Compared 2026
The 5 best trailer hire companies in Essex
We compared 11 trailer hire companies covering Essex on the things that matter when you pick up the phone: are they a real registered business, can you reach them, and do they tell you what they actually do. Nobody paid to be on this list.
The short answer
- 1
Manningtree Hire & Self Storage (Manningtree, Tendring) - Hires and sells; self storage and horsebox hire; stocks Bockmann.
- 2
Hireco Park (Essex, Thurrock) - Hires and sells; stocks Iveco.
- 3
Showmobile Services Ltd (Epping, Epping Forest) - Horsebox hire.
- 1
Manningtree, Tendring
Manningtree Trailer Hire stock one of the most comprehensive ranges of professional & leisure trailers for hire & sale. Horse Box Hire Colchester. Main UK Approved Bockmann Trailer dealership
- Hire and sales
- Offers self storage and horsebox hire
- Deals in Bockmann
- Opening hours listed
How it scored: 34 / 100
Verification 0/30Customer reviews 0/30Contact details 20/20Profile detail 14/20 - 2
Essex, Thurrock
- Hire and sales
- Deals in Iveco
- Opening hours listed
How it scored: 31 / 100
Verification 0/30Customer reviews 0/30Contact details 20/20Profile detail 5/20 - 3
Epping, Epping Forest
Exhibition trailers and promotional vehicles for sale and hire UK: Showmobile Services. We design, build, hire and sell new and used customised vehicles for trade shows, exhibitions, roadshows
- Hire
- Offers horsebox hire
- Opening hours listed
How it scored: 29 / 100
Verification 0/30Customer reviews 0/30Contact details 20/20Profile detail 9/20 - 4
Basildon, Essex
- Hire
- Deals in Iveco
- Opening hours listed
How it scored: 25 / 100
Verification 0/30Customer reviews 0/30Contact details 20/20Profile detail 5/20 - 5
Maldon, Essex
- Hire
- Opening hours listed
How it scored: 23 / 100
Verification 0/30Customer reviews 0/30Contact details 20/20Profile detail 3/20 - 6
Hertfordshire, Uttlesford
- Hire
- Opening hours listed
How it scored: 23 / 100
Verification 0/30Customer reviews 0/30Contact details 20/20Profile detail 3/20 - 7
Waltham Abbey, Epping Forest
bml boat transport transports goods and vehicles throughout the UK and abroad - providing transportation for goods and cars, and meeting the needs of today's fast paced business.
- Hire
How it scored: 21 / 100
Verification 0/30Customer reviews 0/30Contact details 15/20Profile detail 6/20 - 8
Billericay, Basildon
- Hire and sales
- Offers horsebox hire
How it scored: 11 / 100
Verification 0/30Customer reviews 0/30Contact details 8/20Profile detail 3/20
Also in Essex: sales and parts
These firms sell rather than hire, so they are not in the ranking above - but they are worth knowing if you are thinking of buying.
- Towmate Trailers Ltd
Colchester, Essex
We're manufacturers of commercial trailers that won't let you down.
- Mersea Trailers
Colchester, Tendring
Home page to the world of trailers where you can find, boat, car, yacht, sailing dinghies and general duty box trailers...
- H M Trailers
Ongar, Epping Forest
Before you book trailer hire in Essex
- Check you can tow it. Since 16 December 2021 a standard car (B) licence lets you tow a trailer up to 3,500kg maximum authorised mass, with no extra test.
- Check your car can pull it. The towing limit is in the handbook and on the vehicle's VIN plate, and the loaded trailer must stay under it.
- Ask whether the trailer has a 7-pin or 13-pin plug, and whether they lend an adaptor if your towbar is the other kind.
- Ask what the deposit is, what their insurance covers and what yours has to.
- Ask whether they deliver or it is collect-only, and what time it has to be back.
How we ranked them
- Verification, 30 points. Matched against Companies House, and whether the owner has claimed the listing.
- Customer reviews, 30 points. Rating and volume, counted only once there are at least three.
- Contact details, 20 points. Phone, website and opening hours - can you actually reach them today.
- Profile detail, 20 points. How much they have told customers about what they do.
Companies closer to Essex get a small locality bonus. Firms that only sell are listed separately rather than ranked. Paid placement is not a ranking factor on this page and never has been.
Trailer hire in Essex - common questions
How is this list of trailer hire companies in Essex ranked?
Ranked by Companies House verification, customer reviews, contact details and how complete the listing is. Paid placement is not a ranking factor. Companies that only sell, and do not hire, are listed separately below the ranking. Every company shown is a published listing on GetBrent covering Essex, and each one's score breakdown is one click away.
Can a company pay to appear higher in this list?
No. Featured and paid placement are not read by the ranking at all. A company can pay for a more prominent listing elsewhere on GetBrent, but it cannot buy a position on this page.
How much does trailer hire cost in Essex?
Prices vary by equipment, hire length and how far it has to travel. GetBrent charges no booking fee, so contact two or three of the companies below directly and compare what they quote.
Rankings are generated from listing data on the date shown and change as companies update their details and collect reviews. GetBrent is an independent directory; we take no commission on hires and no company can buy a position in this list. If you run one of these businesses and something here is wrong, tell us and we will fix it.