About us

Wests Self Drive Hire is a family run car, van and minibus rental company, located close to London in Rainham, Essex, and today is managed by the third generation of the West family. 

Since the company's formation in 1964, fifty years have passed and we are proud to still be supplying our customers with the same excellent level of service they would have received almost half a century ago from our founders. 

The company has gone from strength to strength over the decades, and the increased business in car hire, van hire and

minibus hire as well as holidays in the UK and Europe means our fleet has expanded as a result. 

Wests Self Drive Hire offer for rental, a variety of the latest vehicles from a small car to 7 seat MPV, 9, 12, 15 and 17 seat minibuses, our commercial van hire caters form a small van to a flat back truck and tippers up to a 3500kg luton box van with tail-lift and constant revision of our product has led to us to provide a wide range of vehicles and a much wider selection of add on items for our customers convenience.

Our London depot is situated 4 minutes from Junction 30 of the M25 motorway, offering easy access to most of the UK's major Motorways and ‘A’ roads, with excellent links for Channel Crossings to Europe, and Lakeside, one of the county's largest shopping centre’s is within 3 miles of the Wests Self Drive Hire depot. Plus we are within easy reach of central London, all London airports, local train stations, Eurostar, underground trains and bus routes.

We have extensive on site workshop facilities, where our in house vehicle technicians use the latest equipment and procedures to maintain, repair and service the vehicles, whilst our valeting department prepares your rental vehicle to the highest standards.

Repeat custom has made it possible for us to grow throughout the years and we know that a happy customer will come back time and time again, and most importantly recommend us to others. Therefore our team of professionals are highly focused towards providing a positive experience throughout your rental, from first contact to return check in. For us there is no better advertisement than recommendation from our clients.

So you can rest assured that you are in safe and capable hands, when hiring from Wests Self Drive Hire. 
Wests Self Drive Hire... We do the hard work so you don't have to. 
Why choose us? 
  • We have 50 Years of hire industry experience, and thousands of successfully completed hires
  • Large range of rental vehicles
  • We own all of our vehicles and maintain them to a high standard
  • We supply cars from different manufacturers offering more choice
  • Easy access to M25, A13, A406, central London and travel networks
  • UK and European hires available
  • Flexible collection and return times
  • Free hand over session and instruction on collection
  • Free car parking for your vehicle (one vehicle)
  • Competitive pricing
 
We hope that our website informs and inspires you to.... 

Make the right choice....... 

And book your rental vehicle with Wests Self Drive Hire.