stands for Great Britain Pounds (£s).

travel to ireland: 7 GBP per night (whole rental duration)

travel to the continent (covers ireland too): 12 GBP per night (whole rental duration)

parking of one vehicle at depot for rental duration: 10 GBP per rental

additional drivers beyond the first: 2.50 GBP per driver per night for UK travel, 3.50 GBP per driver per night for travel outside UK

camping table and chairs: 24.50 GBP per rental

sleeping bag and 2 pillows: 8 GBP per person per rental

full bedding (duvet, covers, sheets, pillow) and 2 towels: 20 GBP per person per rental

bicycle & helmet for adult: 20 GBP per adult per rental (maximum of 4)

bicycle & helmet for child: 15 GBP per adult per rental (maximum of 4)

bicycle rack: 20 GBP per rental (carries up to 4 bicycles)

combination DVD player & 14-inch (35.56-cm) television: 17.50 GBP per rental

membership in UK Caravan Club: 37 GBP + 5 GBP postage

generator: 50 GBP per rental

GPS navigation for UK only: 5.50 GBP per night

GPS navigation for both UK & Europe: 7 GBP per night

Minimum rental durations are: 14 days if the duration begins in June, July or August, or if pick-up occurs in Scotland; otherwise 7 days. You can actually have a vehicle for less time, but then you must pay as if you have it for the minimum duration.

Due to legal considerations child safety seats* are not available for hire.

The pick-up/return locations in England are located at London (20 minutes west of Heathrow airport); Cheshire (near Manchester); Holyhead, Wales; Edinburgh/Glasgow, Scotland.

Shuttle service from/to Heathrow to/from the London depot costs GBP45 each way for up to 6 people; from/to London's Gatwick airport the cost is GBP65 each way; from/to London's Stanstead airport or Luton airport the cost is GBP75 each way. Manchester to/from the Cheshire depot is GBP45 each way. Holyhead ferry terminal to/from the Holyhead depot is GBP45 each way. For Glasgow such charge is GBP85. For Edinburgh it is GBP75.

One-way rentals are possible between London and Scotland.

All the vehicles available for pick-up in England are right-hand drive (RHD) and have a manual transmission.

* Child safety and booster seats:

We can address these safety devices in terms of law or, more wisely, in terms of one or another more general and more conservative (i.e. child-conserving) consensus about child safety. Nevertheless please note that IdeaMerge is neither obligated nor qualified to present to clients nor to the general public the full set of relative laws nor the letter of those individual laws; the comments below, whether about law or consensus are merely intended to indicate the nature of the general issue of child motor vehicle safety. In many cases (such as Canada and the United States) the law applies based on the state, province or territory in which the vehicle is registered or in which a particular rental commences. In Canada such law is strictest in Quebec and in Ontario. Which is to say, these are the only provincial units in Canada that require booster seats. The general North American consensus considers booster seats necessary for children weighing 18–36 kg (40–80 lbs), forward-facing safety seats necessary for children weighing 9–18 kg (20–40 lbs), and rear-facing infant seats necessary for children weighing up to 9 kg (20 lbs). Age-wise these ranges correspond to 4.5 years through 7 years, 1 year up to 4.5 years, and 0 years up to 1 year. In Germany however, the high-end figure is extremely conservative, in the sense noted above. German law puts this figure at up to 12 years or up to 1.5 m tall (4 ft. 11 in.); moreover, children under age of 10 may not travel in the front passenger seat of a car, the exceptions being: (a) a child younger than 1 year old seated in a rear-facing safety seat, (b) a vehicle with no rear seats or seats that temporarily cannot be used, and (c) a situation in which all rear seats are already occupied by children under 10 years old. French law puts said high-end figure at up to 10 years. The law in England and the rest of the United Kingdom is as strict as German law regarding said high-end booster-seat figure (12 years or up to 1.5 m tall); but the lower threshold for booster seat use is rendered somewhat lower: 3 years instead of 4.5 years. In Ontario a child need not use a safety seat if (a) his/her weight is over 36 kg (40 lbs) or (b) his/her age is over 8 years (i.e. he/she has turned 8 years old) or (c) his/her height is over 1.45 m (4 ft. 9 in.).… Generally a rear-facing safety seat should not be used in a seat equipped with a functional frontal airbag. Also generally speaking, children under 12 years old should sit in a rear seat.… In the context of the whole IdeaMerge Website it is appropriate to address a few more specific cases. The state of Washington in the USA is relatively strict: children up to 1 year old or less than 20 lbs must be seated in a rear-facing infant seat; children from 1 year old through 3 years old or 20–40 lbs must be seated in a forward-facing child seat; and children from 4 years old through 5 years old or 40–60 lbs must be seated in a booster seat (in the rear if the front passenger seat is equipped with an airbag). In the state of Oregon children from 0 through 3 years old or less than 40 lbs must be seated in a child seat, and children 4 years old through 5 years old or 40–60 lbs must be seated in a booster seat. In the state of California, children from 0 through 5 years old or less than 60 lbs must be seated in an appropriate child seat, perhaps a booster seat. In the state of Nevada children from 0 through 3 years old or weighing less than 40 lbs must be seated in a child seat. In the state of Colorado, children from 0 up to 1 year old or weighing less than 20 lbs must be seated in a rear-facing child seat; children from 1 year through 3 years old or 20–40 lbs must be seated in a front-facing child seat; and children from 4 through 5 years or less than 55 in. tall must be seated in a booster seat. In the state of New Jersey, a child 0 through 17 months old must be seated in a child seat; a child 18 months through 4 years old must be seated in a child seat if riding in front; and a child less than 8 years old or less than 80 lbs should sit in the rear, if rear seating is available.… In Australia a child from 0 up to 1 year old must be seated in a child seat, and this seat must be fitted with a top tether that is in turn attached to a suitable mounting point on the vehicle; other constraints apply per territory, but the general rules noted above should nevertheless be applied and are typically indicated by vehicle rental vendors. In New Zealand a child from 0 through 4 years old must be seated in an appropriate safety seat; a child from 5 through 7 years old must if seated in front be seated in a booster seat or, we are told, secured with an adult safety belt (although this latter option seems too lax); and again the general rules noted above should neverthless be applied and are typically indicated by vehicle rental vendors.