How much does telehandler hire cost in Bristol?

A week's hire starts from £692.30 ex VAT (£830.76 inc VAT), optional damage waiver included, for the 5m diesel telehandler. Delivery and collection to your Bristol postcode is priced before you pay. Every machine page shows its own prices by hire length.

Do you have a depot in Bristol?

No. Hire a Lift delivers nationwide, so we deliver to sites in Bristol rather than running a local depot. Enter your site postcode on any machine page to see delivery and any area surcharge before you book.

Do I need a permit to use a telehandler on a road or pavement in Bristol?

Usually, yes. If the machine will stand on the road or pavement, ask Bristol City Council about a highway permit before your hire, and allow time for it to be granted. On private land, such as a yard, car park or inside a building, the landowner's permission is enough.

Will I get a particular make or model?

Each listing is a size and type of machine, described by working height, reach and power. The make supplied can vary, so check the machine details with us before your hire if a particular model matters. Call 0333 038 4946 with any questions.

Bristol, postcode area BS

Telehandler hire in Bristol

Lift and place loads on site. A telehandler puts pallets onto scaffold, materials onto a roof and deliveries off a lorry, on rough ground where a forklift cannot go.

Bristol is hilly, with Georgian terraces in Clifton and Kingsdown and steep streets of coloured houses in places like Totterdown. Harbourside and Temple Quarter bring larger commercial schemes.

Typical Bristol work: Loads onto scaffold and roofs on housing sites, checking ground slope and the load chart first.

A telehandler is not a MEWP or a cherry picker. It is built to lift materials, not people, so IPAF cards do not cover it and it is not a substitute for an access platform.

Hire in Bristol: what we can confirm

Area this page covers: Bristol postcode districts BS1 to BS11, BS13, BS14. Elsewhere nearby? Check your own postcode on any machine page.
Delivery to Bristol: We deliver nationwide, so your machine comes to your Bristol site on a delivery vehicle and is collected at the end of the hire. There is no Hire a Lift depot in Bristol to collect from. South West postcodes carry an area surcharge on delivery and collection, shown before you pay.
Delivery and collection on these machines: Included in the hire price on all 12 machines you can book online here.Priced in your quote on the 4 price-on-request machines.

Postcode areas and districts: ONS postcode data. Surcharge and delivery: live from our booking system for BS1 5TR. Your own price and delivery show on each machine page when you enter your site postcode.

Machines to book online: 12

From £692.30 a week ex VAT. Based on the cheapest live 1 week hire, optional damage waiver included, for a 5m diesel telehandler. Delivery is priced by your postcode.

Jobs it suits

Pallets of blocks, bricks and tiles onto scaffold
Unloading deliveries on rough ground
Materials onto upper floors and roofs (high reach models)
Farm and yard handling (compact models)

Check your site before it arrives

Firm, level ground where it will lift, and a route to get there
The weight of each load against the machine's load chart
Overhead cables and structures in the lift path
Space to put the stabilisers down on larger models
A trained operator with a telehandler card

Pick a height

Open a machine and enter your Bristol site postcode to see delivery and the price for your dates.

Telehandlers by lift height

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Rotating telehandlers

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Operators need a telehandler qualification, such as a CPCS or NPORS card for telescopic handlers. IPAF cards do not cover telehandlers, and a telehandler is never used to lift people.