A lot of businesses would have never come into existance as without the vans they could not operate.

Delivery Firms

There are many delivery firms such as UPS and Parcel Force and even the Royal Mail would find it tough. They find it hard to deliver things on time as it is at the moment can you imagine would the Royal Mail would be like without their all important red vans? They would really struggle to deliver anything at all. UPS and Parcel Force would be non existent as they specialize in the larger packages and without their vans it would become very difficult to deliver such things.

Would Music Stop?

Well it wouldn’t be an end to music all together but we would see a huge drop in artists simply because the van is the cheapest and easiest way for beginner bands to transport their band equipment to the various locations that they need to be at.

The Positive Side??

There are so many criminals out there that choose to the van as the vehicle in which to commit crimes with. Would this affect the number of crimes that are committed?

Why would people just not drive a lorry? The main thing is that you actually need to take a seperate test to be able to drive one which will cost a lot for a company to train and also is a big time issue. As well as this many lorries are unable to get down roads which is partly why the van was invented in the first place.

Conclusion

It is unquestionable that without the van a lot of company’s and people would really be in trouble.

Small van leasing as well as commercial contract hire and van contract hire have further helped van users to save money when thinking about a new van.

Fleets may need to be reduced even further now and companies pushed even closer towards breaking point as the government announces predicted further cost increases in the coming months. The worst part of it, according to many transport companies is that they are increasingly unable to formulate accurate profit projections. Each time we plan out our business for that quarter, petrol prices are put up and our costings go out of the window says Barry Hemstone, MD of RDA Foods. Around 25% of all companies in the US that were heavily reliant on transport, went into administration last year, which is a figure many predict will be replicated this year as well.

Many people and businesses are on their last legs right now and the last thing they need is an increase in their overheads. We are being crippled argues Fiona Potter, who runs a small furniture chain in the UK. Our customers expect their furniture to be delivered to them, which is something that is becoming financially unviable for us now. Lots of businesses like this found some salvation in cheap van leasing as a way of bringing down their overall costs. This is because van leasing enables businesses to not buy their vans outright and so this is a useful option if cash-flow is poor. An interesting point to note is that Citroen van leasing has been the most popular choice as on average these vans offer the best MPG. Ford van leasing has also been a strong choice as their reliability is thought to save companies large amounts of money in reduced maintenance costs.