When you take out a Bath SU vehicle or one hired in by Bath SU for your trip, the daily costs below will be transferred from your Club/Society/Area account into the Transport Office account (the cost of fuel must be added to each price). For contractual reasons we cannot give precise prices for hired-in vehicles here, but ballpark figures are given to help with budgeting. The precise cost passed on will vary depending on your trip length. If you would like a specific estimate for your trip please email us and we will get back to you.
Fleet Pick-Up Truck (4 seats): £50
Hired-In MPVs (9 seats): £65 (up to 4 days)
We are trialling having an MPV with a tow-bar on long-term hire for most of the semester for the 2024/25 academic year, and having a fixed price for the MPV day rate rather than passing on hire costs directly. This is to help make trip budgetting easier, but only works if the MPV gets used. We will review this scheme at the end of each semester for value for money.
If your trip is longer than 4 days, we will provide a bespoke estimate.
Hired-In Cars (5 seats): approx. £70
Hired-In Vans (3 seats) (all approx.)
Van type: V4: £62 example: LWB Mercedes sprinter 4m internal length about 950kg payload
Van type: V3: £52 example: LWB Transit 3.7m internal length
Van type: V2: £43 example: SWB Transit 2.4m internal length about 850 - 1000kg payload
Other vehicles: Price on request
PLEASE NOTE: The pricing structure of the Transport Office is continuously under review. The more our vehicles are used, the more data we have to be able to set constant prices and the better hire prices we can get.
Please note to drive a van, you must have upgraded your status to MPV+Van with the Transport Office by undergoing further familiarisation and an observed drive
Drivers should return the vehicle with roughly the same amount of fuel as it started with, unless otherwise instructed by the Transport Office. The Esso filling stations on Lower Bristol Road and London Road are open 24 hours and other filling stations are available.
MiDAS: The fee for a MiDAS course is £30, which is billed directly to your Club/Society/Area
Why charge?
The cost transferred from your account helps finance the leasing of the fleet of vehicles, taking account of the times both when the fleet is used heavily and when it is idle for long periods, and the relatively high cost of 9 seaters.
Please note that The SU vehicles are not available for use by groups other than those associated with The SU
Feel free to call into the Transport Office to discuss your budgeting.