Many small businesses, which account for the majority of businesses in the UK, are struggling when it comes to the cost of purchasing new vehicles for their fleets. Some businesses may only have one or two vans, while others may have 50 or even more, depending upon the type of business.
Ideally, we would all like to renew our vehicles every two or three years, but today many companies have vehicles a lot older. That means that breakdowns are more frequent, and also that vehicles may not be compliant with all of the requirements of a city such as London with its’ ULEZ zone. That can mean paying £12.50 a day for entering the zone, which may be acceptable if it is only occasional, but if regular trips are made the costs can multiply considerably. There are also fines of £160 for missing a payment!
These are just a couple of reasons why more and more businesses are turning to weekly van hire rather than investing in new ones. Another reason is that many businesses are seasonal and may, for example, need to carry out a lot of deliveries in the run-up to Christmas, while in January and February they are not required and so sitting there doing nothing.
When you hire your vans from us at T G Commercials Self Drive you only pay for what you use. You get up to date vans with the latest tech that are all fully compliant with safety and emissions standards. It is also worth noting that more towns and cities in the UK are gradually beginning to require these as well.
Of course, all of our vans are serviced exactly when they should be, as you would expect, so the chances of a breakdown are very unlikely. However, if this should happen, when you use our weekly van hire, you can get a replacement vehicle immediately, so that your business is not affected.
Our van hire is also totally flexible. So, if you get a sudden rush of orders at any given moment you can hire an extra van or vans as needed. Equally, if you had hired on a long-term basis and the opposite happened, you can always return your van early without any penalty, so that you are not paying for it when you don’t need it. Our aim is always to provide whatever our customers need when required.