Plant Hire FAQs

Delivery and collection are included within 15 miles of our Gravesend depot. Beyond that, delivery is charged at £1.50 per mile each way, worked out automatically once we've verified your postcode. If you're north of the Thames or into London, we'll confirm a delivery price with you directly rather than applying the standard rate.

Your booking request holds the dates and machine for you straight away, but it's marked as pending until we confirm the delivery and collection details with you. We'll be in touch shortly after you submit it.

A £50 deposit secures bookings, deducted from your final bill. Payment can be made beforehand or on delivery.

Yes, subject to availability — just message us. Extra days are charged at a lower rate than the daily rate, since delivery is already sorted, and there's no penalty for running over. We'd just ask that you let us know as soon as you can.

Get in touch as soon as you know — the sooner you tell us, the more we can do to help. Any cancellation charge depends on the circumstances and how much notice you've given; we won't charge anything disproportionate to the position it actually leaves us in. Full terms are on our Consumer Terms and Trade Terms pages.

That depends on where and how the machine will be used — sites operating under CDM regulations, for example, typically require operators to hold recognised training such as CPCS or NPORS. You're responsible for making sure whoever operates the machine is competent and appropriately trained for the job and site in question. If you're unsure what applies to your job, give us a call and we're happy to talk it through.

Yes — check out our attachments and extras when you book, and you can add another machine to the same order too, with everything arriving together as one delivery.

We're based in Gravesend and deliver across North Kent, including Dartford, Medway, Sevenoaks, Maidstone and Sittingbourne. Delivery is included within 15 miles; beyond that we charge per mile, or confirm a price directly for areas north of the Thames or into London.