Hapro Roady 4000 left-hand opening box, anthracite black, 31560

We look around the European market regularly and are confident that this is much the best value box of this shape in this price bracket. It's side-opening (left side, UK pavement side), looks really smart, and even has Hapro's 'Master-Fit' low-profile roof bar fittings. It's 98cm wide so there'll still be space for one roof-mounted bike carrier, if it's fitted to aluminium T-track bars of at least 120cm. This makes it a good all round family box.

Other features:

• It has an anthracite-coloured top on a black base.
• It's made from a very tough UV-protected ABS/ASA recyclable plastic.
• There's a 2-point central locking system, with the locks well towards the front and back of the box - this provides better security.
• For extra safety as well as security, you can't remove the key from the lock unless the box is properly closed.
• Hapro's Master-Fit box to bar fittings are very quick and easy to use. Just turn the adjuster knob until the fitting is tight, then push down on the edge of the red cylinder to prevent the adjuster knob from loosening. These fit bars up to 95mm wide x 38mm deep, which includes all the bars we sell; adapters are available for wider aluminium T-track bars (see below).
• 149 x 98 x 42cm
• Weight 14.5kg empty, maximum load 75kg (up there with the premium boxes!), gross loading limit 89.5kg.
• 3 year guarantee.
• The lid opens wide on spring struts.

Here is the basic geometry of this roof box:

• Maximum distance between roof bar centres, front bar to rear bar: 81cm (we recommend that you check this measurement on your car if your roof bars are in a fixed position).
• Minimum distance between roof bar centres: 64cm

Hapro is the world's second biggest roof box manufacturer, one of the big three (Thule, Hapro, KAMEI). They're based near Rotterdam in the Netherlands, and make roof boxes for numerous important worldwide brands as well as selling under their own Hapro brand.

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Very few customers know much about the roof box market before they visit our site. We have a lot of information about the things to think about before buying, and the “real world usefulness" of various roof box features, but you’ll be buying sight unseen, and you probably won’t have used a roof box before, so there is inevitably some luck in getting a box that you’ll be happy with.

We want to remove the risks of buying these large and often expensive items, perhaps from brands which almost every other roof box retailer doesn’t stock, and so we have a unique “90 day Exchange Scheme” for roof boxes.

This allows you to use a roof box and, with the benefit of experience, to exchange it for a new one within 90 days of invoice date, only paying a contribution to our carriage costs. Most exchanges are from a shorter box to a longer one, or from a wider box to a narrower one.

These are the rules of the Exchange Scheme:

• You are allowed one exchange only.
• The original box must be in "as new" condition, subject only to fair wear and tear.
• The replacement box must be a different model. Not just an alternative colour.
• The replacement box must not be part of a package deal or be from our Bargains section.
• Roof bars are never part of the Exchange Scheme.

This is how the Exchange Scheme works:

• We charge in full for the replacement box, including carriage charges, and a charge for any packaging needed for the return of the original.
• If you want us to collect the original box, there will be a £50 carriage charge (please note that regional surcharges may apply).
• We arrange the collection, if requested.
• When the original box arrives back here we refund you for the invoice value of the original box, but you won't get back more than the invoice value of the replacement box. In other words, if the replacement is cheaper than the original we won't be giving you "extra cash back".

Please note: we can only collect roof boxes from mainland UK.

Delivery charges and arrangements:

We charge a contribution towards delivery costs, depending on what you order, where you live, and how quickly you want the goods.

These are our standard charges; there are usually surcharges for all offshore destinations and some remote postcodes - for details please see our delivery information page.

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Delivery times

Delivery times are calculated in working days (Monday to Friday, excluding Bank holidays).

Cut-off times for Express Delivery orders
Express Delivery orders placed before before the cut-off times shown below will usually be desptached on the date of order. Express Delivery orders placed after these cut-off times will be despatched the next working day.

Delivery FAQs

When will my order arrive?
There are no deliveries on Saturdays, Sundays or Bank Holidays, except for postable items where Royal Mail has a Saturday delivery. Express Delivery orders placed on a Friday (before 1pm) should be delivered on the Monday or Tuesday, Express Delivery orders placed on a Saturday or Sunday should be delivered on the Tuesday or Wednesday. The arrangements for Very Heavy Items are different and are shown above.

What about Next Working Day delivery?
Most Express delivery orders will arrive on the next working day, if the order is placed before the cut-off time (see above). Some will arrive on the second working day if there has been a "split-delivery". So-called “split deliveries” happen when the couriers do not have enough trailer space for everything that should be moved around the UK, so they will load what they can and leave the rest for the next trailer.

Is my delivery day guaranteed?
No retailer or courier company can ever "guarantee" a Next Working Day delivery. As well as split deliveries, all courier companies occasionally have the same transport problems as can happen to everyone else, including snow blocked roads, closed roads, traffic jams, mechanical breakdown, an inability to find the delivery address, or to gain access to it if, for example, it's in a block of flats. We work with some of the best couriers in the business, and overall they provide an outstanding service.

Do I need to be at home?
We are very flexible with our deliveries and will aim to deliver to an address which suits you – this does not need to be your home address. Goods can usually be left without signature - we prefer this with roof boxes. There's a "Special Delivery Instructions" box in the checkout area where we'll ask you to choose a typical instruction and then amend it to suit your particular requirements.

Payment options:

We take the following cards, and also PayPal. Please note that the entry on your card statement will be from "The Roof Box Company".

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