£45 per day would be reasonable to me
That sounds fair to me, too (but it has been a couple of years since I last had reason to hire a van). But I also know of places that hire out vans for £30/day which I think are overpriced (I'm sure the only way they can MOT these vans is if the tester is registered blind). And I doubt you'd find one of those huge almost-HGV-type vans (I'm sure there's a name for them) for £45/day anywhere.
I also think £160ph is not unreasonable for dual at PPL level, but we'll never see that day
According to their website, White Waltham currently charge £160/hr for a checkout in a C172 or £165/hr for training in a PA28-161/140. Which I think proves my point - although many people are scared off by the high prices, there are plenty of others who are prepared to pay them because it is a good club in just about every other way.
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