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Duncan Self Drive opens on Bowerhill

April 12, 2017
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Duncan Expansion,   Swindon’s longest established  Self Drive Hire  company, is expanding to an additional site on Bowerhill trading estate in Melksham.

While Duncans  Swindon branch will continue trading from their West End Road site in Stratton,  the new site will mean that their customers from the Chippenham and Melksham areas will no longer have to travel to Swindon to hire a vehicle. The new site will serve the area from Trowbridge to Chippenham,

There is a complete fleet of new 17 plate vans of all sizes from the small car derived van, the complete range of the new Ford Custom and Transits, to the house movers favourite Luton Van with rear tail lift  and sack truck, plus a selection of cars and minibuses.

While never forgetting that customers need a spacious ‘workhorse’ the vehicles are all carefully selected to ensure they have the latest advances in safety, comfort and fuel economy with the entire fleet using the latest Euro 6 engine giving the hirer more MPG ,stop – start technology and ‘add blue’ helping to ensure that exhaust emissions are as clean as possible  the customer can be sure that every effort has been made to protect the environment and save them money.

A Melksham based team dedicated to the usual high standard of Duncan customer service will be on hand in Bowerhill to answer questions and advise customers on the best vehicle for their job. Also available for the home movers will be packing cases , tie-down webbing straps and bubble wrap.

The vehicles all carry the familiar Duncan Self Drive livery. For more information visit www.duncanselfdrive.com or call 01225 704777.

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