Van body type

Dropside van hire

Yes, you can hire a dropside on flexible short-term terms, with the open flat bed and fold-down sides that make loading long or awkward items easy. We match you to a partner judged on affordability now. All credit welcome, no credit check to get a quote.

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Updated August 2026

A dropside is a flat bed with sides that fold down, so you can load from any angle and carry things that would never fit through the back doors of a panel van. Timber, scaffold, landscaping materials and machinery all suit it. Short-term hire gets you one for as long as you need.

Load from any side

The fold-down sides mean you can load a pallet or a bundle of lengths straight onto the bed, far easier than wrestling long items through van doors. We match you to a partner who can supply single-cab or crew-cab dropsides.

For timber, scaffold and materials

Builders, scaffolders and landscapers use dropsides for exactly this: long, heavy or awkward loads that a closed van cannot take.

Flexible, all credit welcome

Take one for the job and hand it back after. Partners judge it on affordability now, so all credit is welcome.

Facts & figures

The bigger picture

4.57m

People in the UK are self-employed — roughly 1 in 7 of everyone in work — and often can’t show the payslips lenders want.

Source: ONS, 2026

315,422

New vans registered in the UK in 2025 — down 10.3%, reflecting tighter conditions for the trades that rely on them.

Source: SMMT, 2025

~2m

Cars and vans now run on the UK leasing fleet — a record, as flexible and business demand surges.

Source: BVRLA Leasing Outlook, 2025

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Can you get any make or model?

Listings show what we can look to source, not live stock. As an introducer we can’t guarantee a particular make, model, specification, term or start date will be available when you apply, and some vehicles are pre-order or reservation only. Nothing is reserved for you until a partner confirms it. If we can’t get the exact vehicle you’ve asked for, we’ll say so and find you the closest alternative we can.

Common questions

What is a dropside used for?

Long or awkward loads: timber, scaffold, landscaping materials and machinery. The fold-down sides make loading easy.

Can I get a crew cab?

Yes, crew-cab dropsides carry the team and the load. We match you to a partner who can supply one.

Do I need good credit?

It helps but all credit is welcome, and there is no credit check to get a quote.

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