Are vans a nuisance or a necessity?
February 2nd – 8th is, apparently, National Van Week. Quite what this entails I’m not sure – it seems to be a wonderful excuse for van manufacturers to publicise their new models and get themselves lots of new customers. For some people, using a van is an essential part of their everyday life. Many businesses rely on them for daily transport of staff and goods, and there is no question of their usefulness.
In these difficult times, many small business owners rely on their van more than ever for transport or even as a portable office. Buying is an option, but far more predictable, reliable and certainly less costly is looking at available van lease deals. You’ll get the latest modern van without the worries of paying upfront, and the chance to upgrade it to the latest model every three years.
Even if it’s a brand new, environmentally friendly van, they can still cause problems on the roads. Many would say it’s not unusual to find one blocking the road and when they are parked in small streets or residential areas it makes things very awkward for other drivers. What those complainers are forgetting is that so many of the services they rely on depends on a man in a van.For those who rely on their van in their everyday business life it’s hard to imagine how they’d be able to cope without it.
But for businesses that need to use vans, the maintenance and servicing costs can be a worry.It’s not surprising that most businesses running a small fleet of vans require the drivers to keep them at home, as it would be yet more costly to rent somewhere to keep them all on site. A far more viable option for these businesses would be to look at van lease contracts – if manageable monthly payments and always having the latest model wasn’t enough, many deals come with tax and servicing cost thrown in as well.
