There are many reasons why a business needs to lease a van on either a short or long term basis. It may be that you are relocating to larger premises and need to move equipment and files, you may be starting out on a new venture and need to invest in wheels, or your business relies on a trustworthy fleet of vehicles but due to a work overload you need extra vans. Whatever your reasons are there are plenty of ways leasing a van can benefit your business.
The principle advantages of self-drive hire are cost and convenience. Of course, this depends on the nature of your business, but in the main there is little point investing capital in an asset that depreciates in value when you can use the excess to promote or upgrade your business by other means. Self-drive vehicles for hire have low rental rates over a short term lease or longer periods and in many cases will benefit your business more than owning your own van.
Then of course there are the other costs; servicing, repairs, insurance, road tax, fuel. It all adds up and unless your vehicle is your bread and butter that you use for business constantly and on a daily basis, where is the business sense of having a van parked by the side of the road doing nothing? Answer: There is no business sense in that. Lease a van from a professional lease firm and let them deal with the costs and hassle of vehicle upkeep.
Short Term Van Lease
Believe it or not, but with the best van leasing firms a short term lease is longer than you might think. Of course, a 24-hour lease is the norm if you are moving house, but we´re talking business here so you have to think value for money, therefore look for the best deals over a period of months whereby you can negotiate a lower rental charge. And you´re in luck because the best van hire firms class short term lease between 3-12 months.
This is obviously ideal for businesses that use vehicles sparingly or are just starting out in deliveries for example and don´t have the capital to invest in a van of their own. Not only that, but if the van breaks down or is required for servicing a van leasing firm will give you a replacement vehicle so that you don´t miss out on a day´s profit whilst your van is out of action.
Our firm recently leased a van from a local supplier as our privately-owned van needed repairing. Without them we would have lost several hundred pounds in revenue, plus the cost of the repairs. Because they offer short term van leases at such affordable fixed rates and all their vehicles are less than 12-months old we reconsidered the need for us to keep our own van as there are more benefits for us to lease one on a short term lease from FLEXXiVan.