Speeding. Not only can they tell the driver how fast the vehicle is going, but they can also tell an operator. The intensity of the breaking and acceleration of the vehicle can also be monitored on some models. What this means is that good drivers can be rewarded and bad drivers given warnings

Petrol. Stats released by Jump The Sun show that drivers, especially in the taxi trade, would claim petrol money from their employers for miles that were covered whilst not on work hours. Minimal information could be taken from the tachometer but it was very difficult to prove that the miles were not covered in work time. Now however, there can be no arguments as employer can see the exact route drivers took, when they took it and at what speed. The latest traffic information can also be fed into them

Location. Drivers can get to a new location much faster and more efficiently when their locations are mapped by a central operator. The operator can simply contact the driver who is closest to a destination by seeing where they are on a live map, saving a great deal of phoning back and forth between the team.

For geolocation and tracking equipment, visit EST

There is no way to tell, here are just two ways it could go.

One Outcome

How about the recession ending in the way it should and people starting to realise they have money again. It will then all go mad and people will start to buy cars again starting with the ones that they are really after. Although I suppose this could happen I am not too sure that the average person could find the funds for a new car. If this happens I am certainly expecting a rise in the number of transit van leasing as well as minibus lease simply because it will be cheaper to travel as a group.

The More Likely Outcome

The motor industry will see enough drop in general sales but a rise in eco-friendly vehicles. The fall in sales will be down to the tax increases that are on the way but if you have money you are still going to buy the car you want. Saving the world is now a big thing which is why people are starting to walk to work and ride bicycles everywhere, sooner or later this will make an impact on sales.

No more refrigerated van lease then?

In conclusion it could happen either way and the only way we can find out what will happen is to sit and wait.

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.

Blow It Up

This is a good starting point as there are so many ways in which you can actually blow up a van! The good old fashioned TNT has to be the best way to do something like this. The only place that any of this would be legal is under testing conditions in a television program or something like that. Other things you could perhaps use include a grenade, machine gun or even shooting the gas tank.

Why Not Roll It Over

You actually need to be behind the wheel to be doing this which is why it is one of the most dangerous ways to wreck a van. Many films feature vans rolling over, toppling down a hill or something along these lines. The important thing to remember is that most of the time it is a model and when it isn’t the van is designed to be rolled and not hurt the driver in anyway. A normal van would most likely kill the driver if you rolled it over.

Crash It

This has to be the biggest way to destroy a van simply because there are so many van crashes across the world every single day.So many people have died because of this one for the simple reason that you cannot stop a crash from happening, the others do not need to happen. Best left to the professional test dummies.

So there you have it, just a few things you shouldn’t do with your contract hire vans. Commercial vehicle leasing and contract van leasing companies would not be interested in giving you cheaper deals if you are planning to do these things.

You really should not try this at home because “You were only supposed to blow the bloody doors off”!”

These cartoons actually compete with each other for viewings and ratings and it really is up to you on which one you like the most. There haven’t been many van appearances in them but when there have, they have been pretty funny.

News Van- Simpsons

Kent Brockman is the guy with the job of having to sit in this van while it goes around to the spots in which the news needs to be reported. Kent is never seen driving the van itself but it is a known fact that he does not come up with all of these quirky remarks himself, the team in the van channel them through to him.

Surveillance Van- Family Guy

This has actually only featured in one episode of the popular show and is used to listen in on the conversation that Lois is having with an ex boyfriend. Peter listens in right at the wrong moment and of course thinks that she is having an affair with this guy when in reality it is perfectly innocent. Peter of course is not listening from the start so thinks the worst when in actual fact it really isnt too bad at all.

Kenny Loves Ice Cream- South Park

There have been a lot of vans in this series simply because it has gone on for such a long time, the best one has to be this one. The van has only ever appeared in one episode and in the episode did not manage to serve ice-cream but to kill Kenny.

So there it is, the best vans ever to exist in cartoon history. Let us just hope that these toons looked into commercial contract hire for their vans to save a bit of money. Van contract hire could actually be a better way to use a van as it is a lot cheaper than buying one outright.

Could it be to do with the fact that there is much more commercial van leasing going on than there used to be or is it something else?

There are now so many companies that are in the need of vans which of course links to the sales increase of them over the past decade. Another reason why the van sales are on the increase is simply down to the fact that the big companies are always in need of more, companies like parcelforce are always getting more in. The same can really be applies to any kind of company delivering something.

Some of the vans increase can actually be put down to the fact e-commerce sites have been on the rise. You can also blame the Royal Mail for all of this because they are incapable of delivering a letter on time let alone packages,. The need we have for vans is then risen by this.

They are selling more than ever at the moment because the companies have a bigger budget for their vans. More companies are being set up that will let people get into fiat van leasing and LDV van leasing which is actually cheaper than buying a van.

Vans are actually also very practical with many now having more than just the two seats and can be used for transporting any goods. A real big issue with vans is that they are associated with many, many crimes and this is something the police are looking to tackle.

However on a whole they are used for the right things and with the new “green vans” set to become available to everyone their popularity can only grow.

Now that they have moved on, they are trying some new methods for being in more car sales. They are currently looking into 2 new methods to selling their cars. The first method they have already tried but pulled out of last year, and that’s car leasing. They have put together plans to once again return to the contract hire market sometime this year. General Motors, being the manufacturer, may be able to give some extremely cheap van leasing offers as they can sell straight from the manufacturer lines, undercutting many other companies.

The other method they are trying to the more news worthy one, they are going to be making deals with eBay, the online auction site. As of August 11th, within the California area, General Motors started listing brand new Buick, Chevrolet, GMC and Pontic cars onto the online auction site.

The plan is to run the system on a trial basis until September, however, it’s already proved popular with over 225 out of 250 of their Californian dealers signing up. Customers using the system will be allowed to either pay the listed price for the car, or they are allowed to haggle for a new price. Once the customer buys the car, they then have to travel to their closest registered dealer to pick up their new vehicle.

If General Motors and eBay find the system to be profitable, they might introduce it to every state in America. Also if other companies see the methods being successful, I wouldn’t be surprised if we saw other manufacturers offering car leases such as a Honda lease.

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.