Welcome to Durham's Best
Car and Van Hire Specialists

Hilltop Durham Vehicle Hire offer reliable car and van hire, with a professional and friendly service. Our fleet includes everything from a choice of cars to small vans up to Luton vans with a tail lift, all available at affordable prices with no hidden costs.

Unlimited mileage
Fully Comprehensive Insurance
24/7 Roadside assistance and recovery

Welcome to Durham's Best Car and Van Hire Specialists

Hilltop Durham Vehicle Hire offer reliable car and van hire, with a professional and friendly service. Our fleet includes everything from a choice of cars to small vans up to Luton vans with a tail lift, all available at affordable prices with no hidden costs.

Unlimited mileage
Fully Comprehensive Insurance
24/7 Roadside assistance and recovery

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Opening Times

Monday – Friday: 07:30 – 17:00
Saturday: 07:30 – 12:00
Sunday: Closed

Our Address

Unit 1, Osborne Business Centre,
Grove Terrace, Langley Moor,
Durham, DH7 8JT



Group A

Small Vans

Group B

SWB Vans

Group C

LWB Vans

Group D

Extra LWB Vans

Group E

Luton Vans

Group F

Small Hatch

Group G

SUV / Medium Hatch

Group H

Auto SUV / Medium Hatch

Group I

Large SUV

Business Vehicle Hire

from only £49

Easily scale-up, cut-back or change your fleet as your business needs change and grow!
Leave the commitment and cost of vehicle ownership and maintenance behind and join our happy business customers with the flexibility of car and commercial vehicle hire.

Quick and easy booking system
Free additional driver
24/7 roadside assistance
Plus many more benefits

★★★★★

Rated by our customers as the best in Durham for car and commercial vehicle hire


Luton Specialists

We have a large fleet of Luton vans, ideal for home moves, office moves, large transportation requirements, and even storage.
Each luton van comes with an electronic tail-lift, ideal for loading and unloading heavy good safely. Our Luton vehicles are thoroughly cleaned and checked after every hire, and we provide a tail-lift demonstration when you collect your vehicle so you are 100% comfortable with your van hire. Save yourself £££'s when moving house with a self-drive Luton van. All of our lutons have a LOLER lifting equipment certificate and are serviced regularly.



Weekend Hire

Weekend hire is the perfect opportunity to make the most of a hire vehicle. Our vans are deal for DIY projects, disposing of waste at your local recycle centre, house clearances, garden clearances, transporting large purchases, even for hobbies such as camping, motor racing, fishing and cricket. Our cars provide essential transport when you need it most if your vehicle is off the road, or perhaps you need an extra family car for the weekend.

Weekend hire is Saturday 0830 to Monday 0800 and we offer a reduced rate for our weekend hire service.



European Car & Van Hire

Need to take a car or van abroad? Whether its for a family holiday, or for business use, for a group trip to carry equipment or for a personal move to somewhere in the sun, our European hire is perfect to get you where you need to be.


All vehicle prices include Fully Comprehensive Insurance with up to £1000 excess as standard

You can reduce this for added peace of mind


Standard Excess
Excess Cover per Day
Reduced Excess Amount
£1,000
£25
£250
£1000
£15
£500

Would you like to add Excess Cover? Ask us anytime before you drive away.

Your Excess is payable immediately in the event of damage to, or theft of, a vehicle. Our full terms & conditions apply.
Excess Cover is not available to drivers age 21-24
Excess Cover does not include: Loss of keys, misfuelling, missing accessories, driver error callouts, or careless /reckless use of a vehicle.

What our clients say

Adam Gorse

★★★★★

Hired a van from these guys, couldn't have asked for better service. Nice clean, reliable vans and excellent prices; by far the best that I come across in the Durham and wider area, and they don't ask for silly deposits either like other hire companies do! (Although they do reserve the right to if they wish in their T&C's). Wouldn't hesitate to recommend them at all, will certainly use them again if I need to move house again!

Heidi Lee

★★★★★

First class service from start to finish, Neil and Lauren's customer service and efficiency was fantastic. Far better than any other well known vehicle hiring company! All the vans are well kept and cheaper costing too. Just a shame more services don't have their customer focus and manner. 5 star all the way!

Refuse Durham

★★★★★

We have hired vans from Hilltop for a number of years, they are always easy, helpful and efficient. Easy to book, no hassle with paperwork or long winded booking systems. They're friendly, helpful people when picking up and returning, tell you all you need to know with no fuss, and you can leave you car there while you take the van. This weekend the Transit van was just what we needed for a big catering event weekend at a festival. Recommend!

Jack Peverley

★★★★★

Needed a van for a day to move house and as I'm under 25, the prices from some places were over £200… Spoke to Hilltop and £87 for the day! Service was brilliant and van was perfect for what I needed. The van was very high mileage compared to a few other places I've used but was well maintained and perfect for the job. Would definitely use them again.

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