Self Drive Vehicle Hire – Buyers Guide
E5 Supplier Number: 00028
For road journeys exceeding a total of 130 miles, it is usually cheaper to use a hired vehicle rather than a private
one. The University has a rental agreement with Arrow Self Drive to provide car, van and mini buses.
All other requirements eg trucks with tail lifts must be ordered with insurance from the hire company.
General Cars & Minibuses with Arrow
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Vehicle delivery and/or collection to University campus, or up to 25 mile radius to home (chargeable a fee
of £10.00)
Hirer collection and/or drop off from your home or campus to drive the vehicle away from an Arrow
depot (office hours 8am-6pm Monday to Friday)
Ordering a Hire Vehicle
University order numbers must be quoted when booking any vehicle. Bookings should be made to Arrow Self
Drive by telephone, fax or email.
Contact Rebecca Saddington (Branch Manager) or Brian Nettleton on 01274 690400 and email your purchase
order to rebeccas@arrowselfdrive.com
You will receive a confirmation email after sending your purchase order by email. Purchase orders must contain a
contact number for the driver or drivers.
It is a legal requirement that all hirers must produce a full copy of their driving licence for every hire. An Hirer
Declaration Form must be completed at time of raising the purchase order, please contact your key purchasing
co-ordinator. Driving licenses must be scanned and emailed or faxed to Arrow Self Drive at the time of booking.
Drivers must be 25 years old or over and hold no more than 6 points on their driving licence. Please contact
Arrow if you require a UoB representative to hire a vehicle who is under 25 years of age.
Vehicle Collection & Drop Off
Vehicles may be ordered from any of the Arrow depots (see page X), in particular the main depot servicing UoB is
based at Odsal Top, Manchester Road, two miles from campus.
Alternatively Arrow Self Drive will deliver vehicles to University of Bradford, Richmond Visitors car park. It is
preferred that keys are to be collected by the Hirer or a delegated representative. Where the vehicle is not
collected from Depot, the UoB driver must ensure Arrow have a contactable phone number to arrange handover
of keys and carry out a pre-hire vehicle check. Occasionally keys may be left at Richmond Building Reception.
Security, however, will not check the vehicle at time of drop off.
Home Delivery
Arrow Self Drive will arrange for a vehicle to be delivered to the drivers home within a 25mile radius of the
nearest depot at a charge of £10 plus vat. The driver must be available to sign for delivery and collection,
between the hours of 8am to 6pm (time to be agreed at time of ordering).
Arrow Self Drive Available To Hire – price per day (inc insurance)
Note: A number of vehicles have Bluetooth, therefore if you would like this facility please speak directly to
Rebecca or Brian when placing your order.
Car Engine Size
Make and Model
1-2 days
3-7 days
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8-27 days
28+ days
Manual 1.2 litre
Peugeot 107
£22.50
Manual 1.4 litre
Ford Fiesta
£23.00
Manual 1.6 litre
Peugeot 308/Skoda Rapid
£25.50
Automatic 1.4 litre Kia Rio
£24.00
Automatic 1.6 litre Kia Ceed
£26.00
Estate 1.6 litre
Ford Focus
£27.00
Estate 1.8/2.0 litre Toyota Avensis
£29.00
7 Seater MPV
Ford Galaxy
£44.00
9 Seater Minibus
VW Transporter
£47.00
17 Seater Minibus Ford Transit 17 Seat
£54.00
fuel charge per litre Pump price 1.49 per litre plus 20% vat
Insurance Excess: Cars £200 & Vans & Minibuses £300
£21.50
£22.50
£25.00
£23.50
£25.50
£26.50
£28.00
£41.00
£44.00
£51.00
£20.50
£21.50
£23.50
£22.00
£24.00
£24.50
£26.00
£38.00
£41.00
£49.00
£17.00
£18.00
£19.50
£18.00
£19.50
£20.00
£22.00
£29.00
£29.00
£34.00
Van Engine Size
Escort type van
Transit type van
LWB van
XLWB van
Luton van
3-7 days
£24.00
£29.00
£42.00
£44.00
£46.00
8-27 days
£24.00
£26.00
£34.00
£38.00
£41.00
28+ days
£17.00
£20.00
£27.50
£29.50
£34.00
Make and Model
Citroen Berlingo
Ford Transit / VW Transport
Ford Transit / VW Transport
Ford Transit / VW Crafter
Ford Transit / VW Crafter
1-2 days
£26.00
£31.00
£44.00
£47.00
£48.00
UoB Driving at Work Policy & Guidance
The UoB has developed guidance on best practice when driving for work purposes. The Policy
references relevant legislation that you should be aware of and provides advice on what to do in the
event of an accident.
http://www.bradford.ac.uk/health-and-safety/a-zsubjectindex/drivingatwork/
Sustainability
The University recognises that travel by employees can be an essential element of work. It is also
committed to following sustainable travel practices and has in place a Sustainable Travel Framework:
http://www.bradford.ac.uk/smart-travel/media/smartmovetravel/documents/Sustainable-TravelChoices.pdf
That can be downloaded to help staff to meet these sustainable practices.
Driving Abroad
Please note that if you are contemplating driving a hired vehicle outside of the UK please consult our
Insurance Team. The UoB’s preferred Travel Management Company can arrange for international
car hire as part of the travel arrangements.
Driving Abroad
Please note that if you are contemplating driving a hired vehicle outside of the UK please consult our
Insurance Team. The UoB’s preferred Travel Management Company can facilitate international self
drive vehicle hire where co-ordinating your other international travel arrangements.
Breakdown Recovery
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If you find the vehicle breaks down please follow the guidelines given in the Driving at Work Policy,
in particular make sure you are safe. Telephone Arrow Recovery: 07718 736279 for 24 hour
assistance. An Arrow Service Manager will take the call and make appropriate arrangements for
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repair or recovery. You will remain in contact throughout until you are back on the road or
transported to a destination of your choice.
Repair or recovery will be within 90 minutes. Where the vehicle cannot be repaired, the driver will
be offered a replacement vehicle or to be driven by the Recovery Agent to a destination of choice.
Where the driver returns home, Arrow will issue a full credit for the hire.
What to do if you’re involved in an accident
In the event of an accident the same principles for recovery applies. The driver is required, where
possible, to contact Arrow Recovery: 07718 736279 within 20 minutes of any incident or accident.
Charges will be levied as per the original hire for the period up to the accident. Thereafter the hirer
will be charged £12.50 plus vat per day until the vehicle is repaired.
Arrow Depot Locations
Vehicles can be hired from the Bradford, Odsal Top, Manchester Road as well as the following
depots: Huddersfield, Wakefield, Leeds, Sheffield, Knaresborough, Barnsley, Hull, Harrogate
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