Which Vehicle is best for your business?

With so many to choose from – where do you start?

Different capacities, sizes, weights, heights etc

Latest legislation

Cost – capital vs whole life cost

Environmental challenges

Alternative fuels – Electric vehicles

Manufacturer

Vehicle Descriptions What do all Those Letters Mean?

Ford Transit Custom – 270 L1H1 105ps

The ‘270’ again refers to the GVW i.e. 2700kg

L1 refers to wheelbase ; L1=SWB, L2=MWB etc.

H1 refers to roof height; H1=Low Roof, H2=Med Roof

Renault Trafic - SL27dci 95ps

The first letter refers to the wheelbase

i.e. S = short, L = Long etc.

The second letter refers to the roof height

i.e. L = low, M = medium, H = high

The next two numbers are the GVW i.e. 27 = 2700kgs,

35 = 3500kgs

Next is the engine size and fuel type i.e. dci 95 is a 95

PS diesel common-rail engine

Other manufacturers:

L1, L2, L3 = SWB, MWB, LWB

H1, H2, H3 = low roof, med roof, high roof

The most popular manufactures are:

Ford, Mercedes Benz, VW, Renault, Peugeot, Toyota, Citroen and Nissan but a number of these vans are now the same but carry a a different manufacture badge.

Getting the right vehicle for your requirements is the first thing to consider, it may be a van, a van with a double cab, a van with a Tail Lift, it may be a Double Cab Pickup, a Flat Bed with a cab, a Tipper with a Cab or Double Cab or a van specialy built for your requirements.