I hired a standard sanding machine with edging sander from Diamond Hire in Brixton,
The machine was good commercial standard but it was missing one wheel which made a difference for a very expensive to hire machine. The hire charges were wildly mis-leading I was quoted for 1 week £77-50 for the floor sander and £57-50 for the edger.
I had the equipment 2 weeks and 3 days - the invoice was £667-36 !!!!!!
They get you on the extras ... the paper, the extra day charges, the vat. The paper was £6.03 per sheet plus the vat ( everything is plus the vat at diamond )/ used just over half the paper they supplied with the machine and the bill came to £244.71 plus the vat... on sandpaper!!!! Ofcourse they dont advise you that the paper cost £6 per sheet until you come to settle the bill. It gets worse,
whilst they are friendly and helpfull in the beginning the mood changes when returning the equipment and despite leaving them with my card details to debit the excess over and above a £400 deposit they sent me in the space of two weeks whilst I was on vacation in Canada a tirade of legal solicitor letters and then a county court order - WITH FEES ADDED / be warned .. a case for ' Trading Standards' who I will be informing of my unfortunate experiance.
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