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Best hose reel cart

Updated: 22 October 2026

You want one cart for a garden that needs about 50 metres of half-inch hose, and you do not want a wall-mounted auto reel dressed up as the winner. The best hose reel cart on this page means the best fit for a stated job among six amazon.co.uk listings, with the review count next to the stars. This page is from Peter F., editor for DIY & tools. We used the saved UK listings and did not lab-test the carts. A qualifying purchase can earn a commission at no extra cost to you. The full rows are on the [50m hose reel cart comparison](/hub/garden-watering/50m-hose-reel-cart). The 60 m trap sits in the [hose reel cart buying guide](/hub/garden-watering/50m-hose-reel-cart/sub/50m-hose-reel-cart-buying-guide).

You want one cart for a garden that needs about 50 metres of half-inch hose, and you do not want a wall-mounted auto reel dressed up as the winner.

Our top picks

Gardena Gardena CleverRoll M Easy

Best overall

Gardena Gardena CleverRoll M Easy
9.0/10about £79.99
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Hozelock Hozelock 60 metre hose cart

Best value

Hozelock Hozelock 60 metre hose cart
8.3/10about £49.21
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Hozelock Hozelock cart with 50m Ultramax hose

Alternative

Hozelock Hozelock cart with 50m Ultramax hose
7.9/10about £92.94
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On this page
  1. 1.Top pick when you already have a half-inch hose
  2. 2.Best value empty cart
  3. 3.When the hose should be in the box
  4. 4.Who should not buy from this list

Top pick when you already have a half-inch hose

If the hose is already yours, the top pick is the Gardena CleverRoll M Easy, model 18515-20. The saved listing was about £79.99, with 4.5 stars from 2,030 reviews. The box has no hose and no fittings. Reviews say a 50 metre hose fits and that the trolley stays put while you pull. Skip it if you wanted the hose in the same parcel, or if your connectors are Hozelock. The listing does not name the diameter behind 60 metres. Gardena’s UK page splits that class into 60 metres of 13 mm, 50 metres of 15 mm and 35 metres of 19 mm. Expert Reviews discussed a related Easy Metal set at a review-date price, not this listing.

Best value empty cart

The best value, if you already use Hozelock fittings, is the empty Hozelock 60 metre hose cart. The saved listing was about £49.21, with 4.2 stars from 1,936 reviews, for 60 metres of 12.5 mm hose, with two fittings and no hose. A review says a 50 metre Hozelock hose fits. Buyers sometimes fit the support spring the wrong way. The Draper at about £22.98 states 45 metres. Thirty pounds less does not add five metres of drum. Choose the about £49.21 cart when the hose and the click system are already in the shed.
Gardena Gardena CleverRoll M Easy

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Gardena Gardena CleverRoll M Easy
9.0/10about £79.99
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When the hose should be in the box

If you own no half-inch hose and you want the cart built, the Ultramax kit is the complete row: about £92.94, 4.2 stars from 330 reviews, 50 metres of 12.5 mm hose, a nozzle and connectors, and it arrives assembled. Reviews say the hose is heavy to crank, so you drain it before you rewind. Flopro states 50 metres of hose at about £59.13, with five reviews at 3.2 stars, and one inlet connector snapped. Buy it only if you accept that five reviews cannot show how the crank behaves later in the year.

Who should not buy from this list

Do not buy the Draper 45 metre cart as the answer to a 50 metre search. About £22.98 and 4.2 stars from 2,045 reviews describe that shorter cart. Skip SPECILITE for a confident 50 metre buy: the half-inch bullet is about 46 metres, about £69.99, and three reviews at 2.8 stars. Stainless is disputed. Skip every cart here if the hose lives on one solid wall. Winding steps are on the how to use a hose reel cart page.

Common questions

Which cart is the top pick if I already own a hose?
The Gardena CleverRoll M Easy, if the hose is half-inch or 13 mm and you can live with Gardena fittings. The saved listing was about £79.99, 4.5 stars from 2,030 reviews, with no hose in the box and a title capacity of up to 60 metres. Skip it if your connectors are Hozelock or if you need the hose in the same parcel.
Which one if I want the hose in the box?
The assembled Hozelock cart with 50 metres of 12.5 mm Ultramax, at about £92.94 and 4.2 stars from 330 reviews. You get the nozzle and connectors, and reviews say the full hose is heavy to rewind. Flopro also includes 50 metres of hose, at about £59.13, with only five reviews.
Is the cheapest cart the best value?
The Draper at about £22.98 is the lowest price in the set, with 4.2 stars from 2,045 reviews, and it states 45 metres. Best value here is the empty Hozelock at about £49.21, because it is priced for 60 metres of 12.5 mm hose and a large review sample. Cheapest and best value are different jobs.
Why not the 4.2-star Draper with 2,045 reviews?
Because the capacity on the listing is 45 metres, not 50. A large sample tells you that buyers of that 45 metre cart were broadly content. It does not tell you the drum will hold the longer hose you searched for. Hose ends were not in the included list.
Is Gardena’s empty trolley the same as the metal set in magazine tests?
No. Expert Reviews discussed a Gardena CleverRoll M Easy Metal set, which is a different SKU from the empty 18515-20 in this comparison, and the price in that article is a review-date price. Our figure for this trolley is the saved amazon.co.uk price of about £79.99. We are not calling either one a lab winner.
Does best include a wall reel?
Not on this page. A wall reel can be the better tool if the hose lives on one solid wall and you never cross the garden with the drum. Among carts you can wheel, the picks above are conditional. If the wall is the whole job, leave this list.
What must the page not claim?
We do not claim a lab test, a universal best cart, or that stainless is proven on the SPECILITE sample. We do not copy another site’s price onto these ASINs. Stars without the review count are not a verdict, which is why Flopro’s 3.2 from five reviews stays a skip for anyone who wants a settled buy.

Related pages

Hose reel cart with or without a hose

50m hose reel cart

Hose reel cart buying guide: read the metre figure

Hosepipe ban and a hose reel: the use still counts

How to use a hose reel cart: wind, drain and store

Sources

Public UK sources for hosepipe bans, the outside-tap check valve, and maker capacity and storage notes. Listing prices, stars and review counts are the amazon.co.uk lines saved for this comparison on 19 October 2026. Last checked 22 October 2026.

  1. GOV.UK, dry weather and drought in England, 2 to 8 October 2026 (retrieved 19.10.2026)
  2. Water UK, hosepipe bans FAQ (retrieved 19.10.2026)
  3. Water Industry Act 1991, section 76 (retrieved 19.10.2026)
  4. Ofwat, hosepipe bans and what they mean (retrieved 19.10.2026)
  5. WaterSafe, double check valve on an outside tap (retrieved 19.10.2026)
  6. Hozelock, assembled hose cart with hose (retrieved 19.10.2026)
  7. Gardena UK, hose trolleys (retrieved 19.10.2026)
  8. Hozelock, looking after your products (retrieved 19.10.2026)