Transit Contract Rental?

[Olly]

...also the guy who has business use insurance for £200.give me that insurance companies name

I've insured my Mk4 LWB, with own business use, for £216 TPFT, with Highway, through Direct Choice. That's with zero NCB.

[Altransit]

also the guy who has business use insurance for £200.give me that insurance companies name

Norwich Union Direct, Commercial Van Policy

Have to admit that the policy is for me only driving.
When I lived in London, it was £240. When I moved to Bicester, they gave me a £45 refund

[motorwise]

i had a lease van.the fuel pump went on it.
i was expected to get the van to their garage of choice then waited three weeks for it to be fixed.
also the guy who has business use insurance for £200.give me that insurance companies name

they should have towed it in and at the same time brought you a replacement while it was being fixed - was it a full maintenance lease?

[stevo]

I will say if you buy a cheapie, make sure its got PAS

Back to the image subject, some people, mostly snobs, see a van as a van, new or old.
The customer wouldnt be very happy if your new Merc Plinker wouldnt pull off their drive
Personally i'd start with a late Mk5 or cheap Mk6 as the Mk7 seems very expensive at the moment.

[Smooth Hound]

Hello all some how i find this site and thought hmm wonder if theres anyone here thats been in the same boat as me.

Well here goes , basically im starting a new landscaping company and obviosuly im going to need a van , so i was informed that contract rental will be my best choice? Because if something where to go wrong with my company in the first few months would mean i don't have any bills to pay

Regards,
Paul

It depends on your circumstances, I reckon about 3000 would see you with a nice mk5 pick up, or van with something like an ivor williams twin axle trailer, that for about another1500, but then how much immediate cash have you got? would that money be needed in your new business in another way and do you have a reliable mechanic that will drop everything and fix it when or if it goes wrong, ? do you have time to mess around with a van when you will probably be working 12 hrs a day? all these things need to be thought about, in the long run it will more than likely save you alot of money, but what about peiace of mind. and as Motorwise says it looks good, it makes you look successful , that with a pair of overalls with a logo on and it looks the job, advertising like that is worth alot of money. plus if you are regeristering for vat it works or shouild i say can work well. but be careful do your home work as it can often work out a cheaper lease on a better van and vice versa, as when they work out the lease price its not only the purchase value that counts but the depreciation over 3 yrs, ie what the book price will be after 3 yrs set against it, but you get the point, you may be surprised, So I would say there are advantages to both, and disadvantages, Mike

[Smooth Hound]

Another thing if you dont mind me saying, I think if you are going to go into business as a landscaper, it is not maybe a good idea to be thinking about keeping it so you can get out if all fails, I understand where your coming from, but it is often the reason for failure as well, you have to believe in yourself, even if you dont if you see what i mean, there is no reason why you should fail if you work hard, will you be going for hard landscaping or soft , be aware of what the trends are, for example rustic hurdles are popular now, theres always a fence to be done and fixed, and alpines are popular due to the dry weather, and alot of people are putting paving down for the same reason. any way I wish you lots of luck, I used to be a landscaper come forester, and I loved it, unfotunately due to accidents i can no longer do it, I grow plants and shrubs now, the less strenuous side of landscaping.
Mike