Driving van
Because you have reserved a van with Adrem Car Rental, here is information about your reserved van. This information consists of 4 sections:
- Picking up your van
- Insurance for your van
- Driving your van (this article)
- Returning your van
No unexpected costs:
You pay only what is agreed in advance.
Free cancellation up to 48 hours before departure:
If it doesn't work out anyway, you can cancel any reservation free of charge up to 48 hours before departure.
100% transport guarantee:
If you don't get where you need to be, you don't pay a cent.
Driving your van
Driving a van.
Is that inconvenient?
Oh well, everything gets used to it.
When you come to collect the bus from us, we will calmly explain how everything works.
Unless you're in a hurry. Then we'll make sure you get out quickly.
Driving a van is almost the same, yet different from driving a passenger car. A van is longer. You need to pay attention to that when driving. Because the van is longer, it's better to take corners a bit wider than you are used to.
Since the bus is also higher than a car, you also have to be careful what you drive under. There are bridges or low-slung balconies that the bus won't fit under. More on this later.
Another issue is reversing. Tricky because you have much less visibility than in a passenger car. The interior mirror may be inside the bus, but it is of no use. Therefore, when reversing, let people outside the bus assist you. This can save a lot of hassle afterwards.
Forgotten
The previous article was about insuring your van.
But I forgot to mention something.
About damage. Sorry!
Three special cases of damage are interior damage, intentional damage and overhead damage.
Interior damage occurs when you put your feet against the dashboard, or when you let a bitey dog sit in the car and do its thing. Pets are already not allowed in our rental cars, but if damage occurs to the interior, this damage is not covered by the excess and will have to be paid for in full.
Intentional damage is caused if you deliberately let the rented van crash into another car, trying to get our insurance company to pay for the damage to the other car. Who does that? Of course, I don't want to give you any bad ideas 
It might help to know that in case of intentional damage, you will have to pay the damage to our bus plus the damage to the other party's car plus a fine. Furthermore, you will be listed as a fraudster and a database of all insurers...
A special case of damage is the overhead damage. This is damage to the bus up to 75 cm below the roof edge, measured from above. This damage can be caused by driving under a bridge that is too low for the bus, or past a balcony or other obstacle. Because lower bridges always have the clearance height indicated, and because the height is also shown in the bus, these overhead damages are easy to avoid. Unfortunately, if such damage does occur, no excess applies. Such damages must be compensated in full. Overhead damage can amount to thousands of euros. So keep in mind in your planning which bridges or tunnels you have to drive past!
Fine
Privately, we know: fines are something we prefer to throw in the bin. But what happens if you get a fine with your van?
I wrote an article about that. You can find that here: What do we do with a fine?
Longer rental
If you want to keep the van longer, that's usually not a problem. However, you should let us know. The easiest way is if you give us a call during office hours (Monday to Saturday, 9am-5pm): 043-3521100. You will then hear immediately whether it is necessary to come by to top up the deposit, if necessary. Send an e-mail to info@ad-rem.nl may of course.
Next article: Returning your van