About Us, Payment & Security


Shopping online with HobUK couldn't be safer, we use only accredited payment service providers for all online transactions that use the latest encryption technology. Once you have entered you name and address details, you will be passed to the Secure server to enter you payment details.

PROTX PROTX provide secure online credit card and debit card payment solutions for thousands of online and mail order businesses across the UK.
All transaction information passed between merchant sites and the Protx VSP Systems is encrypted using 128-bit SSL certificates. No cardholder information is ever passed unencrypted and any messages sent to your servers from Protx are signed using MD5 hashing to prevent tampering. You can be completely secure in the knowledge that nothing you pass to the Protx servers can be examined, used or modified by any third parties attempting to gain access to sensitive information.
Through our Payment Service Provider we are able to accept most major Credit and Debit cards including. Visa, Mastercard, Delta, Visa Electron, Solo and UK Maestro. Unfortunately at the moment we are not able to accept American Express.Cards Accepted
TradePro Card Holders TradePro is a discount card which can be used as a credit card or a charge card. Now with 2% discount on all goods purchased at a merchant or wholesaler. This discount is given to the card holder by Tradepro and not by the retailer.
When you select to pay for your order with your TradePro card a member of our customer services team will call you for your card details, you will be asked for your card number as with a standard credit/debit card, but you will also be asked some security questions (set out by TradePro), once your payment has been made your order will be processed and sent.
You are able to pay for orders with PayPal, however we only accept payment values up to a maximum of £100.00 for security reasons, all order values over this must be paid for through PROTX, TradePro or Cheque.PayPal Payment Policy
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About Us

HobUK first went live at the start of 2004 making it possible for us to serve the entire UK market, our group however has been trading since 1974 in both hire equipment and power tools for every need, each of our depots are open to both public and trade. 
When purchasing petrol machinery from us it is our in-house policy to pre delivery inspect each and every one before they are dispatched, this makes sure that when you receive your goods they are ready to use with little or no assembly required.

Over the years our group has built a strong reputation for not only supplying quality tools and equipment but for having the knowledge and after sales to back up our service, our staff are kept up to date with the latest changes to products and the health and safety laws that surround these tools, we also have fully trained workshop staff on hand throughout each and every day so that you can be sure that the tools you buy are the right ones.
We are not sub dealers or third party dealers - every power product we sell, we are main agents for, this means that we deal direct with the manufacturer, and that we can offer the very best prices and maintain your machines with both warranty claims and servicing, we are also able to offer spares for both new and old machines.
<u><span style='font-size: 14px;'>HobUK Are Safebuy Accredited</span></u>

HobUK Are Safebuy Accredited


Please feel free to click the Safebuy logo to confirm that we are members of the scheme. Our membership number is 606231.

Contact Information

HobUK - Online Sales Unit 9, Chester Road Colmworth Business Park, Eaton Socon, St Neots Cambridgeshire PE19 8YT Tel: 0845 0099870 Fax: 01480 218783
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