RENTING or leasing a van can be a good way of keeping the vehicles up to date without having to invest the full up-front cost of the purchase price.
Money saved can then be freed up for investment in the business.
There are a number of ways you can go about renting a van for short, medium or long term.
Seek out suppliers with the best flexibility as well as price, one with dedicated van experts with local and technical knowledge as well as an understanding of the dynamics of their customers and the local market.
Make sure you know what sort of van you need: Small vans are ideal for kitchen appliances such as under-counter fridges, ovens and a small number of boxes – these include the Volkswagen Caddy, Ford Transit Connect or Citroen Berlingo, with vans that are more car-like in size.
Short wheel base vans are capable of carrying up to two large items of furniture and good for trade use, a short wheel base van is a useful hire if your work van goes in for a service and you need another vehicle on a temporary basis to get you to and from site. These include Ford Transit, Renault Traffic and Vauxhall Vivaro.
Long wheel base vans can swallow a huge amount of cargo, particularly long wheel base versions which are 10ft long. Look for Renault Movano, Mercedes Sprinter and Volkswagen Crafter.
Extended long wheel base vans have a 13ft payload area and include vehicles such as Ford Transit, Mercedes Sprinter or LWB Renault Masters.
Consider how long you actually need the van for and how much this is going to cost you in total. Prices can be for a day hire, weekend hire or a five or seven-day deal.
Always read through the terms and conditions of the hire agreement so you know precisely what your responsibilities are.
This agreement covers you and it also covers the hire company too, so you both know what to expect from one another. The terms and conditions are the legal agreement between you as the hirer and the van hire business and your responsibilities will be clearly outlined.
Northgate Vehicle Hire, highly commended in this year’s Business Vans Best Van Rental category offers a wide range of LCVs as standard – and any type of vehicle on request.
It has also expert electric vehicle advice and consultancy, ordering stocks of electric vehicles, to minimise lead times. With 67 locations, and workshops available at most sites, it is never far for customers to travel.
Northgate also offers mobile servicing for those who can’t leave the site and its Flexible Hire offering is a practical alternative to van leasing or ownership.
Customers hire vehicles as and when they need them – without committing to minimum contract terms or expensive deposits. SMR and replacement vehicles included as standard.
Vehicles may be customised and branded to client specifications. Building on this, a new Accident Management product is designed to take care of road incidents, vehicle theft and vandalism on customers’ behalf.
Following the Covid-19 pandemic, Northgate continued to evolve how it provides service reviews for our customers, with unique review packs supplied to all existing clients during their review meetings with the company’s accounts team.
These packs offer improved transparency and display all transactional and charging data, so customers can stay on top of their spending with us. They also highlight where we believe they could benefit from additional products and services in the future.
Customers can also free up capital by selling owned vehicles to Northgate at a fair market rate. We will also sell client’s vehicles on their behalf. This service enables clients to select new fit for purpose vehicles from any of our range of options.
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