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Off-hire and return plant hire field guide
FINISH THE COMMERCIAL CLOCK CLEANLY

Off-hire and return

Define notice, collection access, cleaning, fuel, damage inspection and docket sign-off before the equipment arrives.

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Define notice, collection access, cleaning, fuel, damage inspection and docket sign-off before the equipment arrives. The useful starting point is the outcome: what must be moved, lifted, compacted, reached, powered or supported, and by when. Equipment class follows that outcome—not the other way around.

Share the exact site location, access dimensions, ground information, programme and expected working hours. Photos, drawings and quantities help a supplier test the proposed configuration against the real task. Ask where the equipment will mobilise from and what is included in the quoted basis.

Availability and site conditions change. Use this guide as a briefing framework, then confirm machine specification, attachments, operator model, transport, documentation, support and current commercial terms directly with the supplier.

FIELD SIGNAL / 01Notice period
FIELD SIGNAL / 02Collection
FIELD SIGNAL / 03Cleaning
FIELD SIGNAL / 04Inspection
ASK BEFORE ALLOCATION

Three questions that expose the gaps.

  1. When does charging stop?
  2. Who confirms collection?
  3. How are disputes recorded?